Clinical Staff Pharmacist

Lehigh Valley Health Network • Bethlehem, PA

11d • Onsite

About The Position

Provides quality pharmaceutical care and fills and dispenses medications in accordance with current pharmacy standard practices. Reviews prescriptions and medication orders for appropriateness and compatibility with a patient’s current therapy, disease states, allergies, adverse drug effects, duplication of therapy, and compliance to help ensure medication therapy is safe, effective, timely, and free from drug-related problems. Communicates with healthcare professionals and patients about medical care, provides direction to technical staff, and participates in performance enhancement initiatives. The role serves patients across infant, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric age groups.

This is an onsite position at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Muhlenberg in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The schedule is first shift with weekend and holiday rotation.

Requirements

• Doctorate in Pharmacy or a Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy.
• Ability to accurately dispense and monitor medications.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Ability to make independent judgments under stressful situations.
• Knowledge of laws, regulations, and accreditation standards related to distribution and control of scheduled and non-scheduled drugs and pharmacy security.
• Registered Pharmacist (RP), State of Pennsylvania, upon hire.

Nice To Haves

• Two years of relevant pharmacist experience or one year of PGY1 pharmacy residency.
• Familiarity with common pharmacy technologies, including software and hardware.
• Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BCPS), Board of Pharmacy Specialties, upon hire.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and dispense medications for infant, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients.
• Evaluate evidence-based literature and make clinical recommendations to optimize drug selection and individualize therapy.
• Ensure and execute policies and procedures that support appropriate, cost-effective, and safe medication use.
• Perform clinical medication surveillance, document interventions, and report adverse drug reactions and medication errors.
• Coordinate pharmacy technicians engaged in preparing, labeling, and delivering medications and other pharmaceutical supplies.
• Counsel and provide drug information about medications, drug usage, and compatibility to physicians, nurses, other healthcare professionals, and patients in accordance with OBRA or other regulatory standards.
• Weigh, measure, and prepare sterile and non-sterile medication products using appropriate tools and equipment.
• Serve as a resource or consultant to healthcare professionals regarding the appropriateness, availability, cost, and alternatives to therapies.
• Review prescriptions and medication orders for appropriateness and compatibility with current therapy, disease states, drug allergies, adverse drug effects, duplicate therapy, and compliance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time