Clinical Staff Pharmacist, Jewish Hospital, 7on 7off, 9:30pm-7:30am

UofL Health•Louisville, KY

11d•Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Staff Pharmacist provides comprehensive pharmaceutical care to patients and members of the healthcare team to support optimal medication therapy outcomes. The role includes medication order evaluation and verification, drug distribution, sterile and extemporaneous compounding, technical supervision, and clinical services. The pharmacist collaborates with patients, physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and allied health professionals to improve medication use and supports overall hospital objectives. The position serves patients across neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric age groups. The pharmacist supports medication safety, formulary management, clinical consultations, medication procurement, drug inventory, and clinical and operational initiatives. The role also includes mentoring and supervising pharmacy technicians and learners, participating in scholarly activities and committees, and completing required sterile and extemporaneous compounding training. This is a third-shift position at Jewish Hospital, scheduled 7 days on and 7 days off, from 9:30 p.m. to 7:30 a.m.

Requirements

Graduation from an ACPE-accredited College of Pharmacy.
Licensed or license eligible as a pharmacist in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
Current Basic Life Support certification, or obtain it within 90 days of hire.
Current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification as determined by pharmacy leadership.

Nice To Haves

Post-Graduate Year 1 (PGY-1) Pharmacy Residency or three years of relevant work experience.
Current board certification by the Board of Pharmacy Specialties®.

Responsibilities

Deliver comprehensive pharmaceutical care to patients.
Review medication orders for accuracy, appropriateness, and efficacy; clarify orders with prescribers, update orders, and notify involved personnel of changes.
Document pharmacy interventions in the patient electronic medical record and integrated clinical decision support system.
Monitor drug therapy for appropriateness of use, dose, dosage form, regimen, route, therapeutic duplication, and drug interactions.
Provide pharmacokinetic consultations and other dosing recommendations as required.
Prevent, detect, monitor, document, and report adverse drug reactions and medication errors.
Participate in drug therapy management during medical emergencies, including code blue events.
Perform admission medication histories and discharge medication reviews and/or counseling to facilitate patient transitions.
Provide operational support to Clinical Pharmacists and Clinical Pharmacy Specialists as departmental needs require.
Respond to drug information requests and optimize pharmacotherapy using current evidence-based literature.
Promote rational, cost-effective drug therapy.
Support formulary management, including conversion of non-formulary orders to formulary alternatives when possible and enforcement of non-formulary medication request procedures.
Validate patients’ home medications and assist with medication procurement when necessary.
Facilitate clinical and operational initiatives; recommend and evaluate drug inventory par levels.
Document clinical consultations and cost avoidance as part of the departmental clinical documentation program.
Develop formulary monographs or medication use evaluations as assigned by pharmacy leadership.
Mentor pharmacy technicians, pharmacy students, and residents when applicable; guide and supervise certified pharmacy technicians.
Precept pharmacy students during IPPE and APPE rotations and PGY1/PGY2 residents as appropriate.
Participate in scholarly activities, including research, publications, and poster presentations.
Execute hospital and pharmacy policies and procedures; investigate and resolve automated dispensing cabinet issues and use medication carousels to resolve distribution issues.
Participate in orientation of new staff members and cover assigned shifts as departmental needs require.
Complete sterile and extemporaneous compounding training, including hazardous medications, and demonstrate competency at required intervals.
Facilitate investigational drug studies with assistance from the Investigational Drug Service Manager and/or other personnel involved in the study.
Assist in developing policies and procedures as assigned by pharmacy leadership.
Communicate effectively, convey clinical pharmacist expertise, and maintain collaborative relationships with pharmacy and healthcare team members.
Maintain involvement in pharmacy department or hospital committees; attend departmental staff meetings and maintain satisfactory working relationships across the system.
Maintain compliance with company policies, procedures, standards of conduct, and HIPAA privacy and security requirements.
Perform other duties as assigned.