Clinical Staff Pharmacist

BHS•Lexington, KY

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Pharmacy Services of Baptist Health Lexington provides pharmaceutical services to patients across the continuum of care. These services include, but are not limited to, verification of medication orders, drug distribution, sterile product preparation, hazardous drug preparation, and utilization of automated dispensing cabinets. The role serves as a drug information expert and resource regarding medication management. It provides comprehensive decentralized or pharmacy clinical services including, but not limited to, anticoagulation management/monitoring, pharmacokinetic dosing, renal dosing, and nutritional support services. The position participates in antimicrobial stewardship and opioid stewardship, and provides medication counseling to patients. The pharmacist works with inter-professional patient care teams to help patients with transitions to care, including preparing patients for discharge, and serves as an active member of the inter-professional team on patient care units. The role interprets and reviews medication orders for correctness and safety, ensures drugs are available to patients, and oversees dispensing and reconciliation of medications. It also performs medication reconciliation, provides technician oversight, and supervises the production of compounded products. The pharmacist demonstrates supervisory skills, assists in training, and acts as a preceptor. They maintain knowledge of regulations and standards, utilize pharmaceutical references, and promote formulary therapies.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree Pharmacy.
Kentucky Board of Pharmacy license in good standing as applicable to practice site.
Must obtain ACLS (if required to attend codes) within 6 months.

Nice To Haves

1-3 years related work experience or completion of ASHP accredited pharmacy residency program preferred.

Responsibilities

Serves as a drug information expert and resource regarding medication management.
Provides comprehensive decentralized or pharmacy clinical services including, but not limited to, anticoagulation management/monitoring, pharmacokinetic dosing, renal dosing, and nutritional support services.
Participates in antimicrobial stewardship and opioid stewardship.
Provides medication counseling to patients.
Works with inter-professional patient care teams to help patients with transitions to care, including helping prepare patients for discharge.
Serves as an active member of the inter-professional team on patient care units.
Interprets and reviews medication orders for correct drug, dosage, route, frequency, allergies, therapeutic duplication, interactions, contraindications, and potential adverse events for all ages served.
Ensure drugs are available to patients at the time they are needed to avoid delays in therapy and promote positive patient outcome.
Oversees dispensing and reconciliation of medications including controlled substances, management of expiration dates and drug recalls.
Performs medication reconciliation for patients.
Provides technician oversight and assumes the role of supervisor in routine daily activities.
Supervises/performs production of compounded products (sterile and nonsterile, hazardous and nonhazardous) for first doses, scheduled deliveries, and batched products.
Demonstrates supervisory skills necessary to plan, organize, and direct activities in the pharmacy in a cost-effective manner.
Assists in the orientation and training of pharmacists, technicians, students, and residents; aids in performing competencies on staff (new hire and annual) as requested by manager/director.
Acts as preceptor for both students and residents as applicable.
Maintains knowledge of local, state, and federal regulations regarding pharmacy practice as well as knowledge of all applicable accrediting bodies medication management standards (e.g., the Joint Commission, HFAP, etc.).
Effectively utilizes pharmaceutical references.
Promotes formulary therapies to the medical staff, contacting providers with alternatives and using knowledge of medication formulary, current interchanges, and non-formulary medication processes to make appropriate recommendations.