Clinical Staff Pharmacist
About The Position
Provides quality pharmaceutical care and fills and dispenses medications according to current pharmacy standards. Reviews prescriptions and medication orders for appropriateness and compatibility with patients’ current therapy, disease states, allergies, adverse effects, potential duplication, 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 pharmacist prepares and dispenses medications for patients across all age groups, evaluates evidence-based literature and makes clinical recommendations, and helps ensure appropriate, cost-effective, and safe medication use. The role includes medication surveillance, documenting interventions, reporting adverse drug reactions and errors, coordinating pharmacy technicians, providing medication counseling and drug information, preparing sterile and non-sterile products, and consulting with healthcare professionals about therapy options.
Requirements
- Doctor of Pharmacy or 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, including under stressful situations.
- Knowledge of laws, regulations, and accreditation standards related to the 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 provide clinical recommendations to optimize drug selection and individualize therapy.
- Ensure and execute policies and procedures supporting 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 to physicians, nurses, other healthcare professionals, and patients regarding medications, drug usage, and compatibility, 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 therapy appropriateness, availability, cost, and alternatives.
- Review prescriptions and medication orders for safety, appropriateness, and compatibility with the patient’s treatment and health conditions.
- Communicate with healthcare professionals and patients to support safe and effective care.
- Provide direction to technical staff and participate in performance enhancement initiatives.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
