Critical Care Pharmacist - Evening ICU

Mayo Clinic • Rochester, MN

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About The Position

Provides medication management services in coordination with other health care professionals to deliver safe, appropriate, and cost-effective medication therapy to patients. Responsibilities may include assessment of medication therapy regimens, medication therapy management, medication order verification/entry, medication distribution, medication therapy monitoring, and consultation, documentation of medication therapy plans, and medication use education and pharmaceutical care services. Participates in collaborative practice and/or protocol-driven practice as appropriate. Additionally, pharmacists are active members in quality improvement, research activities, and education as described in the job specific competencies. This Critical Care Pharmacist will be straight evenings, 1200-2230, in an 8-days-on then 6-days-off rotation with another evening ICU pharmacist. This position will serve alongside exceptionally talented staff and receive uninhibited support from the Department of Pharmacy, Critical Care Leadership, and Mayo Clinic. The Mayo Clinic Department of Pharmacy has a dedicated ambition for creating a patient-centered, integrated care model to advance the Mayo Clinic's Bold.Forward. strategy with focus on People and Culture, Practice Innovation, Care Team Evolution, Discoveries and Cures. In stride with these goals, in one year alone, our department reaches over 200 scientific publication outputs and over 80 active quality improvement projects with the Mayo Clinic Quality Academy. Over 250 pharmacy staff have attained academic rank in the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and are being increasingly recognized on regional, national, and international stages. Our department's pharmacy residency has been accredited by ASHP since 1973. It has grown to become the primary training site for 21 pharmacy residents including 15 various specialty residencies, 12 longitudinal local pharmacy students, and 9 pharmacy summer interns from around the country. Our staff also regularly interface with and educate medical trainees including physician residents and fellows. Daily pharmacist clinical services consist of robust daytime bedside rounding as part of a multidisciplinary team, identification and intervention of drug-related issues, provision of recommendations on optimization of patient-specific drug therapy, admission and discharge medication reconciliation, transition of care planning, routine use of expansive collaborative practice agreements, response to medical emergencies, and direct patient care on a rotating basis. As an institution valuing education, preceptorship and mentorship of learners is expected. Involvement in scholarly activities including quality initiatives and multidisciplinary research is encouraged and supported through extensive institutional and departmental resources.

Requirements

• Graduate of an ACPE-accredited Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) program or Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
• Minimum of 2 years relevant experience
• Current pharmacist license by the Minnesota Board of Pharmacy, or eligible to obtain within a time frame compliant with the site's applicable employee licensure policy

Nice To Haves

• PGY2 residency or fellowship in Critical Care
• PGY2 non-Critical Care residency with at least 2-years of Critical Care experience
• PGY1 residency plus 3-years of Critical Care experience
• No residency experience with a minimum of 5-years of Critical Care experience
• Evidence of ongoing scholarly pursuits including research or quality improvement, publications, and/or scientific presentations in critical care
• Relevant pharmacy experience working in a progressive and collaborative practice environment
• Board certification is strongly preferred within one-year of hire, if not already present

Responsibilities

• Assessment of medication therapy regimens
• Medication therapy management
• Medication order verification/entry
• Medication distribution
• Medication therapy monitoring and consultation
• Documentation of medication therapy plans
• Medication use education and pharmaceutical care services
• Participates in collaborative practice and/or protocol-driven practice
• Daily pharmacist clinical services including bedside rounding
• Identification and intervention of drug-related issues
• Provision of recommendations on optimization of patient-specific drug therapy
• Admission and discharge medication reconciliation
• Transition of care planning
• Routine use of expansive collaborative practice agreements
• Response to medical emergencies
• Direct patient care on a rotating basis
• Preceptorship and mentorship of learners
• Involvement in scholarly activities including quality initiatives and multidisciplinary research

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Hospitals
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree