EM Pharmacist

Mayo Clinic•Rochester, MN

22h•Onsite

About The Position

Mayo Clinic Hospital in Rochester, MN is a regional Level I adult and pediatric trauma center, comprehensive stroke center, and internationally renowned quaternary referral center, in addition to serving adult, pediatric and geriatric patients from SE Minnesota and surrounding states. The Saint Marys Campus Emergency Department (ED) has ~ 85,000 visits annually and an admission rate of ~ 30%. Patients are of high complexity and acuity. The regional EDs see over 320,000 visits annually. Saint Marys Campus has 140 adult intensive care unit (ICU) beds for cardiology, surgery, trauma, medical, and neurology patients. This 1.0 FTE pharmacist will support the ED at Mayo Clinic Hospital, Saint Marys Campus in Rochester, MN. Pharmacy services in the ED are provided 24/7/365 and include double-coverage and overlapping shifts. Job responsibilities for ED pharmacists include providing quality, comprehensive bedside patient care as part of a multidisciplinary team. Clinical services consist of direct patient care at the bedside, recommendations regarding drug therapy, and identification of drug-related problems. Situational awareness and task prioritization in the ED are enhanced through electronic automated alerts for resuscitations (e.g. trauma, medical, stroke, STEMI, toxicology, procedural sedation, intubation). Active participation in medical decision-making is expected, valued, and carried out through a progressive collaborative practice agreements in the ED and ICUs. Pharmacists partake in medication ordering and drug preparation in emergent situations to facilitate patient care. Clinical consultations and participation in resuscitations through emergency telepharmacy and telemedicine services support ED providers in the regional health care system. Providing didactic lectures, simulation training and orientation for ED multidisciplinary team members is expected, as is precepting of pharmacy students, PGY1, and PGY2 EM specialty learners. Academic appointment and progression through academic rank, involvement in scholarly activities including quality initiatives, and multidisciplinary research are encouraged and supported through extensive institutional and departmental resources.

Responsibilities

providing quality, comprehensive bedside patient care as part of a multidisciplinary team
Clinical services consist of direct patient care at the bedside, recommendations regarding drug therapy, and identification of drug-related problems
Active participation in medical decision-making
Pharmacists partake in medication ordering and drug preparation in emergent situations to facilitate patient care
Clinical consultations and participation in resuscitations through emergency telepharmacy and telemedicine services support ED providers in the regional health care system
Providing didactic lectures, simulation training and orientation for ED multidisciplinary team members
Precepting of pharmacy students, PGY1, and PGY2 EM specialty learners