Hospitalist/Surgical Float Pharmacist

WVU Medicine

14d•Hybrid

About The Position

Responsible for providing pharmaceutical care at assigned locations through direct patient care, operational, and educational activities. This full-time Clinical Pharmacy Float position provides flexible coverage across adult hospitalist and surgical services. Scheduling is primarily onsite day shift, with responsibilities for weekend, holiday, and night-shift grid coverage. Clinical duties include order verification, patient profile review, medication management, pharmacokinetic consultation, and other pharmacist-managed protocols. The role may include rounding with hospitalist- or advanced practice provider-led services and some remote workdays each week. Non-clinical expectations include student precepting and participation in the adult Code Blue response team. The pharmacist reviews and dispenses medication orders, supports medication safety and drug-use control, participates in disease-state and emergency management, supervises technicians, maintains required records, and contributes to education, scholarly activities, and pharmacy improvement efforts.

Requirements

Hold a current pharmacist license as required by the state board where services are provided; for West Virginia, a license through the West Virginia State Board of Pharmacy is required.
Obtain Basic Life Support certification within 60 days of hire.
Have time-management skills.
Have verbal and non-verbal communication skills.
Have teamwork skills.
Be able to walk and stand for long periods of time.
Be able to lift 30 pounds and push 50 pounds.
Have dexterity to finger, handle, and reach.

Nice To Haves

Pharm.D. from an ACPE-accredited school of pharmacy.
Experience in at least one of the following: completion of a PGY-2 residency in an applicable clinical field, completion of a PGY-1 residency, or three years of relevant pharmacist experience.

Responsibilities

Review each order to verify its accuracy and appropriateness.
Dispense medications from provider orders and ensure drug-distribution policies and procedures are followed.
Manage drug use control in assigned service areas, identify related problems, and offer ideas for resolution.
Make decisions related to pharmaceutical services in the assigned service area.
Detect, report, and help minimize or manage adverse drug reactions and medication errors.
Participate in management of acute and chronic disease states, medical emergencies, and adverse drug reactions.
Evaluate compliance with medication safety procedures and recommend improvements based on best practices.
Document medication errors, unsafe conditions, and near misses; promote a consistent focus on medication safety.
Communicate relevant findings and recommendations and document them in the clinical information system.
Maintain records according to legal requirements and hospital policies and procedures.
Supervise technicians in drug preparation and distribution duties.
Provide objective information on coworkers’ performance to support performance management.
Participate in orientation and education for pharmacy students, residents, and new department employees.
Participate in educational and scholarly drug-therapy activities to develop personal knowledge and that of other health professionals.
Participate in planning and implementing pharmacy changes and improving productivity through staff meetings and projects.
Complete written assignments, continuing-education documentation, and other assigned items on time.
Successfully complete annual clinical competency evaluations.
Provide flexible clinical coverage across adult hospitalist and surgical services, including order verification, patient profile review, medication management, pharmacokinetic consultation, and pharmacist-managed protocols.
Round with hospitalist- or APP-led services as appropriate.
Precept students and participate in the adult Code Blue response team.
Provide coverage on weekends, holidays, and night shifts as scheduled.