Pharmacist-Clinical Staff PRN
About The Position
Responsible for providing pharmaceutical care, defined as the responsible provision of drug therapy to achieve outcomes that improve patients’ quality of life. The pharmacist interacts with physicians, employees, and patients throughout the hospital and provides care to neonate, child, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patient populations. Clinical duties must follow population-specific guidelines and National Patient Safety Goals, as outlined in policies and procedures. The role includes accurate medication-order review and dispensing, clinical monitoring and medication management, drug-information support, patient and family education, controlled-substance handling, and collaboration with the healthcare team. The pharmacist may rotate to different pharmacy areas based on staffing needs, supervise and train technicians and other pharmacy personnel, and contribute to quality improvement activities.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited college of pharmacy.
- Pharm.D. from an accredited college of pharmacy.
- Current Georgia pharmacist license required.
- Ability to work effectively with others.
- Organizational and decision-making skills.
- Good clinical assessment and judgment skills.
- Ability to communicate effectively with pharmacy management, pharmacists, technicians, and other healthcare professionals.
Responsibilities
- Provide prescribed medications accurately and efficiently.
- Review medication orders for completeness, accuracy, and appropriate dosing schedules; contact providers with questions or non-formulary requests.
- Prepare sterile and nonsterile drugs according to departmental policies and USP 795/797/800 best practices.
- Participate in Clinical Pharmacy Services and provide quality pharmaceutical care.
- Provide drug information to healthcare providers after reviewing evidence-based literature.
- Use basic pharmacokinetic skills, conduct clinical monitoring and profile reviews, and consult on management for assigned patients; update patients daily and explain the pharmacy’s role in their outcomes.
- Collaborate with Clinical Pharmacy Specialists to support drug distribution and optimize medication therapy outcomes.
- Provide medication education to patients and families, as appropriate.
- Promote use of the NGHS Drug Formulary by contacting physicians with formulary alternatives when non-formulary drugs are prescribed.
- Participate in identifying and investigating adverse drug reactions.
- Participate in Continuous Quality Improvement by monitoring assigned indicators monthly and contributing ideas to improve the pharmacy system.
- Communicate with physicians, nursing staff, pharmacy personnel, and other hospital staff about patient care, medication questions, medication start times, and concerns; give a handoff report to the oncoming pharmacist.
- Supervise technician productivity and provide respectful guidance and training.
- Take ownership of problems, report issues to appropriate hospital staff, and involve supervisors when necessary.
- Handle and distribute controlled substances in compliance with federal and state regulations and pharmacy procedures.
- Use the automated controlled-substances application to distribute controlled substances accurately and follow applicable policies and procedures.
- Follow procedures for special (non-floor-stock) narcotics, obtain original disposition records through technician follow-up, document counts after special issues, and report discrepancies to the assistant director.
- Follow procedures for documenting and wasting controlled substances used during medication compounding.
- Complete controlled-substance variance reports when variances occur and use the controlled-substance waste log appropriately.
- Rotate to various pharmacy areas when staffing needs arise.
- Train pharmacy personnel and provide constructive employee-performance feedback to an appropriate supervisor or manager.
- Read and comply with department communications and review email at least once per shift.
- Comply with pharmacy and NGMC policies and procedures.
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What This Job Offers
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
