Pharmacist-Clinical
About The Position
The Clinical Pharmacist is responsible for customer satisfaction; supervising and managing shift personnel and physical resources; ensuring accurate dispensing of pharmaceuticals; participating in quality control and performance improvement activities; and exemplifying pharmaceutical care ideals. The role performs both distributive and clinical pharmacy duties, supports safe medication use, and communicates with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare team members regarding appropriate therapy and medication risks. A pharmacy extern may work under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist until obtaining a license.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy or Pharm.D.
- Prior experience in health system pharmacy, including experience with computer systems and their applications to the clinical and operational aspects of pharmaceutical care.
- Two to three years as a health system pharmacist practicing both distributive and clinical/decentralized duties, or completion of an ASHP-accredited PGY1 residency (or eligibility for one).
- Current license, or eligibility for licensure, to practice pharmacy in South Carolina.
- Pharmacy externs must work under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist until a license is obtained.
Responsibilities
- Follow attendance, dress, education (including continuing education), and safety policies.
- Comply with requirements of applicable regulatory agencies, including DHEC and DEA.
- Direct staff and encourage teamwork to ensure daily departmental workload duties are correctly assigned.
- Complete appropriate formulary substitutions to optimize physical resources.
- Initiate and document appropriate follow-up on problem areas identified during departmental inspections, serving as a departmental resource person.
- Participate in departmental and hospital activities, including departmental in-services, hospital and/or departmental committees, and performance improvement activities.
- Complete IV medication and IV Room competencies and demonstrate aseptic technique for sterile compounding preparations according to departmental guidelines.
- Use professional judgment and discretion, and communicate with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare team members when therapy appropriateness is in question or a more appropriate therapy is recommended, to support safe medication use and minimize medication errors.
- Alert or advise physicians and nursing staff about drug-drug and food-drug interactions; identify and document potential adverse drug reactions and intervene as needed.
- Provide clinical dosing and monitoring services for identified high-risk medications and adjust or advise on results outside appropriate parameters or guidelines.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
