Pharmacist - Staff

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health•Lebanon, NH

14d

About The Position

The Staff Pharmacist supports patient care across multiple contracted facilities by providing remote pharmacy services, using multiple pharmacy information systems, and advising clinicians. The role applies professional judgment to medication-use decisions and patient outcomes while following established policies, procedures, and protocols. The pharmacist reviews and verifies medication orders, monitors therapy for safety and effectiveness, provides clinical consultations and drug information, supports formulary management, and documents clinical activities. The position also contributes to quality improvement, education, staff training, and pharmacy operations, including oversight of pharmacy support personnel as relevant.

Requirements

Graduate of an ACPE-accredited School of Pharmacy with a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy.
At least 5 years of professional pharmacy experience.
At least 3 years of clinical hospital inpatient pharmacy experience.
Current unrestricted pharmacy licensure in New Hampshire; must be willing to seek license reciprocity in multiple states.
Ability to work independently with minimal direct supervision, set priorities, make critical decisions, respond quickly to emergency requests, manage frequent interruptions, and adapt to workload changes.
Customer-service focus and ability to build excellent working relationships with remote contracted facilities.
Good written and verbal communication skills.
If working from home, access to high-speed internet and a dedicated HIPAA-compliant workspace.

Nice To Haves

Pharm.D. degree preferred.
Health system experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Utilize remote order entry and order verification.
Perform therapeutic drug monitoring and management, medication verification, and drug utilization review.
Provide pharmacy consultations and recommendations, collaborating with specialty pharmacists as needed.
Serve as a consultation resource to medical and nursing staff and provide timely, accurate drug information to professional staff.
Exercise professional judgment and assume responsibility for the medication-use process and patient outcomes in accordance with established policies, procedures, and protocols.
Approve medications for dispensing at contracted hospitals in response to physician requests; interpret and evaluate medication orders; enter orders into computerized patient medication profiles; and maintain accurate profiles.
Ensure medication therapies are safe, appropriate, and cost-effective.
Monitor medication therapy for appropriateness of indication, drug selection, dosage, duplication, route, administration method, patient compliance, interactions, and relevant clinical and laboratory data, signs, and symptoms.
Read, extract, and interpret patient chart information accurately.
Detect and report suspected adverse drug reactions accurately and promptly.
Support formulary management by minimizing non-formulary procurement, using therapeutic substitution protocols and approved drug-use criteria, and promoting rational drug selection.
Provide clinical consultation and clarification to practitioners and suggest appropriate, cost-effective therapeutic alternatives when needed.
Assist with discharge planning when requested; counsel patients and families on medication administration, potential side effects, precautions, and discharge medication orders; and help locate medications not generally available.
Document clinical activities and interventions accurately and completely.
Participate in departmental quality-improvement and medication-use-review activities.
Help develop and present orientation, education, and training programs for pharmacy, medical, nursing, and other staff.
As relevant, oversee and direct pharmacy support personnel, verify pharmacy technicians’ daily activities, and contribute to support personnel performance reviews as applicable.
Maintain the competence required to perform assigned functions and review current pharmacy literature and other relevant materials.
Attend staff meetings, educational programs, and training as appropriate.
Participate in assigned committees, such as the Pharmacy and Therapeutics committee.
Respond to poison calls as required and provide clinical information about overdose and accidental-ingestion treatment.
Perform other duties as required or assigned.