Retail Pharmacist, Outpatient Pharmacy, UofL Hospital

UofL Health • Louisville, KY

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Staff Pharmacist provides comprehensive pharmaceutical care to patients and members of the healthcare team to support optimal medication therapy outcomes. The role includes medication order evaluation and verification, drug distribution, sterile and extemporaneous compounding, technical supervision, and clinical services. The pharmacist collaborates with patients, physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and allied health professionals to improve medication use and ensures activities align with hospital objectives. The role requires competence in providing pharmaceutical care for neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients.

The position also provides operational support to clinical pharmacists and pharmacy specialists, contributes to medication safety and formulary management, supports pharmacy education and research, and performs other duties as assigned. The role is based at the Ambulatory Care Building - UMC, 550 South Jackson St., Louisville, Kentucky, and is listed as first shift.

Requirements

• Graduation from an ACPE-accredited College of Pharmacy.
• Licensed or license eligible as a pharmacist in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
• Current certification in Basic Life Support, or ability to obtain it within 90 days of hire.
• Current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification as determined by pharmacy leadership.
• Ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with patients and healthcare professionals across clinical disciplines.

Nice To Haves

• Post-Graduate Year 1 (PGY-1) Pharmacy Residency or three years of relevant work experience.
• Current Board of Pharmacy Specialties® certification.

Responsibilities

• Deliver comprehensive pharmaceutical care to patients.
• Review medication orders for accuracy, appropriateness, and efficacy.
• Clarify medication orders with prescribers, update orders to reflect changes, and notify involved personnel.
• Document pharmacy interventions in the patient electronic medical record and integrated clinical decision support system.
• Monitor drug therapy for appropriateness of use, dose, dosage form, regimen, route, therapeutic duplication, and drug interactions.
• Provide pharmacokinetic consultations and other dosing recommendations as required.
• Prevent, detect, monitor, document, and report adverse drug reactions and medication errors.
• Participate in drug therapy management during medical emergencies, including code blue events.
• Perform admission history and discharge medication review and/or counseling to facilitate patient transitions.
• Provide operational support to Clinical Pharmacists and Clinical Pharmacy Specialists as departmental needs require.
• Respond to drug information requests and optimize pharmacotherapy regimens using current evidence-based literature.
• Promote rational, cost-effective drug therapy.
• Participate in formulary management, including conversion of non-formulary orders to formulary alternatives where possible, enforcement of non-formulary request procedures, and validation of patients’ home medications when applicable.
• Assist with medication procurement, including verification of home medication supply when applicable.
• Facilitate implementation of clinical and operational initiatives.
• Recommend and evaluate drug inventory par levels.
• Document clinical consultations and cost avoidance through the departmental clinical documentation program.
• Develop formulary monographs or medication use evaluations as assigned by pharmacy leadership.
• Mentor pharmacy technicians, pharmacy students, and residents when applicable.
• Provide guidance and supervision to certified pharmacy technicians.
• Precept pharmacy students during IPPE and APPE rotations as necessary, and PGY1 and PGY2 residents as appropriate.
• Participate in scholarly activities, including research, publications, and poster presentations.
• Execute hospital and pharmacy policies and procedures.
• Investigate and resolve automated dispensing cabinet-related issues.
• Use medication carousels to resolve drug distribution-related issues.
• Participate in orientation of new staff members.
• Complete sterile and extemporaneous compounding training, including hazardous medications, and demonstrate competency at the required frequency.
• Cover assigned shifts as determined by departmental need.
• Facilitate investigational drug studies with assistance from the Investigational Drug Service Manager and/or other personnel involved in the study.
• Assist in developing policies and procedures as assigned by pharmacy leadership.
• Communicate effectively, using advanced communication skills to convey and demonstrate clinical pharmacist expertise.
• Build collaborative relationships with pharmacy team members and other healthcare professionals.
• Maintain involvement in pharmacy department or hospital committees and satisfactory working relationships with pharmacy leadership, staff, other departments, committees, and administration.
• Attend departmental staff meetings.
• Maintain compliance with company policies, procedures, standards of conduct, and HIPAA privacy and security requirements.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time