Specialty Pharmacist

ThedaCare

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Our new vision at ThedaCare is bold, ambitious, and ignited by a shared passion to provide outstanding care. We are inspired to reinvent health care by becoming a proactive partner in health, enriching the lives of all and creating value in everything we do. Each of us are called to take action in delivering higher standards of care, lower costs and a healthier future for our patients, our families, our communities and our world. At ThedaCare, our team members are empowered to be the catalyst of change through our values of compassion, excellence, leadership, innovation, and agility. A career means much more than excellent compensation and benefits. Our team members are supported by continued opportunities for learning and development, accessible and transparent leadership, and a commitment to work/life balance. If you’re interested in joining a health care system that is changing the face of care and well-being in our community, we encourage you to explore a future with ThedaCare. Using independent decision making and critical thinking skills, the Pharmacist promotes medication use that is safe, effective and considers the costs and benefits of therapy to maximize value. The Pharmacist interacts with other members of the healthcare team and with patients to proactively address medication therapy issues. The Pharmacist ensures patient care is maintained through compliance with the department's quality improvement plan, and the Joint Commission/Center for Medicare/Medicaid standards for pharmaceutical services. ThedaCare is a community health system consisting of seven hospitals, numerous clinics and related services. We are the third largest health care employer in Wisconsin and the largest employer in the state's second largest economic market - Northeast Wisconsin - with approximately 6,800 employees. Through our 100-year history, ThedaCare has woven itself into the very fabric of the communities we serve. For our employees, ThedaCare offers an environment that not only welcomes but also encourages innovative thinking and fresh approaches to today’s health care challenges. We’ve improved the health of thousands of individuals. We know this because we track our quality and constantly seek to improve our care and services for the members of our communities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy or Pharm.D. from an ACPE certified school of pharmacy is required.
• Demonstrates effective use of computers and applications (e.g. MS Word, Excel, Outlook) as appropriate to practice and communicate effectively.
• Active Wisconsin Pharmacist License is required or eligible for and must obtain within 6 months.

Nice To Haves

• A minimum of 1 year hospital or 3 years of other pharmacy experience is preferred.
• Successful completion of an ASHP accredited PGY1 or specialty residency is preferred.
• Active membership in the Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin (PSW) preferred.
• Active membership in the American Society of Health System Pharmacists (ASHP) and/or other national pharmacy organizations as approved by the Pharmacy Administration preferred.

Responsibilities

• Works collaboratively with team members and utilizes effective communication to provide exceptional patient care.
• Assesses patient for therapeutic and clinical interventions and records detail in the patient medical record.
• Has proactive involvement and communicates with pharmacy and multidisciplinary teams to improve patient care (e.g. care coordination rounds, multidisciplinary patient care rounds, staff huddles, etc.).
• Maintains the expected level of competence and skill in pharmacy practice, exhibits professional behavior, and supports the mission of pharmacy practice excellence and education.
• Appropriately addresses conflict and manages difficult situations in a professional manner.
• Maintains accountability for managing patients’ medications and medication-related outcomes and providing exceptional patient care.
• Maintains and acts on a professional development and continuing education plan.
• Maintains competency in their practice area.
• Actively participates in the department and health system mission of education and excellence through participation in student, intern and resident preceptorship.
• Active membership in professional organizations.
• Identifies quality improvement opportunities and provides constructive feedback.
• Actively collaborates to implement improvements to positively impact patient care.
• Directs technicians and pharmacy interns in their daily work through observing their performance, giving feedback, answering questions, providing guidance, and checking the accuracy of their work.
• Provides constructive feedback to leaders, peers, technicians and learners.
• Represents the pharmacy department on committees, interdisciplinary groups, task forces and/or improvement teams as a pharmacy subject matter expert.
• Works on projects and recommends solutions to improve safety or quality of care provided.
• Identifies opportunities and recommends solutions to improve the value of care and works with leadership to implement process improvement ideas.
• Identifies and recommends pharmacist practice changes.
• Demonstrates effective problem-solving skills.
• Provides a high level of customer service to all internal and external customers.
• Leads service recovery efforts in respective area if needed.
• Provides education on medications and medication monitoring to other healthcare providers (formal and informal) as well as to patients, family members, and customers utilizing pharmaceutical expertise.
• Actively works to resolve customer concerns and manages difficult situations to promote a high level of customer satisfaction.
• Works within the department and individual groups to maintain a focus on common goals and service to the end customer (the patient).
• Independently makes appropriate clinical decisions to provide safe, efficient and evidence-based pharmaceutical care that aligns with departmental and system level medication use policies and procedures.
• Follows all departmental and system level policies and procedures related to medication use and ensures regulatory standards are met.
• Exhibits fiscal responsibility and leadership within daily clinical practice through the identification of opportunities to improve revenue cycle enhancement.
• Implements evidence-based medicine and follows best practices for patient monitoring and care.
• Prioritizes workload to meet patient and other external customer needs.
• Implements collaborative practice policies if applicable based on setting.
• Utilizes and optimizes technology to efficiently and effectively deliver patient-centered care.
• Integrates medication safety practices into all phases of medication use process.
• Identifies and documents adverse drug events (ADEs), medication errors and near misses.
• Assures the use of drugs, technology and clinical protocols meet established best practices, national guidelines and F&MCW standards of care.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Lifestyle Engagement e.g. health coaches, relaxation rooms, health focused apps (Wonder, Ripple), mental health support
• Access & Affordability e.g. minimal or zero copays, team member cost sharing premiums, daycare

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees