Clinical Pharmacist

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POSITION SPECIFICS

Title:  Clinical Pharmacist

FTE:  Per Diem

Schedule: Variable

Holiday Rotation:  Per unit guidelines

Weekend Rotation: Per unit guidelines

On Call Requirements: N/A

Per Diem

Per diem roles work as needed to cover scheduling needs and are expected to be available for a minimum of 3 shifts per month (leader may require greater availability).   Based on department needs, work holidays must be available on weekends and off-shifts.  

POSITION SUMMARY

Provide pharmaceutical services to SPH inpatients and outpatients and to satellite clinics.

POSITION TECHNICAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Order Entry

• Enter medication orders into (or perform final quality control check if performed by technical personnel) Meditech computer system and initial each order sheets to indicate pharmacist has reviewed the order(s).

• Review all new orders for appropriateness (date, route, frequency, indication), duplication of therapy, safety (e.g. drug-drug interactions, drug allergy)

• Resolve drug therapy problems identified by intervening with the appropriate physician or health-team member; change orders when appropriate.

• Clarify all incomplete, inaccurate, or unclear orders with appropriate physician or health-team member.

• Perform all necessary dosage calculations.

• Calculate and pursue dosage adjustments for patients with impaired renal or hepatic function.

• Perform and document therapeutic interchanges or formulary substitution on appropriate agents.

• Document clinical interventions in computer system.

Patient Care

• Review all patients’ computerized medication profiles-intervene if a drug therapy problem is identified.

• Provide drug information for requests immediately affecting patient care.

• Perform drug monitoring consults (i.e. pharmacokinetic consultations).

• Manage TPN orders-review and document labs and perform necessary interventions.

• Perform therapeutic drug monitoring on appropriate drugs (review and assess appropriate labs and drug levels; e.g. warfarin, anticonvulsants, digoxin).

• Review all patients’ labs and microbiology cultures and intervene with appropriate physician if necessary.

• Patient related service documentation (e.g. performing and documenting 1st dose teaching, diabetes teaching, warfarin reaching, discharge counseling).

• Guide and perform final quality control check of duties that may be performed by technical personnel: drug selection, preparation, packaging, labeling, etc. including unit dose cart check.

• Prepare or supervise/check the preparation of parental sterile products; including injections, IV admixtures, TPN.

• Instruct on the proper methods of administering drugs and precautions/side effects involved in their use.

• Insure timely delivery of medications to all patient populations served.

• Assist with the training of new department employees.

• Provide drug information and pharmacotherapy recommendations to other healthcare professionals.

• Maintain proper drug storage, record keeping, and utilization data as required by state and federal regulations and good practice standards.

• Maintain contemporary working knowledge of pertinent state & federal laws and regulation and hospital and pharmacy department policies and procedures that govern contemporary hospital pharmacy practice.

• Perform inspection of drug stocks at designated storage areas to verify proper storage conditions, expiration dates, quantities, security, etc.

• Read selectively from professional literature, local policies/procedures and professional practice standards to stay abreast of new drug entities, precautions involving drugs, drug shortages and recalls, and legal requirements of pharmacy practice.

• Perform as Department of Pharmacy member of the hospital “Code Blue” cardiopulmonary resuscitation team.  

• Document and report adverse drug reactions.

• Presence and participation in designated hospital committees.

• Provide direct supervision of pharmacy technicians (1-3) and one intern/student at any time.

• Provide community service presentations, drug information, and prevention programs to consumer groups and patient groups.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

Education:

• Required: PharmD degree or Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy with equivalent experience.

• Preferred: None

Experience:

• Required: 1-2 years of hospital experience as a Pharmacist.

• Preferred: None

Licenses and Registrations:

• Required: State of Wisconsin license as a Pharmacist

• Preferred: None

Certification(s):

• Required: Basic Life Support (BLS) certification within 3 months of hire and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) within 6 months of hire.

• Preferred: None

BENEFIT SUMMARY

• Retirement plan with immediate vesting and employer match

• Discounted membership to our state-of-the-art fitness facility

• Free parking at facility