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WVU Medicine

Academic health system

Pharmacy Specialist Emergency Medicine

Full-Time
No salary listed
Mid, Senior
PharmD
Martinsburg, WV, USA
In Person
Medical, Clinical & VeterinaryPharmacy

About the job

Requirements
  • The pharmacist must hold current licensure through the applicable state board of pharmacy for the state where services will be provided, including West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, or Ohio licensure as applicable.
  • The pharmacist must obtain Basic Life Support certification within 60 days of the hire date.
  • The pharmacist must complete annual clinical competency evaluations.
  • The pharmacist must complete annual education required for specialty accreditation when applicable.
  • The pharmacist must be able to walk and stand for long periods, lift 30 pounds, push 50 pounds, and perform fingering, handling, and reaching tasks.
  • The role requires time management, verbal and non-verbal communication, and teamwork skills.
Responsibilities
  • Provide pharmaceutical care through direct patient care, operational, educational, and administrative activities.
  • Monitor drug therapy by participating in medical rounds or evaluating patients’ medication regimens, medical problems, laboratory data, and special procedures.
  • Provide leadership and patient care in assigned areas, guide providers and patients on care practices and guidelines, and ensure safe and effective drug use through clinical involvement.
  • Assist nursing and other disciplines with admission and discharge planning and provide medication-use education to patients.
  • Provide drug information and educational programs to medical and nursing staffs, other healthcare practitioners, and pharmacy staff.
  • Maintain professional competence through conferences, continuing education, current professional literature, and publication of clinical or practice-related experience or research.
  • Participate in administrative, quality assurance, performance improvement, clinical research, and medication-use evaluation activities.
  • Review medication orders for accuracy and appropriateness and dispense medications from provider orders.
  • Evaluate compliance with medication-safety procedures, suggest improvements based on best practices, document medication errors and near misses, and promote medication safety.
  • Follow drug-distribution policies and procedures, control drug use in assigned service areas, identify drug-use-control problems, and develop ideas for resolution.
  • Make decisions regarding pharmaceutical services in the assigned service area.
  • Detect, report, and help minimize or manage adverse drug reactions and medication errors.
  • Participate in management of acute and chronic disease states, medical emergencies, and adverse drug reactions.
  • Communicate relevant findings and recommendations and document them in the clinical information system.
  • Maintain records according to legal requirements and hospital policies and procedures.
  • Supervise technicians in drug preparation and distribution duties.
  • Provide objective performance information about coworkers to support performance management.
  • Participate in orienting and educating pharmacy students, pharmacy residents, and new department employees.
  • Participate in educational and scholarly drug-therapy activities for pharmacy and other healthcare professionals.
  • Plan and implement pharmacy changes and improve productivity through staff meetings and projects.
  • Complete written assignments, continuing-education documentation, and other assigned items in a timely manner.
  • Complete annual specialty-accreditation education when applicable.
  • Respond to adult and pediatric code and trauma situations in the emergency department.
  • Prepare urgent medication compounds, including tenecteplase for stroke.
  • Focus on cost savings and cost avoidance related to medication use in the emergency department.
  • Review and verify medication orders.
  • Assist with procuring medications from the pharmacy department for the emergency department.
  • Provide patient-specific medication-use teaching for discharge medications when appropriate.
  • Provide pharmaceutical education for providers and emergency-department staff.
Desired Qualifications
  • A Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree from an Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education-accredited school of pharmacy is preferred.
  • Completion of a postgraduate year-two residency in an applicable clinical field is preferred.
  • Completion of a postgraduate year-one residency and board certification in an applicable clinical field is preferred.
  • Completion of a postgraduate year-one residency and three years of relevant pharmacist experience is preferred.
  • Three years of relevant pharmacist experience and board certification in an applicable clinical field is preferred.

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WVUMedicine is an academic health system serving West Virginia and the surrounding region. The system operates hospitals, clinics, specialty programs, emergency care, research, and medical education through an integrated network. It serves patients, families, referring clinicians, students, researchers, and regional communities. Its operating model centers on clinical care, hospital operations, ambulatory services, education, research, and shared system support. Teams work across nursing, physicians, allied health, research, technology, facilities, administration, and patient services. Work depends on coordination among clinical, operational, technical, and support teams across its care settings and communities.

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