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Job Description:

Essential Functions:

Delivers comprehensive pharmaceutical care to patients

• Works collaboratively with other clinicians and health-care providers through multidisciplinary patient care rounds
• Reviews medication orders for accuracy, appropriateness and efficacy
• Documents all pharmacy interventions in patient electronic medical record and integrated clinical decision support system
• Monitors drug therapy to evaluate appropriateness of use, dose, dosage form, regimen, route, therapeutic duplication, and drug interactions
• Provides pharmacokinetic consultations and other dosing recommendations as required
• Prevents, detects, monitors, documents, and reports adverse drug reactions and medications errors
• Participates in the drug therapy management of medical emergencies (code blue, code stroke, etc.)
• Performs both admission history and discharge medication review and/or counseling in order to facilitate the admission/discharge/transfer of patients
• Provides operational support to Clinical Staff Pharmacists as determined by departmental need
• Responds to drug information requests and optimize pharmacotherapy regimens utilizing current evidence-based literature

Promotes and demonstrates rational, cost-effective drug therapy

• Participates in formulary management by implementing therapeutic interchanges and enforcing the non-formulary ordering process
• Assists in the procurement of medication when necessary, including verification of home medication supply, when applicable
• Facilitates the implementation of clinical and operational initiatives
• Documents clinical consultations and cost avoidance as part of the departmental clinical documentation program
• Prepares formulary review and drug use evaluations of medications used in the area of clinical expertise for presentation to the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee
• Assists pharmacy leadership in the determination, communication, and education of alternative therapies during medication shortages

Other Functions:

Facilitates and participates in scholarly and professional development activities

• Provides guidance and supervision to certified pharmacy technicians
• Precepts pharmacy students during IPPE and APPE rotations as necessary
• Precepts PGY1 residents and
• Precepts PGY2 residents, as qualified by ASHP standards
• Participates in staff development (preceptor development/continuing education) for all pharmacy learners within area of expertise
• Participates in departmental research efforts
• Actively participates in local, regional, or national organizations in area of expertise
• Collaborates with pharmacy leadership in developing education, training, and competency programs

Executes hospital and pharmacy policies and procedures

• Collaborates with pharmacy leadership in development and review of departmental policies and procedures
• Functions as a role model and as an educational resource for pharmacy staff
• Assists with recruitment and orientation of new staff members
• Performs quality assurance activities as defined by pharmacy leadership, including, but not limited to, medication history audits and control audits
• Investigates and resolves pharmacy management software-related issues
• Covers assigned shifts as determined by departmental need
• Facilitates investigational drug studies with assistance of Investigation Drug Service Manager and/or other personnel involved in the drug study

Demonstrates effective communication skills

• Utilizes advanced communication skills to convey and demonstrate clinical pharmacist expertise
• Forms collaborative relationships with pharmacy team members and other members of the healthcare team
• Maintains involvement in pharmacy department or hospital committees
• Achieves and maintains satisfactory working relationships with pharmacy leadership, pharmacy staff and other departments throughout the system, including committees and administration
• Attends departmental staff meetings

Exhibits Initiative and Judgment

• Participates collegially in the development of new programs, services and practices, and in the education activities of the department
• Maintains awareness of contemporary trends in the profession through professional literature
• Maintains compliance with all company policies, procedures and standards of conduct
• Complies with HIPAA privacy and security requirements to maintain confidentiality at all times
• Performs other duties as assigned

Additional Job Description:

Education:

• Graduated from an ACPE accredited College of Pharmacy (required)

Experience:

• Post-Graduate Year 1 (PGY-1) Pharmacy Residency or three (3) years of relevant work experience (required)
• Post-Graduate Year 2 (PGY-2) Pharmacy Residency preferred

Licensure:

• Licensed or license eligible as a pharmacist in the Commonwealth of Kentucky (required)

Certification:

• Current board certification by Board of Pharmacy Specialties® or within 2 years from date of hire (required)
• Current certification in Basic Life Support or must obtain within 90 days from date of hire (required)
• Current certification in Advanced Cardiac Life Support or must obtain within 90 days from date of hire (required)