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Essential Functions:

Delivers comprehensive pharmaceutical care to patients

• Reviews medication orders for accuracy, appropriateness and efficacy
• Discusses medication order clarifications with prescriber, update orders to reflect communicated changes, and notify involved personnel
• 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, 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 Pharmacists and Clinical Pharmacy Specialists 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 converting non-formulary orders to formulary alternatives when possible; enforces the use of the non-formulary medication request ordering procedure and validate patient’s home medication, when applicable
• Assists in the procurement of medication when necessary, including verification of home medication supply, when applicable
• Facilitates the implementation of clinical and operational initiatives
• Recommends and evaluate drug inventory par levels
• Documents clinical consultations and cost avoidance as part of the departmental clinical documentation program
• Developments of formulary monograph or medication use evaluation (MUE) as assigned by pharmacy leadership

Serves as a mentor to pharmacy technicians, pharmacy students, and residents, when applicable

• Provides guidance and supervision to certified pharmacy technicians
• Precepts pharmacy students during IPPE and APPE rotations as necessary
• Precepts PGY1 residents and PGY2 residents, as appropriate
• Participates in scholarly activities including but not limited to research, publications, and poster presentations

Other Functions:

Executes hospital and pharmacy policies and procedures

• Investigates and resolves automated dispensing cabinet-related issues
• Utilizes medication carousels to resolve drug distribution-related issues
• Participates in orientation of new staff members
• Completes sterile compounding training, including hazardous medications, and demonstrates competency on a frequency defined by the Sterile Compounding Supervisor
• Completes extemporaneous compounding training, including hazardous medications, and demonstrates competency on a frequency defined by pharmacy leadership
• 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
• Assists in development of policies and procedures as assigned by pharmacy leadership

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
• 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)

Licensure:

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

Certification:

• Current board certification by Board of Pharmacy Specialties® (preferred)
• Current certification in Basic Life Support or must obtain within 90 days from date of hire (required)
• Current certification in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) as determined by pharmacy leadership (required)