Clinical Pharmacist Evening Clinical

Essential Functions:

• Serves as a pharmacotherapy expert to prospectively recommend and evaluate individualized drug therapy. Provides therapeutic drug monitoring and recommends evidence-based patient-specific actions to achieve best outcomes while considering pharmacoeconomic principles. Prospectively identifies potential adverse drug reactions drug-drug drug-disease and drug-food interactions and incompatibilities affecting patient outcomes.
• Verifies medication orders to assure timely and accurate delivery in a form appropriate for the patient. Helps to operationalize recommendations through order verification as needed. Documents direct patient care clinical operational financial outcomes and activities appropriately in the medical record.
• Dispenses medications pursuant to prescriber orders. Determines appropriateness of medication orders using information such as patient age weight disease state(s) and pertinent past medical history. Reviews all possible adverse drug events and considers patient allergies. Contacts prescribing practitioner as needed to resolve findings.
• Demonstrates competency in all pertinent areas of clinical pharmacy practice. Completes medication reconciliation provides patient education and serves as a drug information resource. Participates in the development and coordination of patient-specific teaching and transitional care services.
• Delivers appropriate handoff for pharmacists and other healthcare providers to follow up on anticipated pharmacotherapy needs. Collaborates with other members of the pharmacy team to assure continuity of care and consistency of practice.
• Provides in-service training precepts and supervises as needed. Incorporates appropriate oversight and input in performance evaluations. Participates in committees related to medication safety and quality improvement initiatives and demonstrates pharmacy practice leadership.

Education Requirement:

• Bachelors Degree from an accredited college of pharmacy required.
• Doctor of Pharmacy preferred.

Licensure Requirement:

Licensure or licensure-eligibility to practice pharmacy in the state of Ohio required.

Certifications:

Board certification preferred.

Skills:

• Clinical competency as evaluated by hiring manager through an independent self-case and/or case presentation in pharmacy.
• Basic skills in using and documenting in an electronic medical record.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Aptitude for detail and medication safety skills.

Experience:

• Post graduate year 1 (PGY-1) or 3 years of hospital pharmacist practice experience (pediatrics preferred) with responsibility for direct clinical patient care similar to that provided through a PGY1 Residency required.
• Previous Nationwide Childrens pharmacy interns require 2 years of hospital pharmacy practice experience.

Physical Requirements:

OCCASIONALLY: Biohazard waste Blood and/or Bodily Fluids Lifting / Carrying: 0-10 lbs Pushing / Pulling: 0-25 lbs Reaching above shoulder Standing Walking

FREQUENTLY: Communicable Diseases and/or Pathogens Interpreting Data Sitting

CONTINUOUSLY: Audible speech Chemicals/Medications Color vision Computer skills Decision Making Depth perception Flexing/extending of neck Hand use: grasping gripping turning Hearing acuity Peripheral vision Problem solving Repetitive hand/arm use Seeing Far/near

The above list of duties is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by individuals assigned to this classification. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of duties performed by the individuals so classified nor is it intended to limit or modify the right of any supervisor to assign direct and control the work of employees under their supervision. EOE M/F/Disability/Vet