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Job Description:

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 patients 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

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 (preferred)

Licensure:

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

Certification: The following certifications are preferred but not required for a fully remote position

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