Unit based clinical pharmacists provide comprehensive pharmaceutical care with the primary goal to improve patient outcomes. Clinical pharmacists will promote and improve the use of safe, effective, and evidence-based medications through evaluation of all aspects of patient care. Clinical pharmacists monitor therapies for each patient and collaborate with other healthcare providers to identify optimal medication related care.
Education:
- Graduate of an ACPE-accredited School of Pharmacy required
- Doctor of Pharmacy degree (Pharm.D.) required
- Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy with 5 years hospital based, patient care experience, considered in lieu of Pharm.D.
Advanced Pharmacy Residency Training (PGY1/2) preferred
Licensure/Certification/Registry:
- Licensed pharmacist in the State of Illinois required
- Board Certification in Pharmacotherapy (BCPS) required
- PGY-1 residency accepted in lieu of BCPS
- BCPS certification required within 12 months of hire
- Basic Life Support (BLS) required
Experience:
- Minimum of three years relevant hospital based, patient care experience required
- Completion of a PGY-1 pharmacy residency program will satisfy this requirement
- Work collaboratively with physicians, residents and other healthcare providers to promote and improve safe medication use
- Consult with physicians and other health care providers to develop and implement a medication plan that meets the overall goals of patient care established by the health care team
- Participates in interdisciplinary patient care rounds as appropriate and required
- In the absence of the lead clinical pharmacist, represents pharmacy at select interdepartmental meetings (i.e. Unit Base Council Meetings) as needed
- Promotes and demonstrates rational, cost effective drug therapy through effective, criteria based management of medications
- Performs the basic clinical and operational functions to care for patients on most medical units.
- Provide patient specific medication use teaching in high risk patients (i.e. Poly-pharmacy, pediatric patients, patients on high risk medications or who have been identified as high risk for readmission)
- Ensures appropriateness, effectiveness, and safety of each patient’s medication regimen in order to manage all aspects of medication use for patients on the units served
- Documents all recommendations and interventions in the electronic medical chart
- Prevent, detect, monitor, and report adverse events (medication errors and adverse reactions).
- Promotes evidence based, medication related care especially in the areas of Heart Failure, Stroke, AMI, Pneumonia, Sepsis and with use of all antimicrobial agents
- Provides patient education as needed and serves as a resource for accurate and timely Drug
Information for all healthcare providers
- Serves as an educational resource for pharmacy colleagues, students, residents, physicians, nurses and other health care professionals.
- Performs order entry, order verification or clinical order review
- Actively participates in the professional development of pharmacy students and pharmacy residents as required
- Ensures compliance with all local, state and regulatory requirements and practices within Springfield Memorial Hospital’s policies and procedures.
- Assists lead clinical pharmacist or participates in at least 1 quality improvement initiative on an annual basis
- Maintains professional growth and development through continuing education, seminars, workshops and professional affiliations.
- Provide formal medication related consultations (i.e. Pharmacokinetic consultations) as required
- Performs other related work as required or requested.
The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities performed by incumbents of this job. Incumbents may be requested to perform tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.