Lead Pharmacist - Inpatient

Lead Pharmacist - Inpatient

Join Cleveland Clinic Tradition Hospital's team of caregivers that provide top-quality patient care to the Port St. Lucie area. Opening its doors in 2013 and expanding in 2017, this state-of-the-art acute care facility has 177 patient rooms and offers a wide variety of services to meet community needs. Here, you will be supported as you follow your dreams and find where you belong, here at Tradition Hospital.

As a Lead Pharmacist, a caregiver in this role will support inpatient pharmacy services at Tradition Hospital, located on the hospital's second floor. As the hospital continues to grow, the pharmacy remains a busy and integral part of patient care, with pharmacists collaborating closely with interdisciplinary teams across multiple departments. The Lead Pharmacist will help support daily pharmacy operations, promote safe and effective medication management and foster collaboration among fellow caregivers to meet the evolving needs of the hospital and its patients.

A caregiver in this position will work rotating shifts throughout the week, which may include 6:30 AM to 3:00 PM, 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM or 11:00 AM to 7:30 PM. Weekend coverage is required every third weekend, with approximately two holidays per year.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Lead and coordinate work activities for assigned practice areas and provide feedback to caregivers regarding performance under the direction of the manager.
• Train and mentor caregivers and residents and precept students.
• Participate in interviewing and recommend selection of candidates.
• Triage issues to management and follow-up.
• Participate in operational tasks such as workflow oversight, process decision making, project implementation, and drug shortage management.
• Ensure and maintain quality control in regard to patient care and medication and equipment usage.
• Review and assess medication orders to identify, prevent and resolve potential and actual drug related problems.
• Advise prescriber of medication related issues and recommend formulary alternatives when appropriate.
• Review, interpret, clarify, enter and verify patient's information and medication orders for processing.
• Assist with health-system level decision-making related to practice area, committee work, and decision making for relevant policies.
• Provide drug information support for pertinent drug information questions.
• Provide management support and demonstrate leadership for assigned practice area.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Bachelor's of Science in Pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy Degree from an American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) accredited university
• Current state licensure as a Registered Pharmacist (RPh) or eligible for reciprocation in current state within 90 days of hire
• For individuals required to administer immunizations: current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross and completion of a Board of Pharmacy approved course in the administration of immunizations or certification obtained within 90 days of hire
• For individuals required to respond to adult or pediatric cardiopulmonary arrest events: current Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification or Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross or certification obtained within one year of hire
• Completion of a Health-system Pharmacy Administration and Leadership (HSPAL) PGY2 Residency OR completion of either a post-graduate year 1 (PGY-1) or post-graduate year 2 residency (PGY2) and one year of relevant pharmacy experience OR three years relevant pharmacy experience

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Previous leadership experience

Physical Requirements:

• Typical physical demands include ability to perform functions of the job while reaching and stretching, and manual dexterity sufficient to perform computer functions of job.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required for procedures.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility.

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