Pharmacist PD

Description Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve across North Carolina. Summary The Department of Pharmacy is a dynamic and critical part of patient care provided by the UNC Health Care system. UNC's Department of Pharmacy is an organization of more than 500 dedicated employees with focused attention on caring for patients of the UNC Health Care system. We are culturally diverse and have a variety of backgrounds, interests, capabilities, and experience. UNC Hospitals Youth Behavioral Health Overview UNC Hospitals Youth Behavioral Health is an adolescent and young adult behavioral health facility with UNC Health. The vision of UNC Hospitals Youth Behavioral Health is to be a leader in providing collaborative, client-centered behavioral health care utilizing an innovative, empathetic, and trauma-informed based model of treatment for pediatric patients with mental illness. Services are provided with respect and without regard for race, color, gender, national origin, religion, creed, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, insurance coverage, or income. The team is seeking a motivated and caring pharmacist that will help ensure the provision of safe and effective patient care at UNC Hospitals Youth Behavioral Health. UNC Hospitals Youth Behavioral Health is a 54-bed, 4-unit inpatient psychiatry facility for adolescents and young adults aged 9-24 years old with a variety of mental health diagnoses, including a unit for intellectual and developmental disorders. Within a milieu-based, trauma-informed, and therapeutic setting, patients are treated by a multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals, including Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Therapy Services, Social Workers, and Nursing Services. This facility aims to serve patients with a complex history, including aggression and psychosis. Safety is the key component of the care provided as well as introduction of positive coping skills, healthy living, and positive leisure activities. The staff are to be cross-trained on all four units as one team working under the same management team. At UNC Hospitals Youth Behavioral Health, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we strongly encourage you to apply. Responsibilities Receives prescriptions, interprets prescriptions, and reviews the patient's medication profile /history. Clarifies incomplete, inaccurate, or contraindicated prescriptions with the prescriber, nurse, or other health professional, as appropriate. Identifies and intervenes on problems related to the medication needs of the patient. Utilizes and analyzes patient data to provide optimal drug therapy recommendations. Assesses the patient's medication therapy regimen and makes appropriate clinical interventions with the provider. Performs protocol-driven clinical services such as IV to oral dosing, stewardship activities, etc. Oversees the preparation and dispensing of medications.. Complies with the medication formulary, and therapeutic substitution and other programs designed to optimize drug therapy while minimizing cost as required. Completes required documentation such as notations in the medical record, controlled substances documentation, competency, etc. as required. Counsels patients and appropriate family members regarding pharmaceutical care issues as requested or required. Directs workflow of the shift and supervises pharmacy technicians, students, and/or volunteers present during that shift. Adheres to federal, state, local and institutional policies, procedures, standards and regulations. Identifies and participates in process improvement opportunities. Precepts students, residents and participates in training new pharmacy staff as required. Other Information Education Requirements: PharmD or BS Pharmacy Degree Licensure/Certification Requirements: Active pharmacist licensure with the NC Board of Pharmacy or obtainable before initiation of employment. Recent graduates of ACPE-accredited colleges/schools of pharmacy may fill this role while pending initial pharmacist licensure, but are subject to limitations mandated by the NC Board of Pharmacy and must obtain licensure within 6 months of orientation or sooner if required for operations. Professional Experience Requirements: No prior experience required. Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements: Job Details Legal Employer: STATE Entity: UNC Medical Center Organization Unit: UNCH YBH Inpt Pharm Work Type: Per Diem Standard Hours Per Week: 8.00 Salary Range:$51.50 - $74.01 per hour (Hiring Range) Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity Work Assignment Type: Onsite Work Schedule: Day Job Location of Job: Butner:NC:27509 Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: Yes This is a State position employed by UNC Health Care System with UNC Health benefits. If, however, you are presently an employee of another North Carolina agency and currently participate in TSERS or the ORP, you will be eligible to continue participating in those plans at UNC Health. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation. 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