Clinical Hospital Pharmacist - ICU (Lung Transplant ICU), FT, Days

Department: Clinical Hospital Pharmacist - ICU (Lung Transplant ICU)Address: 1611 NW 12th Ave, Miami, Florida, 33136Shift details: Full-Time, 7am-3:30pmJackson Memorial Hospital is the flagship hospital for Jackson Health System and it has been a beacon of medical excellence and community care for more than a century. Throughout its rich and storied history, Jackson Memorial - located in the heart of the City of Miami - has been ground zero for some of the world's greatest medical breakthroughs and important moments in South Florida. We've grown into one of the nation's largest public hospitals, and one of the few that is also a world-class academic medical center with a proud mission and proven success. Jackson Memorial is an accredited, tertiary teaching hospital with 1,500 licensed beds, where nearly every medical specialty is provided by some of the world's most skilled and highly regarded multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals. SummaryClinical Hospital Pharmacist by using established policies and procedures is responsible for: drug therapy of assigned patients; provision of clinical drug information to meet the needs of the physician, nurse, and patient, education of pharmacy students, residents, and interns; and, distribution of medications.ResponsibilitiesEvaluates medication therapy for appropriateness, taking into account: a. Relevant patient conditions including patients age, allergies, renal status, other disease states etc. b. Safety and potential efficacy of the prescribed medication identity, strength, dose, frequency, duration of therapy, and directions of use; c. Formulary status and availability of prescribed medication; d. Potential for concerns related to drug-drug or drug-food interactions; e. potential alternative therapy (less costly or therapeutically superior). Provides therapeutic drug level monitoring when appropriate. Effectively communicates with nurse/prescriber when errors are detected or to optimize therapy. When needed, consults with other practitioners (other Clinical Hospital Pharmacists, Pharmacy Management, Attending Physician, etc.) as appropriate Identifies trends during routine provision of pharmaceutical care, collects data supporting concern, and formulates practice recommendations that improve outcomes or reduce cost. Presents data to the appropriate committee as required. Exceptional feedback from medical staff as it relates to the effect of the pharmacists on patient outcomes. Performs formal, written consults. Documents all appropriate clinical consult information in the medical record using the standard hospital guidelines. Demonstrates accuracy when dispensing or preparing or mixing or labeling product or when filling automated dispensing machines or with computer data entry.Identifies ways to decrease the possibility of medication dispensing errors. Completes tasks with appropriate speed yet not sacrificing accuracy. Assists supervisors by suggesting changes in procedures, programs or systems to improve service, patient outcomes, customer satisfaction, reduce cost, enhance revenue, secure JMH assets, etc.Develops the skills of others. May be responsible, as assigned, for: orientation of new personnel, active participation in staff development programs, education and training of pharmacy students, interns, residents, nursing, medical and /or other healthcare personnel. Helps to improve new and junior staff performance through coaching sessions. Meets area-specific quantitative requirements of these tasks. Satisfactory evaluations of the quality of these tasks are obtained consistently.Volunteers for additional teaching assignments and evaluations are consistently exceptional. Consistently evaluates and offers suggestions for continued enhancement of training programs. Identifies the need for and initiates coaching sessions with junior pharmacists and technicians; maintains written documentation of these sessions with recommendations to area supervisor. Makes one presentation per year at local or national meetings or has published in an internal or external publication at least every other year. Makes one journal club and/or one in-service presentation per year. ExperienceGenerally requires 0-3 years of related experience.EducationPharm.D. degree and residency training or equivalent proven experience is required.CredentialsPossession of or eligible for Florida pharmacist license is required.Jackson Health System is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status, age, or any other status protected by law.Job SummaryJob number: 224101Profession: Allied Health