Clinical Pharmacist

Employee Type:PRNWork Shift:Day - 12 hour shift (United States of America)Join Team Tidelands and help people live better lives through better health!Clinical PharmacistAre you passionate about quality and committed to excellence? Consider joining our Tidelands Health team. As our region's largest health care provider, we are also one of our area's largest employers. More than 2,500 team members at more than 70 Tidelands Health locations bring our healing mission to life each day.A Brief OverviewUnder general supervision, the Clinical Pharmacist oversees the supervisory, distributive, and clinical functions of the Pharmacy including the prompt and accurate reviewing, processing, checking, and monitoring of physician orders, patient medication profiles, completed prescriptions and conduct routine daily rounds on assigned nursing units. Accurate drug information, recommendations and interventions are promptly provided to physicians, all other health care professionals and patients. Assists the Director and Assistant Director of Pharmacy in their duties to maximize the performance of the department and to implement and improve services as the needs of the department, the hospital, and the community change. Conducts, performs and presents assigned projects to P&T and any other committee as deemed appropriate. Duties delegated by the Director or the Assistant Director of Pharmacy Services are accurately and promptly completed. The Pharmacist maintains an appropriate level of competency by completing at least 15 Continuing Education (CE) credit hours, to include 6 CE live credit hours per licensing year.What you will doProvide drug education and counsels patients on appropriate drug use and recommend drug discontinuation when indicatedProvide written education for patient drug educationProvide education to pharmacy staff, students and other healthcare professionalsUtilize pharmacokinetic and drug dosing protocols and provides pharmacokinetic consultation for agents requiring such monitoringEvaluate drug therapy orders for appropriateness of dosage, route, interval, schedule and duration throughout patient’s hospital course and provide drug therapy consultationsSuggest appropriate therapeutic alternatives for non-formulary drugsAnalyze patient parameters (weight, height, existing condition, and laboratory data) and recommends appropriate dosingParticipate in patient care rounds to provide input into monitoring of drug therapyReport adverse drug reactions or medication errorsRecord recommendations, interventions or other appropriate activity in EPICEducation QualificationsDoctoral Degree from a college of pharmacy. RequiredExperience QualificationsPrevious experience in hospital pharmacy PreferredSkills and AbilitiesAbility to work under direct or minimal supervision and handle stress appropriately.Ability to work cooperatively with health-system and pharmacy staffs.Ability to handle frequent interruptions and adapt to changes in workload and work schedule.Ability to set priorities, makes decisions, and responds quickly to emergency requests.Ability to meet the pharmaceutical care needs of neonatal, pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients.Communication, supervisory, organizational, learning and minimal teaching skills are essential to the proper performance of the duties assigned.Licenses and CertificationsRegistered Pharmacist - South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation by the State of South Carolina Board of Pharmacy RequiredPhysical DemandLight-Medium Physical DemandThe intent of this job description is to provide a representative and level of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a contract for employment nor a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform tasks other than those specifically presented in this description. Tidelands Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.Tidelands Health is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). Tidelands Health does not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, gender, genetic information, familial status, or any other legally protected status. #J-18808-Ljbffr