Clinical Pharmacist

Job Title

Responsible for analyzing real and potential drug-related medical problems and implementing corrective action to ensure that patients receive optimal drug therapy

Major duties include:

• Responsible for analyzing real and potential drug-related medical problems and implementing corrective action to ensure that patients receive optimal drug therapy
• Applies standards relating to all aspects of distribution and control of scheduled and non-scheduled drugs.
• Evaluate the appropriateness of drug therapy based on patient specific factors; individualization of drug therapy; evaluation, dispensing and providing medications, and drug information.
• Provides patient-specific therapeutic drug monitoring and communicates relevant findings and/or recommendations to other health care providers in charge of the patient both orally and in writing.
• Serves as a drug information resource by providing up-to-date drug information to Prescribers, other health care professionals, patients and caregivers.
• Provides and documents in the medical record medication counseling to patients.
• Completes medication history including patient interviews.
• Reviews all medication orders for appropriateness, drug selection, dosage, route of administration and the amount, prior to dispensing
• Ensures all medication orders are entered into the electronic patient medical record.
• Fills all orders in a timely fashion; review of the patient's allergy history, drug-drug, drug-nutrient, drug-laboratory and drug-disease state interactions and assessment for clinical relevance should be performed and dealt with appropriately.
• Coordinates telephone pharmacy technician workload and daily work assignments in collaboration with the designated pharmacy supervisor.
• Answers all direct patient phone calls for VACCHCS Pharmacy Service as well as patient phone calls forwarded or transferred from other health care providers. These calls will involve patient education, drug information, and/or any other pharmacy related issues.
• Provides education to health care providers regarding medication use.
• Assumes an active role in the overall pharmacy-training program consisting of students, externs, interns, residents, professional and non-professional staff members. Conducts on-the-job training, in-services and provides guidance through designated programs.
• Coordinates the receipt and distribution of all drugs in an investigational and/or clinical evaluation status and maintains appropriate records regarding their use as applicable.
• Maintains adequate drug inventory which includes monitoring of effective stock levels, expiration dates, proper storage conditions, and inventory control procedures.

Work Schedule: Shifts: structure currently is from 1:30pm - 10:00pm with Fridays off and alternating weekends.

Telework: Not Available

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Functional Statement #: 10779F

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized