Clinical Pharmacist - Miami

Overview:

The Clinical Pharmacist prepares medications by reviewing and interpreting physician orders; controls medications by monitoring drug therapies and advising interventions. This position is also responsible for providing education and professional development for pharmacy staff regarding pharmaceutical care and clinical guidelines.

Responsibilities:

• Accurately interprets, profiles and fills physicians’ orders. Ensures all medications filled, checked and delivered in a timely manner.
• Monitors drug therapy for duplicates, contraindications, interactions, incompatibilities, allergies, and dosing errors. Documents interventions as needed.
• Review and monitors drug therapy that requires dosage adjustment per physician order. Intervenes with physician to clarify medication orders, dosage, frequency, route as needed. Documents changes in Medical Record as per telephone order.
• Aseptically prepares intravenous fluids, irrigation solutions, additives, chemotherapy and other sterile products. Maintains appropriate documentation. Dispenses control drugs and maintains accurate records and inventory as required by law and pharmacy policies.
• Maintains inventory of pharmaceuticals and supplies, and ensures the proper storage condition. Participates in stock control programs (ordering, inventorying, and monitoring usage) as required.
• Obtains emergency drug items or out of stock items as needed per pharmacy policy and reviews all non-formulary requests for formulary alternatives, prior to dispensing.
• Ensures correct medications are filled, dispensed and delivered appropriately.
• Defines problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions, interpret technical instructions, and deal with abstract variables.
• Provides training and education to staff pharmacists, interns, and students regarding pharmaceutical care,

pharmacoeconomics, clinical pathways and clinical guidelines. Provides drug information and in-services to the hospital’s professional staff as needed.

Qualifications:

• Graduate Pharmacy

Preferences:

Pharm D, with a completed residency in pharmacy practice

• Less than 1 year Pharmacist Experience

Preferences:

2 years hospital clinical pharmacist experience

• Licensed Pharmacist in Florida
• Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)

Additional Information:

ACLS provided by the American Heart Association (AHA), required within 6 months of hire - NOT required for PRN employees.