DESCRIPTION:

Pharmacists are responsible for optimizing pharmacotherapy regimens, ensuring safe patient care practices, and advocating for evidence-based medicine within interdisciplinary healthcare teams. As decentralized team members they will conduct daily medication therapy reviews, consults, and other clinical services for patients within designated area(s) of responsibility or targeted populations served such as med-surg, telemetry, oncology, pediatrics, critical care, or emergency medicine. They will follow established policies, procedures, protocols, standards, and regulatory requirements in executing job responsibilities as well as contribute to the pharmacy’s mission to improve health outcomes in our community.
Essential Key Job Responsibilities.
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- Appropriately assesses patient data to identify medication-related problems through profile reviews, pharmacy consults and interdisciplinary rounding.
- Participates in medical emergencies and other formal alerts such as trauma, stroke, sepsis and STEMI as required.
- Reviews and interprets providers orders to assure that the drug, dosage form, and dose is appropriate for the patient’s age, weight, and comorbidities. Checks for drug incompatibilities and allergies, and takes appropriate action when necessary.
- As necessary, consult with providers, nurses and other healthcare professionals involved in patient care regarding pharmacotherapy optimization with intent to achieve optimal patient outcomes across the continuum of care.
- Provides accurate and timely responses to other healthcare professionals and patients regarding drug information questions and facility medication use policies to assure safe and appropriate use of medications.
- Assists nursing with medication administration (oral, injectable, continuous infusion titration) depending on the work assignments and in accordance with regulatory and hospital policies.
- Documents patient care activities including therapy plan, monitoring and follow-up in electronic medical record as per departmental guidelines.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• Pharmacy degree (BS or Pharm.D.) from an ACPE approved college of pharmacy.
• Successful completion of ASHP-accredited PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Residency or 3 years of hospital experience required.
• Successful completion of PGY-2 residency or 3 years of experience in the relevant clinical practice area preferred.
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  Licensed, or eligible for licensure, pharmacist in Iowa. Must be licensed within 3 months of hire.
  BLS certification within 3 months of hire.

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