Clinical Pharmacist

All the benefits and perks you need for you and your family:

• Benefits from Day One

• Paid Days Off from Day One

• Student Loan Repayment Program

• Career Development

• Whole Person Wellbeing Resources

Our promise to you:

Joining AdventHealth is about being part of something bigger. It's about belonging to a community that believes in the wholeness of each person, and serves to uplift others in body, mind and spirit. AdventHealth is a place where you can thrive professionally, and grow spiritually, by Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ. Where you will be valued for who you are and the unique experiences you bring to our purpose-minded team. All while understanding that together we are even better.

Schedule: Full Time

Shift : _Days 10:30am

• 7pm EST_

Location: 1500 SW 1 st Ave Ocala, Florida 34471

The community you'll be caring for: AdventHealth Ocala

• Horse Capital of the World

• Home to the World Equestrian Center

• Affordable cost of living

• Destination for outdoor enthusiast (golf, kayaking, horseback riding, nature trails)

• Vibrant downtown area with award winning establishments

• Family friendly with many parks and recreations

• Driving distance to Gainesville, St. Augustine, Orlando, Tampa, Sarasota

• Part of the community since 1898, providing healthcare to Marion County for over 120 years

• AdventHealth Hospital Ocala offers a broad spectrum of services, with programs that are nationally recognized and accredited

• Spectacular springs throughout the county

The role you'll contribute:

Prepares and organizes pharmacy medications by name and dosage, as listed on patient orders.

The value you'll bring to the team:

PRINCIPLE DUTIES AND JOB RESPONSIBILITIES :

Pharmacy Operations

Actively performs all pharmacy technician functions and maintains active proficiency in:

• Standard work parameters

• Operational programs

• Dispensing and compounding systems

• Hospital computer systems

• Medication ordering systems

Maintains operational expertise in and actively provides coverage of the technician services provided by

• Central Pharmacy
• IV Room

AND MAY REQUIRE (at least two of the following):

• Oncology Pharmacy Satellite

• Operating Room Satellite

• CVICU Pharmacy Satellite

Oversees appropriate utilization of medication automation, technology, and computer systems

• Accurately interprets electronic records

• Maintains expertise in Cerner processes

• Manages proper and complete patient profile record

Accurately oversees the management of medication inventories and the preparation and dispensing of patient specific medication doses

• Manages medication dispensing activities

• Ensures accuracy of all medication products prepared for dispensing

• Oversees oral and injectable product compounding

• Prevents improper drug, dose, dosage form selection, expiration dating, and barcode scanning issues when checking products

Pharmacy Practice

Completes critical medication order scrutiny, drug profile review, and patient monitoring to identify, prevent, or mitigate medication-related problems

• Improper drug, dose, or dosage form selection

• Dose frequency or timing

• Subtherapeutic dosage

• Over dosage

• Adverse drug reactions or drug allergy

• Drug interactions

• Therapeutic duplication

Proficiently verifies/enters medication orders and proactively communicates with medical staff to resolve problem medication orders

• Incorrect medication orders

• Ambiguous medication orders

• Non-formulary medication orders

• Home medication use requests

• Inappropriate therapy

Provides patient centered care services

• Provides accurate, safe and timely medication therapy

• Initiates and facilitates appropriate therapy based on age, disease, and drug considerations

• Promotes cost-effective drug therapy and actively participates in stewardship activities and restricted medication/surveillance programs

Initiates and facilitates appropriate drug dosing and manages medication-related pharmacist consults (as appropriate for assignments):

• Pharmacokinetic monitoring

• Renal dosing

• TPN processing

Facilitates medication safety practices

• Identifies, mitigates, and reports potential and actual adverse drug events, adverse drug reactions, and medication errors

• Documents pharmacist interventions and appropriately documents in the patient medical record

Clinical Pharmacy Services

Provides support to direct patient care programs

• Provides accurate, safe, timely, and appropriate medication therapy based on patient needs

• Places practice priority on the delivery of patient-centered care

• Identifies high-risk patients and implements interventions to improve quality and safety

• Makes appropriate evidence-based, patient-centered medication recommendations

• Provides effective medication education and counseling to patients and caregivers

• Proficiently maintains patient information and efficiently evaluates patients' health care needs

Supports practice in decentralized areas

• Collaborates with other pharmacy staff

• Collaborates with care providers and Pharmacists to optimize care and improve services

Teamwork and Inter-Professional Collaboration

Presents to assigned areas on time, ready to work and does not exhibit unscheduled absenteeism

• Adheres to lunch and break schedule

Assures continuity of care between shifts, among pharmacy staff assignments, and across pharmacy practice areas

• Assures appropriate handoff between shifts and participates in Energizers/Meetings

• Accepts any necessary work from preceding and does not leave excessive work for following shift

• Reviews and catches up the rejected order queue as well as medication-related products to be checked (patient-specific doses, Pyxis fills, med batches, trays, etc.) prior to departing from shift

Supports other pharmacy operations and areas outside of current assignment

• Collaborates regarding medication order verification and medication availability

• Communicates with appropriate pharmacist regarding problem orders or patient care requests

• Provides coverage of medication order verification when areas are uncovered, or team needs support

Works effectively with all members of the healthcare team to ensure the best outcome for the patient

• Demonstrates sensitivity to the perspective of the patient, caregiver, or health care colleague in all communications

• Actively supports teammates (pharmacists, technicians, managers)

• Uses effective negotiation skills to resolve conflicts

Teaching, Training, Precepting, and Mentorship

Mentors new-staff and assists with training

Supports experiential training of pharmacy trainees in areas of expertise

• Actively engages in pharmacy technician student learning experiences

• Supports pharmacy student (IPPE and APPE) learning experiences

• Supports pharmacy resident training experiences

Quality Improvement, Regulatory Compliance, and Accreditation

Supports and participates in medication use process improvements led by colleagues and peers

Supports regulatory compliance initiatives and supports institutional accreditation processes

Professional Activities and Practice Advancements

Maintains a commitment to pharmacy practice via participation in pharmacy technician professional activities and practice advancement accomplishments. Supports improvements in and contributions to pharmacy practice

Leadership and Organizational Involvement

Participates in departmental meetings (75% attendance as scheduled)

Participates in departmental educational activities (100% completion)

Supports practice advancement initiatives, clinical research projects, and stewardship initiatives led by colleagues and peers

Category: Pharmacy

Organization: AdventHealth Ocala

Schedule: Full-time

Shift: 1 - Day

Req ID: 24034070

We are an equal opportunity employer and do not tolerate discrimination based on race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, age or disability/handicap with respect to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion, wages, benefits and other terms and conditions of employment.