Weekends & Holidays: As Needed
FTE: 0.75 (30 hrs/wk)
Benefits: YES! RAMC offers a competitive benefits package.
Position Summary:
The Clinical Pharmacist is responsible for providing medication therapy management services in collaboration with other providers to assure that drug therapy is safe, effective, efficient, and cost-effective. Pharmacy services provided include but are not limited to patient care rounds, admission and discharge medication reconciliation, medication therapy monitoring, medication orders management, patient education, drug information, drug dosing, and various scholarly activities. The Pharmacist performs both clinical and distributive tasks as necessary. The Pharmacist will provide training and education to pharmacy residents and students through practical and didactic experiences. The incumbent acts independently within the scope of their license and areas of expertise with the help of general policies, procedures, and practice guidelines with support from the Lead Pharmacist and Pharmacy Director. The pharmacist ensures that patient care is maintained through compliance with the department's policies, rules, and regulations promulgated by the Board of Pharmacy and other applicable regulatory bodies. We provide pharmacy services in the Hospital, Specialty/General Clinics, Nursing Home, and work collaboratively with our Outpatient and Ambulatory Pharmacy teams. The incumbent will be expected to handle hazardous drugs (chemotherapy) with appropriate primary and secondary engineering controls.
Job Relationships:
Reports to Director of Pharmacy; collaborates with department directors, physicians, patients, families, and employees of RAMC as well as vendors, public, civic organizations, regulatory agencies, and other provider organizations.
Primary Customer Served:
Neonatal (0 – 30 days)
Infant (31 days – 1 year)
Pediatric (1 – 12 years)
Adolescent (13 – 18 years)
Adult (19 – 65 years)
Geriatric (> 66 years)
Family/Visitors
Physicians, Advanced Practice Providers
Education and Training Required:
Pharmacy degree from an accredited college of pharmacy.
ASHP accredited pharmacy (PGY-1) residency training preferred.
LTC consultation experience is preferred.
Working knowledge of clinic-based operations preferred.
Certification by Board of Pharmacy preferred.
Licensed to practice in the State of Wisconsin.
Experience:
Minimum one (1) year hospital/community pharmacy experience.
Physical Requirements:
Physical Demands:
⚬ Frequent walking, standing, sitting, reaching, manual/fine dexterity, grasping, and hearing-close distance.
⚬ Occasional bending, twisting, crawling, kneeling, and squatting.
⚬ Occasional ability to lift/carry or push/pull up to 50 pounds.
Sight:
⚬ Near and far vision is required in order to visualize computer screens, review documents, assist patients, and other members of the healthcare team.
Cognition/Communication:
⚬ Ability to participate in all aspects of communication in regards to writing, reading, math, hearing, and comprehensive speech skills.
Environmental Conditions:
⚬ Work is largely performed in a pleasant, indoor hospital environment.
Potential Hazards:
⚬ OSHA Class 1: Class 1 HCWs, as defined by the OSHA Bloodborne Pathogen Standard, will receive additional and specialized education on infection risks related to their employment and on preventive measures that will reduce those risks.
⚬ Occasional exposure to infectious blood/body fluids and diseases requiring infection control practices, red infectious waste.
⚬ Occasional exposure to needles/syringes/sharps during medication administration, assistance with treatments, invasive procedures.
⚬ Occasional exposure to chemical compounds of medication and treatments (chemotherapy).
⚬ May handle hazardous drugs.
Psychological, Situational, Functional Factors:
⚬ Able to multitask, remain flexible.
⚬ Maintain interpersonal skills, deep conversation, work effectively alone, take initiative & handle stressful situations.
⚬ Is capable of being creative, problem-solve, make decisions, and manage difficult situations.
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