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Job Summary

 The Clinical Pharmacist is responsible for the day to day operations of Independence Health System's pharmacy clinical services program. The goals of the pharmacist clinical services program are to ensure clinical effectiveness of all treatment therapies, provide pharmacist support to medical staff during rounds and outside of rounding, provide management of medication directed therapies as seen fit by the hospital including but not limited to pharmacokinetics, vancomycin monitoring, and various pharmacy consultations as well as adapt to the ever-changing needs of the system.

Essential Job Functions

• Assure appropriate Drug Utilization, which may include antibiotic stewardship activities and outpatient discharge medication practices.
• Participate in patient rounding (CUSP/Collaborative Care).
• Assure medication safety including Medication Error and Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting.
• Oversee the Pharmacokinetic monitoring program.
• Manage the Renal Dosing /IV to PO medication program.
• Participate in interdisciplinary committees which may include, but are not limited to, Critical Care Committee, Infection Control/Antibiotic Subcommittee, Medication Safety Committee, and Nutrition Support Committee.
• Responsible for developing and researching Pharmacy and Therapeutic (P&T) Committee Issues
• Educate the Pharmacy Staff, Physicians, Nursing, Residents, Students, and other ancillary staff.

Specialty Job Functions

•  Develop, implement, and oversee day to day operations of the pharmacist rounding program at Latrobe Area Hospital.
• Collaborate, coordinate, and communicate with Latrobe Area Pharmacy Management, staff pharmacists, medical staff, and other healthcare workers at each facility to enhance clinical services and practices across the system.
• Proficient in dosing and monitoring various medication therapies.
• Able to recommend appropriate antibiotic therapy/anti-viral or anti-fungal therapy based upon cultures and susceptibility data or suspected infection.
• Recommend empiric therapy for all types of infections.
• Make appropriate medication therapy recommendations based upon patient specific information.
• Kinetically dose appropriate antibiotics.
• Coordinate pharmacodynamics and kinetics to assure proper dosing.
• Demonstrate ability to adjust doses and choose an appropriate delivery system based on patient's age, condition and weight.
• Act as a resource for other pharmacists on complicated patients.
• Educate pharmacists on all processes and assesses as needed.
• Write and administer competencies as necessary.
• Manage the performance improvement for the pharmacokinetic program.
• Control costs by obtaining serum drug levels and laboratory monitoring information when necessary.
• Document clinical interventions.
• Develop collaborative clinical initiatives with medical staff, pharmacy, lab, etc.
• Able to act in the capacity of a staff pharmacist when needed.
• Support the performance improvement process within the Pharmacy department.
• Report clinical activities, initiatives and outcomes to the P&T Committee as required or requested.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

•  Graduate of an accredited school of pharmacy with a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree or Pharm-D
• Three (3) years’ experience in an acute care setting of pharmacy or completion of a PGY1 Residency.
• Experience with development and implementation of drug therapy protocols.
• Strong leadership ability, good organizational skills, independent and critical thinking skills, sound judgment, and knowledge of legal aspects and liability of nursing practice.
• Strong ability to communicate complex and/or controversial topics and concepts to a wide and diverse audience.

Preferred Qualifications

•  Doctor of Pharmacy Degree (Pharm.D.) from an accredited U.S. School of Pharmacy.
• Residency, PGY2 preferred.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) approved curriculum of the American Heart Association (CPR and AED) program required with AAI license.
• Authorization to Administer Injectable Medications license from the State of Pennsylvania.
• Mastery of Microsoft Office Suite, including Microsoft Excel (Pivot Tables, Data Mining, etc.).

License, Certification & Clearances

• Current licensure to practice as a Pharmacist in the State of Pennsylvania or be eligible for licensure within 90 days of hire.
• Act 34-PA Criminal Record Check from the PA State Police system

 Supervisory Responsibilities

• This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

• Incumbent will be scheduled based on operational need (rotate shifts, standby, on-call, etc.).
• Travel may be expected locally between Independence Health System locations.

LEAN

• Actively promotes a Lean work culture by performing team member duties to encourage consistent use of LEAN principles and processes, including continually seeking work process improvements. Recognizes the necessity of taking ownership of one’s own motivation, morale, performance and professional development. Strives for behavior consistent with being committed to Excela’s missions, vision and values.

AAP/EEO

• Independence Health System is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is the policy of Independence Health System to prohibit discrimination of any type and to afford equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, non-job related disability, veteran status, or genetic information, or any other protected class. Independence Health will conform to the spirit as well as the letter of all applicable laws and regulations.
• Ability to perform the Essential Functions listed on the Physical Conditions and ability to perform the Essential Functions on the Working Condition chart below.

Work Environment

Physical Demands