Job Description

Pay Range: $55.05 - $82.57

Summary: The Clinical Pharmacist is responsible for carrying out day to day activity of the varying clinical pharmacy services and represents the pharmacy department in committee and project assignments. The Clinical Pharmacist ensures the rational, safe and pharmacoeconomic use of drugs within Altru Health System and participates in assessing, planning, implementing, evaluating and documenting the care of patients. The Clinical Pharmacist serves as a resource to medical staff and an advocate for the pharmacy industry.

Essential Job Functions:

Administers care to patients, maintaining clinical skills, providing instruction and maintaining continuity of patient care.

Demonstrates the ability to accurately interpret, manufacture, and dispense compounds, extemporaneous pharmaceutical products, intravenous admixtures, small volume parenteral, total parenteral nutrition and chemotherapy orders.

Instructs and supervises order entry functions performed by technical support. Maintains adequate stock supplies, usage trends and anticipates stock levels.

Participates in creation, revision, and evaluation of Quality Assurance indicators.

Performs pain assessment and takes appropriate action according to standard operating procedure.

Serves as an educator to the community/region on Pharmacy issues.

Develops and maintains clinical programs, guidelines, and protocols across disciplines to support the clinical needs and monitoring of our patients, including but not limited to antimicrobial stewardship program management.

Assists in facilitating, coordinating, and monitoring students\xe2\x80\x99 clinical experiences.

Functions as a resource to Pharmacy staff and medical staff regarding the appropriateness of drug therapy for patients.

Performs other duties as assigned or needed to meet the needs of the department/organization.

Certifications

Pharmacist | North Dakota Board of Pharmacy | Prior to Start Date | HR Primary Sources

Basic Life Support (BLS) | American Heart Association (AHA) | Preferred | Learning Management System

Notes

Board Certification or PGY1 or PGY 2 preferred

Education: \xe2\x80\xa2 Required: Doctorate - Pharmacy

Infection and Safety Requirements :

Demonstrates understanding and follows infection control policies and procedures according to standard operating procedure.

Maintains requirements for age specific competencies for the position and demonstrates the knowledge or principles of growth and developments and the skills necessary to provide patient/customer care/services.

Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of and compliance with:

All pertinent safety, health and environmental policies, procedures and guidelines.

Working safely, without causing harm or risk to self, others or property.

The work environment safety procedures and prompt reporting of unsafe practices, procedures, accidents, injuries or other safety violations to the Leader.

The use of all safety equipment and personal protective equipment.

Physical Demands : \xe2\x80\xa2 Sit: Occasionally (5-33%)

• Stand: Frequently (34-66%)

• Walk: Frequently (34-66%)

• Stoop/Bend: Occasionally (5-33%)

• Reach: Frequently (34-66%)

• Crawl: Not Applicable

• Squat/Crouch/Kneel: Occasionally (5-33%)

• Twist: Occasionally (5-33%)

• Handle/Finger/Feel: Continuously (67-100%)

• See: Continuously (67-100%)

• Hear: Continuously (67-100%)

Weight Demands: \xe2\x80\xa2 Lift -Floor to Waist Level: Sedentary (
10 pounds)

• Carry: Sedentary (

10 pounds)

• Push/Pull: Sedentary (

10 pounds)

• Slide/Transfer: Not Applicable

Working Conditions: \xe2\x80\xa2 Indoor: Continuously (67-100%)

• Outdoor: Not Applicable

• Extreme Temperature: Not Applicable

Driving Requirement Definitions:

• Professional Drivers: Persons who drive as their main responsibility OR transport passengers or hazardous materials.
• Frequent Drivers: Persons whose main responsibility is not driving, but drive daily or almost daily.
• Occasional Drivers: Persons who drive from once per month to as frequently as once per week.
• Infrequent Drivers: Persons who are generally not expected to drive.

Driving Requirement for this position: Infrequent Driver

Reference ID: R1812

Altru Health System