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The purpose of this position is to provide the services of a licensed pharmacist which includes the responsibility for the safe and proper distribution and use of medications in the inpatient an outpatient settings. This pharmacist will interact directly with patients, prescribers and care coordinators to develop an interdisciplinary approach to patient care. The primary patient population will be adult general cardiology, vascular, solid organ transplant, and cardiovascular surgery patients. This pharmacist will be expected to contribute to the financial viability of the department and institution.

This position is to function at higher decision making and accountability levels regarding medication therapy, proactively affecting medication use by making recommendations at the time prescribing decisions are being made or, in some cases, making independent decisions about medication therapy in cooperation with other healthcare team members. Additional services provided include facilitation of medication reconciliation, patient education, prior authorization assistance, and responding to drug information requests from providers. The pharmacist must possess strong communication skills for patient education and work collaboratively with inpatient and outpatient interdisciplinary teams including but not limited to providers, nurses, case workers, pharmacists, and technicians, as well as, the teaching and precepting component of students, interns and/or residents.

This is a flexible model where the coordination during transitions of care and medication use system for patients are integrated within the cardiology service. Responsibilities will continue to evolve as part of an integrated patient care practice.

• BS in Pharmacy or Pharm.D. PLUS Practice Residency/Equivalent Experience or Specialist Certification (BCPS, BCCP, etc)

• Licensure in the State of Oregon

• Inpatient hospital pharmacy practice: Ability to meet the pharmaceutical care needs of the following patient care types: Acute care, psychiatric, rehabilitation, skilled nursing, long-term care, obstetric, oncology, chemically dependent, HIV, home care, hospice.

• Experience managing cardiology patients, familiarity with cardiology literature

• Demonstrates the ability to:

• Enforce pharmaceutical care principles safely and accurately

• Make age-related modification of drug therapy

• Make disease-related modification of drug therapy

• Evaluate medical literature

• Work independently without minimal direct supervision

• Handle multiple tasks and frequent interruptions

• Communicate effectively both formally and informally, including presentations

• Project manage

• Work with a team professionally and collaboratively

• Set priorities to respond quickly to emergent situations/requests

• Work cooperatively with health-system and pharmacy staff

• Communicate effectively and professionally (orally and in writing)

• Perform work accurately with attention to detail

• Exercise sound professional judgement

• Perform systematic problem solving

• Enforce practice guidelines, standards, and medication related policies

• Make critical decisions

• Perform key computer related skills including use of the EMR, common word processing, spreadsheet, medical literature and medication databases

• The pharmacist will experience competing demands from nurses, physicians, pharmacy staff and other healthcare professionals, as they attempt to influence clinical decision-making, clinical policies and practices and work flow

• The pharmacist must deal with intense situations on a daily basis

• Ability to deal frequent interruptions (work is often dictated by external factors) that may lead to mental fatigue or stress

• Standing, walking, stooping, reaching, talking and hearing

• Clarity of vision at 20 feet and 20 inches or less; adjustment of eye to bring object into sharp focus

• Ability to handle 1 – 5 pounds by hand frequently; telephone, pager, copier, fax, scanner, personal computer/terminal, common application software

• Must be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without accommodation

• PGY-2 Specialty Residency

• BLS/ACLS certification

• Vaccination certification 

• Teaching Certificate    

• Cardiology, Transitions of Care, Discharge Medication Education, Surgical or Internal Medicine Services, Pain Management, and Medication Reconciliation

• Specialist Certifications (BCPS, BCCP, etc)

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Recruitment ID: 2021-8249

External Company URL: dturner

Street: Marquam Hill

Job Type: AFSCME union represented

Posting Department: Inpatient Pharmacy

Posting Pay: $121,570.02 - $184,091.44

Posting FTE: 0.90

Posting Schedule: 7 On 7 Off, Thursday - Wednesday

Posting Hours: Variable

HR Mission: Healthcare

Drug Testable: Yes