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Onboarding Process: Please be advised that candidates must successfully complete a background check and pre-employment health screening which includes a drug screen.
Position Summary:
The Clinical Pharmacist will be a unit-based pharmacist that will verify the orders and provide clinical services for the area(s) for which they are assigned. They will be a drug information resource for the nurses, physicians, patients, and families.
This individual's responsibilities include (but are not limited to): All general responsibilities of a Staff Pharmacist. Provide direct patient-centered care and integrated pharmacy services in collaboration with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals. Routine attendance on medical rounds (for decentralized shifts) with consistent documentation of pharmacist interventions. Deliver medication therapy management and ensure pharmaceutical care programs are appropriately integrated throughout the institution. Assist in development and implementation of facility-specific protocols, guidelines, and reference documents related to medication therapy management. Conduct Medication Use Evaluations (MUEs) and assist in making necessary changes to pharmacotherapy practice as needed based on MUE findings.
Qualifications:
EDUCATION
Required: Pharm. D. or BS in Pharmacy
EXPERIENCE
Required: Pharmacy practice residency or equivalent hospital experience (3 postgraduate years)
CERTIFICATIONS
Required: Pharmacy license; BLS within 30 days of hire (ACLS and/or PALS if code attendance required); Board Certification in Pharmacotherapy (BCPS)
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
Lift/position up to 50 lbs. Push/pull up to 50 lbs. of force. Frequent standing and walking. Frequent reaching, stooping, and bending. Manual dexterity, mobility, touch, auditory to perform all the related duties of the position.
Tenet complies with federal, state, and/or local laws regarding mandatory vaccination of its workforce. If you are offered this position and must be vaccinated under any applicable law, you will be required to show proof of full vaccination or obtain an approval of a religious or medical exemption prior to your start date. If you receive an exemption from the vaccination requirement, you will be required to submit to regular testing in accordance with the law.
Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by an applicant's or employee's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other legally protected status. Tenet will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship.
