Clinical Pharmacist in Brandon

Responsibilities include performing a full range of pharmacist procedures such as:

• Assessing patient’s response to drug therapy and planning drug therapy based on physician established diagnoses.
• Ordering and evaluating laboratory tests necessary to evaluate drug therapy effects and outcomes.
• Initiating, modifying, or discontinuing medications for ongoing therapy of chronic disease states (e.g., hypertension, hyperlipidemia, anticoagulant, diabetes, asthma).
• Monitoring and managing pharmacotherapy requiring periodic adjustment due to specific or changing pharmacokinetic characteristics.
• Initiating or modifying drug therapy for minor acute conditions such as colds, rashes, and allergies.
• Administering prescription or non-prescription drugs according to established agreements or protocols.
• Assessing metabolic needs and ordering therapeutic enteral or parenteral nutrition products in the inpatient setting.
• Evaluating medical and medication histories for drug-related problems and adjusting drug therapy accordingly.
• Consulting with other healthcare providers about patient treatment needs or options.
• Running workload and throughput reports in MHS Genesis and attending professional staff meetings.
• Conducting controlled substance audits in the pharmacy and outlying clinics.
• Conducting and coordinating clinical investigations and research approved by a local or regional Investigational Review Board (IRB).
• Delivering comprehensive pharmaceutical services within the personnel, supply, and equipment capabilities of the facility.
• Counseling patients regarding appropriate use of medications.
• Reviewing patient profiles at the time of dispensing to monitor medication therapy closely.
• Ensuring prescription directions for use, dose, medication interactions, therapeutic duplications or overlaps, allergy information, age-specific dosage, and other pertinent data are appropriate for individual patients.
• Intervening with providers for noted discrepancies.
• Compounding medications as required.
• Ensuring accuracy of all pharmaceutical products prepared or processed by technical staff.
• Working closely with clinical staff in developing patient wellness programs.
• Providing medication information and therapy guidelines to clinical staff as required.
• Providing clinical direction to pharmacy personnel.
• Supervising inventory control of all pharmaceuticals in the pharmacy.
• Maintaining appropriate records and security of all scheduled controlled substances according to applicable regulations.
• Consulting with other specialty practitioners to provide optimal patient pharmaceutical care.
• Ensuring that work areas are clean and safe.
• Documenting significant medication interactions and pharmacy interactions with prescribers.
• Conducting Adverse Drug Reaction (ADR) reporting in accordance with TJC standards.
• Facilitating medical staff drug utilization reviews (DURs) as deemed necessary.

Work Environment: Work schedule days and times are Monday to Friday 07:00‑16:00, 07:30‑16:30, 08:00‑17:00, 09:00‑18:00, 13:00‑22:00. This position does not require on-call or standby hours.