Clinical Pharmacist Operations NE

Clinical Pharmacist Central Operations NE

Hartford, CT, United States (On-site)

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Connecticut Children’s is the only health system in Connecticut that is 100% dedicated to children. Established on a legacy that spans more than 100 years, Connecticut Children’s offers personalized medical care in more than 30 pediatric specialties across Connecticut and in two other states. Our transformational growth establishes us as a destination for specialized medicine and enables us to reach more children in locations that are closer to home.

Our breakthrough research, superior education and training, innovative community partnerships, and commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion provide a welcoming and inspiring environment for our patients, families and team members.

At Connecticut Children’s, treating children isn’t just our job – it’s our passion. As a leading children’s health system experiencing steady growth, we’re excited to expand our team with exceptional team members who share our vision of transforming children’s health and well‑being as one team.

The Clinical Pharmacist Central Operations is a licensed pharmacist responsible for ensuring optimal drug therapy by designing therapy, monitoring, and dispensing medications following standard operating procedures (SOPs), ACLS, PALS, and USP guidelines. Serves as medication expert. Directs the work of support staff including Pharmacy Technicians. Responsible for ensuring medication management abides by hospital, state, and federal requirements.

Manages the daily workload within the central pharmacy and is also able to cross cover as the Pharmacist across all hospital departments as needed, and be proficient in the medication management of that population. Will also cover in the IV room as needed.

Responsibilities also include but are not limited to: answering general drug questions, attendance on medical rounds, completion of nursing unit inspections, and identification of medication related issues.

May function as a Charge Pharmacist as needed. Super user of Pharmacy related software and/or automation.

• Verifies and checks prescriptions/orders adhering to safe medication dispensing practices.
• Reviews prescription order for accuracy and completion.
• Provide medication evaluation during verification, considering patient specific factors, potential for adverse drug reactions, and Drug-Drug / Drug-Disease interactions or equivalent.
• Assess and optimize drug therapy by designing medication therapies that meet the patient specific needs.
• Develop, review, assist and maintain, in collaboration with members of the pharmacy and pharmacy leadership team and other departments as needed, various protocols and regimens as recommended by evidence-based practice.
• Utilize the facility formulary whenever possible to ensure cost‑effective care.
• Provide drug information education to patient or patient’s caregiver as needed.
• Mentors and assists in training; includes Pharmacists, Interns, residents within the inpatient pharmacy.
• Teach and instruct pharmacy and other multidisciplinary staff on relevant treatment populations including preparation treatment, and ongoing monitoring of medications involved for a broad range of common disease states.
• As needed, provide perpetual monitoring of assigned patients through chart investigation, discussion within the healthcare team to identify potential for and/or remediation of drug therapy.
• May round with the medical team as needed.
• Manage the daily pharmacy workload within the inpatient pharmacy.
• Directly supervise the work of pharmacy staff throughout the shift when applicable to ensure safe and accurate preparation, dispensing, and delivery of medications.
• Knowledgeable of all standard operating procedures (SOPs) governing the work of pharmacy staff to mitigate harm to patients and staff.
• Accurately document the monitoring of medication, medication management, potential adverse drug reactions, and similar outcomes through interventions in the electronic health record.
• Includes EPIC, Dose Edge, Omnicell documentation and maintains documentation compliant with state and federal drug…