CLINICAL PHARMACY COORD

Company:	HealthEast Care System Company Profile \| Current Opportunities (132)
Job Location(s):	st. Paul
Employment Term:	Regular
Employment Type	Full Time
Start Date:	As soon as possible
Starting Salary Range:	Not Provided
Required Experience:	Open
Related Categories:	Healthcare - Pharmacy/Laboratory

Position Description

Requisition Number:	BH-7277
Job Title:	CLINICAL PHARMACY COORD
Site Overview:	Bethesda Hospital - Bethesda Hospital in St. Paul is a 130-bed Long Term Acute Care Hospital (LTACH) that provides comprehensive, aggressive acute medical care. Bethesda helps reinvent lives affected by severe illness or injury in the areas of complex medical and respiratory care. They also provide the regions leading comprehensive medical and behavioral care for brain injury and dementia patients. With an average stay of 30 days, patients and staff have time to develop relationships that promote the healing process. Bethesda offers a holistic healing environment where patients receive cutting-edge medical treatment, focused on a interdependent teaming approach that heals not only the body, but the mind and spirit as well.
Department Overview:	PHARMACY Provides inpatient pharmacy services to a complex patient population.
Work Location:	Bethesda Hospital
Contract:	Non-contract
Job Category:	Pharmacy
Specific Area of Interest:	Clinical Pharmacist
City:	St Paul
Shift:	Day
Authorized Hours - Minimum: Per Two Weeks	80
Authorized Hours - Maximum: Per Two Weeks	80
Work Hours: Work Hours/Schedule (For Example: 7:00am-3:30pm or Every other weekend)	0800 - 1630 Mon through Friday
Primary Function: & Major Responsibilities	Plans, organizes, coordinates and performs clinical activities of the base hospital pharmacy and supports the clinical departments of the other HealthEast pharmacies. Develops clinical service programs that include assessment, monitoring and outcomes related to patient drug therapy per department policies and procedures. Submits report to director describing clinical interventions, results and trends, overall program progress and goals according to department policies. Assists in the development of written policies and procedures for all aspects of clinical pharmacy services to ensure the quality of the program. Maintains drug information files / pharmacy library to ensure that the literature is current and accurate. Directs the investigational drug and clinical research activities of the department to enhance and promote rational and safe drug therapy. Assists in the development and maintenance of the drug formulary to objectively facilitate the evaluation and selection of appropriate drug products. Plans, develops and provides drug information services and in-service education programs for physicians, nurses and other health care professionals to enhance professional knowledge and patient care. Plans, organizes and coordinates undergraduate pharmacy and graduate clinical education programs to enhance the clinical knowledge of the staff and improve the clinical programs of the department. Coordinates, writes and edits the HealthEast newsletters to disseminate appropriate and current drug information to HealthEast physicians and related staff. Performs distributive functions as assigned to support the staffing needs of the department, enhance own abilities as a pharmacist, and enhance liaison abilities with the staff pharmacists. Is an active member of the Pharmacy and Therapeutics and other committees as deemed appropriate by the director to maintain working relationships with the physicians and other hospital staff, and to disseminate appropriate drug information.
Qualifications:	Education: Pharm degree or BS degree with equivalent clinical experience required. Completion of PGY1 pharmacy residency preferred. Minnesota licensure required Special Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Proficient communication skills Strong problem solving skills; Strong attention to detail Knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to patients of all age groups (neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric) served by the Pharmacy. Knowledge of the principles of growth and development through the life span. Ability to assess data reflective of the patient’s status, interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient’s needs in relation to age, and provide the care needed as described in the Pharmacy Policies & Procedures.
Regular/Temporary Status:	Regular
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Position Status:	Full Time
Employee Referral Bonus Eligible:	Yes	$1000
Sign-On Bonus:	Yes