Clinical Pharmacist
Job Description
Position Summary
Clinical pharmacist provide pharmaceutical care to patients by monitoring drug therapies, reviewing medication orders, providing drug information; In addition, clinical pharmacists provide clinical guidance to pharmacy and health care staff.
Summary of Main Duties
• Consistently complies with UHS policies, procedures and practices.
• Completes and maintains all regulatory requirements including: licensure and certification and other mandatory training within established time frames.
• Able to evaluate, identify, prevent and manage drug-related problems.
• Assume responsibility for patient-specific pharmacotherapy plan to ensure optimal outcomes.
• Assists medical staff with the selection of evidence- based drug therapy and patient monitoring
• Evaluates medications orders and patient medication profiles for drug appropriateness review.
• Performs drug reconciliations, monitor for duplication of therapy, allergies, adverse reactions, appropriate formulary alternatives and identifies medications.
• Recommends changes in medication therapy based on appropriateness and medication management initiatives (example: policies)
• Demonstrates sound judgments, good decision making and conclusions
• Calculates and confirms pharmaceutical dosage calculations(pediatric doses, IV admixtures, chemotherapy, etc.).
• Identifies and capable of using resources to ensure safe medication practices.
• Report and investigate adverse drug reaction and medication errors to ensure safe medication use system.
• Maintains professional knowledge by attending lectures, seminars or on-line education units.
• Participates in departmental competency examinations.
• Shares drug information accurately with physicians and other health care workers.
• Responds to physician, health care workers and patient drug related questions appropriately.
• Researches drug information using appropriate resources.
• Provides in- service education to nurses, pharmacy staff and other health care worker as needed.
• Represents pharmacy in appropriate committees.
• Maintain proper documentation on patient profiles or prescriptions.
• Maintain progress notes and care plans documentation.
• Responsible for documenting all intervention in appropriate format.
• Actively participates in patient care rounds with other members of the healthcare team
• Counsels patients/nurses with clear and accurate instructions.
• Accepts and adjusts to changes in departmental procedures.
• Effectively communicate with physicians and nurses by delivering timely information pertaining to pharmaceutical care.
• Other related duties as assigned.
Responsibilities
Position Requirements/Qualifications
Education: BSc or Doctor of Pharmacy (Phar.D.) degree from an
accredited college of pharmacy.
Experience: BSc. Degree at least 3 years of experience as a clinical pharmacist. Doctor of Pharmacy degree (Pharma D) at least 1 year experience as a clinical pharmacist. Post baccalaureate Pharm D at least 1 year experience as a clinical pharmacist. Post baccalaureate M.S. at least 1 year experience as a clinical pharmacist.
Desired: a post graduate qualification in clinical pharmacy
(Preferably Master Degree)
Licenses/Registration
• Must have a valid UAE MOH Evaluation.
Position criteria Other Skills/Abilities
• Dispensary experience working in a complex healthcare environment such as hospital or large clinical setting.
• Experience in meeting KPI’s
Other Skills/Abilities
• Must have a good computer skills ability to communicate clearly, knowledge in drug information and research. Ability to provide direction for pharmacy support staff as requested by Senior Pharmacist.
• Ability to use computer for 6-9 hrs, ability to stand for long time in patient care round.
