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Clinical Pharmacy Specialist – Antimicrobial Stewardship/Infectious Disease
Job Summary
1. Maintains a professional image and exhibits excellent customer relations to patients, visitors, physicians, and co-workers in accordance with our Service Excellence Standards and Core Values.
2. Exhibits and conveys the message of the Service Excellence Standards, Value of Caring, Value of the Person, Value of Quality, and the Value of Integrity in every interaction.
3. Works as a team member with a positive attitude when interacting with other department employees including pharmacy students and residents in addition to other hospital personnel.
4. Knowledgeable in medications and exhibits the clinical and professional skills to positively interact with physicians, nurses, residents, students, and other health care practitioners.
5. Knows and follows institutional pharmacy policies and procedures and medication policies and procedures.
6. Knows and follows state and federal laws regarding dispensing of medications.
7. Accurately interprets and enters medication orders in the computer for drug administration.
8. Contacts the provider in a timely manner when there is a concern about a medication order as needed.
9. Works primarily in a decentralized model providing comprehensive clinical pharmacy services including but not limited to pharmacokinetics, drug dosing consultations, and adult parenteral nutrition management.
10. Provide drug information, drug therapy recommendations, and education to physicians, nurses, patients, pharmacy staff, pharmacy residents and students related to assigned clinical areas.
11. Reporting of adverse drug events (ADE) within assigned clinical areas.
12. Development of department educational/monitoring tools and in-services to promote continued growth of clinical Pharmacy services and up to date practice as it pertains assigned clinical areas.
14. Assist with protocol development as necessary related to assigned clinical areas.
15. Participate in hospital committees related to assigned clinical areas where pharmacy involvement is needed.
16. Review appropriate use of medications to include optimization of use and cost considerations.
17. Contribute to the continued development of the practice of the profession of pharmacy.
Work Schedule:Â Full Time; 80 hours biweekly
Qualifications /Training:
•   PGY1, required
•   Ability to work independently, required
•   Licenses/Certifications/Registrations/Education:
•   Baccalaureate degree or PharmD Degree from an accredited school of pharmacy, required
•   Current, unrestricted license to practice pharmacy in the state of South Carolina
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Founded in 1906, McLeod Health is a locally owned and managed, not for profit organization supported by the strength of more than 900 members on its medical staff and more than 2,900 licensed nurses. McLeod Health is also composed of approximately 15,000 team members and more than 90 physician practices throughout its 18-county service area. With seven hospitals, McLeod Health operates three Health and Fitness Centers, a Sports Medicine and Outpatient Rehabilitation Center, Hospice and Home Health Services. The system currently has 988 licensed beds, including Hospice and Behavioral Health. The hospitals within McLeod Health include: McLeod Regional Medical Center, McLeod Health Dillon, McLeod Health Loris, McLeod Health Seacoast, McLeod Health Cheraw, McLeod Health Clarendon and McLeod Behavioral Health. Â
If you would enjoy working in a dynamic environment and are looking for an opportunity to become part of a stellar team of professionals, we invite you to apply online today. We are an equal opportunity employer.
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