Clinical Pharmacist

JOB DUTIES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:

• Verifies/enters medication orders and prepares/dispenses medications
  
• Evaluates the appropriateness and effectiveness of the patient’s medications
  
• Facilitates the integration of medical literature, clinical guidelines, and best practice to support clinical decision making and quality outcomes
  
• Consults with providers in selecting medication therapy that best meets the needs of the patient and contributes to overall therapy goals
  
• Manages pharmacy driven collaborative drug therapy protocols
  
• Administers vaccines in select areas
  
• Provides education on medications to patients, families, and staff
  
• Preceptor for pharmacy residents and students in experiential rotations
  
• Participates in multidisciplinary team meetings 
  
• Documents medication interventions in the patient’s electronic health record and clinical decision support system
  
• Works collaboratively with other pharmacy services to optimize care and the patient experience 
  

EDUCATION: Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy required. Completion of an accredited ASHP Residency Program preferred. 

LICENSE/CERTIFICATION/REGISTRY: Licensure as a registered pharmacist in good standing in Montana required. Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties certification preferred. 

Aptitudes: Demonstrated ability to work efficiently and use time wisely. Ability to effectively manage multiple tasks at the same time. Possession of cognitive, organizational and emotional abilities to deal effectively with multiple tasks, deadlines, difficult situations and/or customer needs.  Ability to handle these situations in a calm and courteous manner that contributes to the overall efficiency and productivity of the pharmacy. Ability to prioritize workload to ensure emergent and stat workload are completed in a timely manner. Demonstrated flexibility, adaptability and creativity in dealing with a variety of workload situations and demands. Demonstrated ability to work effectively with a wide variety of people with different sociological and educational backgrounds. Demonstrated interpersonal skills and writing skills necessary to communicate effectively with physicians and various other hospital personnel regarding medication use and drug information. Demonstrated high level of mental acuity and intelligence. Demonstrated high level of motivation to keep current with drug information and current trends in pharmacy. Demonstrated analytical skills to determine drug appropriateness and evaluate drug interactions. Ability to collect pertinent clinical data, analyze results, make recommendations and follow-up on recommended actions. Demonstrated ability to use sound judgement in dealing with complex situations. Provides logical and effective course of action while recognizing limitations of knowledge and experience in response to issues involving pharmaceutical care or pharmacy procedures. Must have knowledge of and ability to efficiently utilize technology in the practice of pharmacy