St. Francis Hospital Memphis

Saint Francis Hospital Memphis is a 510-bed acute care hospital dedicated to providing high quality, compassionate care to the Mid-South community. As a comprehensive medical center, Saint Francis Hospital Memphis features a broad spectrum of tertiary and acute care, outpatient services and specialty areas including Women’s Services, Surgical Services, Bariatric Center of Excellence and Behavioral Health. Other acute care areas include Emergency Room, Critical Care, Med/ Surge and Telemetry. 

Pharmacist Full Time Days Position Summary

The clinical pharmacist will be a unit-based pharmacist that will verify the orders and provide clinical services for the area(s) for which they are assigned. They will be a drug information resource for the nurses, physicians, patients, and families.

Responsibilities

This individual’s responsibilities include (but are not limited to):-Order verification and performing medication profile reviews that should include but not limited to: checking for duplications, drug- drug and drug-food interactions, allergies, drug appropriateness, dosing, and frequency.-Check High Risk IVs, renal dose adjusting medications, IV to PO conversions, initiates/modifies/ discontinues therapy, and mediates black box warning interventions. -Provide for collaborative practice management as per facility-approved protocols for anticoagulation, parenteral nutrition, vancomycin and aminoglycoside consults, etc. -Assist with medication reconciliation and clarification of unsafe and unclear drug therapy orders.

Education

Required: Pharm. D. or BS in pharmacy

Experience

Required: 3 years or residency training or equivalent experience

Certification

Required: Pharmacy License; BLS within 30 days of hire; Preferred: Board Certification in Specialty area, CGP, ACLS, etc.