What are the responsibilities and job description for the Clinical Pharmacist position at CommonSpirit Health?
As the community’s only not-for-profit faith-based healthcare system; Dignity Health Nevada has been guided by the vision and core values of the Adrian Dominican Sisters for more than 70 years. As the Henderson and Las Vegas communities grow Dignity Health-St. Rose Dominican facilities and its more than 3400 employees will continue the Sisters’ mission of serving people in need. St. Rose Dominican is a member of Dignity Health one of the nation’s largest healthcare systems a 22-state network of more than 9000 physicians 60000 employees and 400 care centers including hospitals urgent and occupational care imaging and surgery centers home health and primary care clinics. Headquartered in San Francisco Dignity Health is dedicated to providing compassionate high-quality and affordable patient-centered care with special attention to the poor and underserved. You can also follow us on Twitter and Facebook.
Responsibilities
Position Summary:
Under the general supervision of the Market Director of Pharmacy Services the clinical staff pharmacist assures prompt and accurate delivery of medication to patients. Physicians orders and patient medication profile are reviewed processed and checked. Drug information is provided to health care professionals and patients to assist in providing accurate drug therapy. The clinical staff pharmacist monitors drug therapy for patients and intervenes when necessary. Administrative duties delegated by the Market Director of Pharmacy Services or the Clinical Coordinator are accurately and promptly completed. Appropriately perform duties of the Pharmacy Management Team in case of their absence. The scope of services provided by the clinical Staff Pharmacists shall include accurate order entry accessing allergy information clinical interventions medication dosing renal dosing hyperalimentation preparation and medication counseling. The needs of patients served by the Staff Clinical Pharmacist shall include skilled nursing psychiatry substance abuse and rehabilitation.
- Demonstrates the ability to understand the unique infant/child adolescent adult and geriatric population and effectively meets those needs relative to growth assessment and development of the patients.
- Maintains a cordial and professional work environment.
Qualifications
Minimum:
- The Clinical Staff Pharmacist must be a graduate of an American Council of Pharmaceutical Education approved College of Pharmacy.
- Earns 30 units of continued education every two years as required by the Nevada State Board of Pharmacy.
- Must be professionally competent and appropriately licensed by the Nevada State Board of Pharmacy.
- CT CPRBLS - Basic Life Support - AHA within 6 months of date of hire.
Preferred Qualifications:
- BCPS Certification
- CT CPRACLS - Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support - AHA
