Pharmacist Clinical, Ambulatory (H)

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MO-SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis

Worker Type : Regular

Job Highlights :

Anticoagulation Clinical Pharmacist

Responsible for managing anticoagulation therapy to optimize patient outcomes while ensuring safe, effective, and evidence-based care. Key responsibilities include :

Develop individualized, evidence-based dosing and monitoring plans for patients on warfarin and direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs).

Work under collaborative practice agreement to independently implement patient care plans.

Assess INR values and other relevant laboratory results, identifying and resolving drug-related issues such as interactions, changes in health status, and adherence challenges.

Provide safe perioperative anticoagulation recommendations for patients undergoing procedures, collaborating closely with providers, surgeons, and patients to minimize risk.

Communicate effectively with interdisciplinary healthcare teams and maintain accurate, timely documentation within the electronic medical record.

Job Summary :

Assumes an active role to provide patient care through comprehensive medication reviews and / or targeted disease-specific interventions.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements :

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

Gathers necessary data to promote patient safety by ensuring that each relevant medication is indicated, effective, safe, and that the patient is adherent to therapy.

Improves patient-specific drug therapy and therapeutic problems by evaluating the appropriateness of drug therapy, assessing effectiveness, and identifying potential interactions or adverse effects.

Assesses relevant patient-specific medical problems, prioritizes medical problems based on urgency and severity, and identifies preventive and health maintenance issues as needed. May design a drug therapy plan for patient-specific problems and persuasively justifies recommendations.

Provides enhanced patient care through detailed counseling on medications and disease states, adherence assessment, medication cost analysis, review of immunization status, and communication with patients, providers, and pharmacy.

Provides consultation to other health care professionals if requested.

For Specialty Pharmacy Only : Conducts patient counseling and monitoring as required by the patient management program.

For Specialty Pharmacy Only : Participates in the quality management program to facilitate continuous process improvement initiatives and quality improvement projects.

Precept pharmacy students and residents, as applicable.

Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.

Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

• Pharmacy degree (Pharm.D; Bachelor of Pharmacy) from an accredited school of pharmacy

EXPERIENCE

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Frequent lifting / carrying and pushing / pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.

Frequent sitting, standing, walking, reaching and repetitive foot / leg and hand / arm movements.

Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.

Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.

Frequent keyboard use / data entry.

Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting and gripping.

Occasional lifting / carrying and pushing / pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.

Rare climbing.

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND / OR CERTIFICATIONS

Resuscitation Certification Requirement : Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider (BLS HCP) required within 90 day of employment. Other resuscitation certifications may be required dependent on department.

State of Work Location : Illinois

Pharmacist, Registered - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)

State of Work Location : Missouri

Pharmacist - Missouri Division of Professional Registration

State of Work Location : Oklahoma

Pharmacist - Oklahoma State Board of Pharmacy

State of Work Location : Wisconsin

Pharmacist - Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services

Work Shift :

Day Shift (United States of America)

Job Type : Employee

Department :

3903000100 Anticoagulation Clinic

Scheduled Weekly Hours :

20

Benefits :

SSM Health values our exceptional employees by offering a comprehensive benefits package to fit their needs.

Paid Parental Leave : we offer eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).

Flexible Payment Options : our voluntary benefit offered through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday.

Upfront Tuition Coverage : we provide upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.

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