Pharmacist - Clinical Specialist, Institutional

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MO-SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Wentzville
Worker Type:
Regular
Job Highlights:
As a behavioral health pharmacist at SSM Health, you would play a vital role in ensuring the safe and effective use of medications for patients with mental health conditions. Your responsibilities would include conducting medication therapy management, collaborating with healthcare providers to optimize treatment plans, and providing education to patients and their families. Experience in behavioral health is highly preferred.
Schedule: Full-time, benefits-eligible position, day shift.
This role is eligible for a $15,000 sign-on bonus.**
**Sign on bonuses are for external qualified candidates. Internal candidates, please check with your recruiter to see what options are available for you.
Job Summary:
Optimizes patient care by promoting rational, safe, and cost-effective drug therapy by developing and providing clinical services in their area of expertise. Conducts drug therapy monitoring, drug formulary reviews, and makes pharmaceutical interventions with the goal of reducing adverse events. Educates and trains pharmacy staff, pharmacy residents, students and other members of the healthcare team as appropriate for the site.
Job Responsibilities and Requirements:
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provides pharmaceutical care in their specialty practice area which may include: review and evaluation of patient drug/medical history, providing drug therapy recommendations to optimize care, providing drug information, evaluating medical literature, rounding with other healthcare providers, drug utilization reviews, patient counseling and order entry/verification/dispensing.
• Plans, implements, performs and measures the clinical processes which improve treatment outcomes, minimize adverse drug events and contributes to quality and financial outcomes. Coordinates DUEs, analyzes trends and evaluates data to be synthesized into reports for action by committees.
• Creates a culture of learning and sharing that supports the development of a qualified clinical staff through coaching, motivation, and empowerment. Implements staff development on clinical processes and participates in the training of pharmacists, pharmacy residents, pharmacy students, and healthcare providers as appropriate for the site.
• Promotes interdisciplinary teamwork including development and implementation of clinical pathways and protocols that promote appropriate medication safety and medication utilization using best practice, evidence-based recommendations.
• 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

• Two years experience or completion of PGY1 residency

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.

Licenses / Certifications:
Board Certified Ambulatory Care Pharmacist (BCACP) - Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS), Board Certified Ambulatory Care Pharmacist (BCACP) - Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS), Board Certified Cardiology Pharmacist (BCCP) - Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS), Board Certified Critical Care Pharmacist (BCCCP) - Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS), Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist (BCGP) - Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS), Board Certified Infectious Diseases Pharmacist (BCIDP) - Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS), Board Certified Nuclear Pharmacist (BCNP) - Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS), Board Certified Nutrition Support Pharmacist (BCNSP) - Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS), Board Certified Oncology Pharmacist (BCOP) - Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS), Board Certified Pediatric Pharmacy Specialist (BCPPS) - Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS), Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BCPS) - Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS), Board Certified Psychiatric Pharmacist (BCPP) - Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS), Board Certified Sterile Compounding Pharmacist (BCSCP) - Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS), Board Certified Transplant Pharmacist (BCTXP) - Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS), Certified Specialty Pharmacist (CSP) - Specialty Pharmacy Certification Board (SPCB), FUTURE - Board Certified Ambulatory Care Pharmacist (BCACP) within 28 months - Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS), FUTURE - Board Certified Cardiology Pharmacist (BCCP) within 28 months - Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS), FUTURE - Board Certified Critical Care Pharmacist (BCCCP) within 28 months - Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS), FUTURE - Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist (BCGP) within 28 months - Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS), FUTURE - Board Certified Infectious Diseases Pharmacist (BCIDP) within 28 months - Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS), FUTURE - Board Certified Nuclear Pharmacist (BCNP) within 28 months - Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS), FUTURE - Board Certified Nutrition Support Pharmacist (BCNSP) within 28 months - Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS), FUTURE - Board Certified Oncology Pharmacist (BCOP) within 28 months - Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS), FUTURE - Board Certified Pediatric Pharmacy Specialist (BCPPS) within 28 months - Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS), FUTURE - Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BCPS) within 28 months - Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS) {+ 10 more}
Work Shift:
Day Shift (United States of America)
Job Type:
Employee
Department:
3914020002 SJ-WZ OP BHS Pharmac
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40
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