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Clinical Pharmacist II

The Clinical Staff Pharmacist provides comprehensive pharmaceutical care through service excellence, clinical services, education of patients, staff and colleagues, and integrated drug distribution. The clinical pharmacist provides clinical services within the scope and policies of the hospital by monitoring drug therapy regimens for contraindications, drug-drug interactions, drug-food interactions, allergies, adverse reactions and appropriateness of drug, dosage form, regimen, route, and therapeutic duplications.

General Responsibilities:

• Regularly profile patient medication orders, and support distributive functions as needed.
• Interprets medication orders (verbal, written, or computerized order entry) and transcribes or verifies orders on medication patient profile accurately.
• Monitors drug therapy regimens for contraindications, drug-drug interactions, drug-food interactions, allergies, adverse reactions, and appropriateness of drug, dosage form, regimen, route, and therapeutic duplications.
• Maintains the hospital's drug formulary by minimizing non-formulary procurements, utilizing therapeutic substitution protocols, and promoting rational drug therapy selection.
• Participates in continuing education programs, meetings, training programs, and related activities as required.
• Participates in the Quality Improvement and Medication Use Review activities of the department.
• Collects data, conducts inspections, and maintains logs and other documentation as assigned.
• Supervises and directs the pharmacy's support personnel.
• Verifies the accuracy of all compounding, IV admixtures, and Pyxis fills and loads by the technician.
• In the absence of the Director of Pharmacy, a Clinical Staff Pharmacist II may be required to assume the essential responsibilities and perform the duties of the Director of Pharmacy.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree in pharmacy required (BS Pharm). Doctor of Pharmacy preferred (PharmD).
• One (1) year minimum, three (3) years preferred of acute care experience.
• Residency/fellowship in the field of specialty is desired and will count as 2 years' experience.
• Current and active Pharmacist License in the State of Florida required.
• Strong proficiency in computer literacy including but not limited to MS Office, Pharmacy clinical systems (Cerner), and Pyxis technologies.
• Board Certification (BPS) or other certification that meets ASHP preceptor qualifications relevant to intended area of focus preferred.
• Board Certification (BPS) in Critical Care, ID, or Cardiology preferred.

About Universal Health Services:

One of the nation's largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. has built an impressive record of achievement and performance, growing since its inception into a Fortune 500 corporation. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has 99,000 employees. Through its subsidiaries, UHS operates 28 acute care hospitals, 331 behavioral health facilities, 60 outpatient and other facilities in 39 U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

EEO Statement:

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.