Clinical Pharmacist Downtown- 3rd Shift
University of Iowa

The pharmacist in this position carries out the pharmacy practice responsibilities for the Department of Pharmaceutical Care at the Medical Center Downtown, with a focus of providing service during the overnight shift on weekdays.

Position Responsibilities

• Responsible for the operation of a hospital pharmacy that provides a full complement of drug therapy monitoring, drug dispensing and quality control services for all patient care units.

• Serve as pharmacist responsible for complete review of patients', medication therapy for appropriateness, which includes screening for drug-drug and drug-food interactions, drug-disease contraindications; adverse drug reaction detection and reporting; pharmacokinetic evaluation of serum drug levels and patient-specific laboratory data; communicating with medical staff to recommend drug therapy modifications (i.e., changes in drug, dose, route or timing of administration); implementing Pharmacy and Therapeutics Subcommittee approved criteria for safe and cost-effective medication use across the continuum of care.

• Respond to drug information questions form UIHC health care professionals.

• Assure adherence to all investigational drug studies dispensed for patient care.

• Ensure quality of the medication distribution system, including all drug products and informational materials issued by the Pharmacy.

• Ensure that all service transactions conducted by the pharmacy are fully authorized and properly documented as required by federal, state and hospital regulations.

• Responsible for selecting and adjusting medication doses when applicable, including dosage calculation, order writing, initiation of laboratory order requests, laboratory data interpretation, and facilitation of dosage changes.

• Maintain effective working relationships with other members of the healthcare team.

• Other duties as assigned.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED

Supervision is received from the Pharmacy Manager, a Pharmacy Supervisor, or other designated official.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED

Functional and administrative supervision is exercised over support staff and students.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Education Requirements
  
  • Pharm. D. (Doctor of Pharmacy) degree or Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy and one year of applicable experience is required.
  
  Experience Requirements
  
  • Current licensure by the Iowa Board of Pharmacy Examiners is required.
  
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required.
  
  Desired Qualifications
  
  • Health system pharmacy experience is desirable.
  
  • Satisfactory completion of an ASHP-accredited residency in hospital pharmacy practice is desirable.
  
  • Additional training or certification (i.e., specialized residency and/or board certification in an area of practice) is desirable.
  

Application Process

In order to be considered for an interview, applicants must upload the following documents and mark them as a "Relevant File" to the submission:

• Resume
• Cover Letter

Job openings are posted for a minimum of 14 calendar days and may be removed from posting and filled any time after the original posting period has ended.
Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential/education verification. Up to 5 professional references will be requested at a later step in the recruitment process.
For additional questions, please contact Emilio Villagrana or emilio-villagrana@uiowa.edu

Additional Information

• Classification Title: Clinical Pharmacist
• Appointment Type: SEIU
• Schedule: Full-time
• Work Modality Options: On Campus

Compensation

• Pay Level: 11
• Starting Salary Minimum: 107,870
• Starting Salary Maximum: 170,481

Contact Information

• Organization: Healthcare
• Contact Name: Emilio Villagrana
• Contact Email: emilio-villagrana@uiowa.edu

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