Clinical Inpatient Pharmacist

About Penn Medicine

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The Opportunity: Clinical Inpatient Pharmacist

The Clinical Inpatient Pharmacist is responsible and accountable for the provision of safe, effective, and prompt medication therapy. This role provides support of centralized and decentralized medication-use systems and collaborates with physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, and other members of the healthcare team to deliver optimal medication therapy to patients with a broad range of disease states. Pharmaceutical care services include, but are not limited to, assessing patient needs, incorporating age and disease specific characteristics into drug therapy and patient education, adjusting care according to patient response, and providing clinical interventions to detect, mitigate, and prevent medication adverse events. The Clinical Inpatient Pharmacist also provides medication and practice-related education/training by serving as a preceptor for doctor of pharmacy students and PGY1 pharmacy residents.

Key Responsibilities

• Facilitate pharmaceutical care services, direct patient care programs, and medication utilization systems within assigned services and care areas, ensuring alignment with patient care needs, evidence-based best practices, and regulatory standards.
• Communicate effectively and appropriately with healthcare providers and caregivers (physicians, nurses, etc.) to ensure continuity of pharmaceutical care between shifts and among staff.
• Identify, design, and implement improvements in the medication-use system to advance patient safety, maximize therapeutic outcomes, or control costs.
• Design and direct high-value pharmacy services, including medication selection, adverse event education/reporting, therapeutic endpoint monitoring, IV to PO conversion, renal dosing for targeted drugs, patient education, and quality indicator monitoring.
• Develop appropriate monitoring activities and documentation to reflect the scope of services provided, collaborating with other health care professionals to design and implement pharmacy services consistent with departmental and hospital goals.
• Maintain current knowledge on issues and therapies in clinical pharmacy practice.
• Serve as an educational resource for pharmacy students, residents, and other health professionals.
• Participate in pharmacy operations, medication dispensing, and oversee pharmacy technician activities, maintaining proficiency in hospital computer systems and pharmacy automation technology.
• Provide leadership representing pharmacy on hospital multidisciplinary committees.

Education, Training, and Experience

• Doctor of Pharmacy degree from an accredited pharmacy school.
• PGY1 pharmacy residency or equivalent experience required.
• Board certification preferred.
• Active PA Pharmacist license.

Why Join Penn Medicine?

Penn Medicine believes that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program, including one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Our employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission, continuously making medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives.

Key skills/competency

• Clinical Pharmacy
• Medication Therapy Management
• Patient Safety
• Pharmaceutical Care
• Drug Utilization Review
• Healthcare Collaboration
• Pharmacist Licensure
• PGY1 Residency
• Pharmacy Operations
• Clinical Interventions