• Pharmacist Clinical, Ambulatory (H)

    SSM Health (St. Louis, MO)


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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

    + No experience required

    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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