Clinical Pharmacist, Acute Hospital

Facility Name: Frye Regional Medical Center

Position: Clinical Pharmacist, Acute Hospital

schedule: Weekdays and rotating weekend and Holidays 

Shift: Full Time Days 

Your experience matters:

 Frye Regional Medical Center is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. As a Clinical Pharmacist joining our team, you're embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

More about our team: 

Frye Regional Medical Center employs more than 1500 professional and clinical staff. Our medical center is a 355-bed acute care facility which offers a broad array of inpatient and outpatient care. Frye Regional Medical Center provides patients with a full range of services to meet the healthcare needs of our community. We believe our employees are our most valuable assets in accomplishing this goal and we have made great strides to ensure employee satisfaction. If you are passionate about changing lives, we are looking for you!

What we are Looking for:

We are looking for a dynamic Clinical Pharmacist who is passionate about helping others and is a team player!

Why join us:

We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers

• Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
•  Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
•  Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
•  Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
• Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities

Position Summary 

 The Clinical Pharmacist is responsible for coordinating, on a day-to-day basis, the provision of high quality, comprehensive pharmaceutical care to patients in accordance with established regulations and procedures. This includes clinical activities to enhance patient safety and quality. Some drug distribution duties will be required. Frye Regional Medical Center is dedicated to making communities healthier and being a champion of patient care.

Essential Functions:

• Collaborate with physicians and other healthcare professionals to optimize medication therapy for patients. 

• Completes critical patient monitoring and reviews patient profile/chart to identify, prevent, or mitigate drug-related problems including interpreting laboratory data and recommending changes as needed. 

• Documents all clinical activities and interventions accurately and completely. 

• Partners as an active member of multidisciplinary team and collaborate with healthcare providers within decentralized patient care areas to provide patient centered care 

• Participating in the management of medical emergencies 

• Provides patient counseling as appropriate 

• Dedicates at least 50% of time on antimicrobial stewardship. 

• Completes critical patient monitoring and reviews patient profile/chart to identify, prevent, or mitigate drug related problems 

• Participates in codes 

• Serves as a member on at least one hospital committee. 

• Initiate or participate in quality improvement projects and recommend updates/modifications as necessary to optimize pharmacy services. 

• Coordinate pharmacotherapy activities and education opportunities for department pharmacists and other healthcare professionals. 

• Maintains proficiency in preceptor roles and actively emulates education/mentorship skills 

• Maintains proficiency and actively engages in central dispensing functions and operations programs 

• Monitors drug therapy regimens for accuracy, contraindications, duplications, drug-drug interactions, drug-food interactions, allergies, and appropriateness of drug, dose, and frequency. 

• Provides education, inservices, and training to other staff and pharmacy students as indicated. 

• Other duties as assigned, hours scheduled, and assignments may change to meet departmental needs

• ORGANIZATIONAL EXPECTATIONS 

• Provides positive and professional representation of the organization. 

• Promotes a culture of safety for patients and employees through proper identification, reporting, documentation, and prevention. 

• Maintains competency and knowledge of current standards of practice, trends, and developments in related scope of role or practice. 

• Maintains compliance with organization's policy, as well as established practices, protocols, and procedures. 

• Completes with organizational and regulatory policies, as well as established practices, protocols, and procedures of the position, department, and applicable professional standards. 

• Completes with organizational and regulatory policies for handling confidential patient information. 

• Demonstrates excellent customer service through his/her attitude and actions, consistent with the standards contained in the Vision, Mission, and Values of the organization. 

• Adheres to professional standards, hospital policies and procedures, federal, state, and local requirements and the TJC standards and or standards from other accrediting bodies

Required Skills:

Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.

Education/ Certification 

• Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy OR Doctor of Pharmacy from an accredited College of Pharmacy (required) 

•  Current NC pharmacy license (required) 

•  Completion of accredited PGY1 residency program or 3-5 years of equivalent clinical experience 

•  BCPS and Antimicrobial Stewardship certification (preferred) 

• BLS and ACLS required within 120 days of start date 

EEOC Statement

Frye Regional Medical Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Frye Regional Medical Center is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.