Clinical Staff Pharmacist

Benefits Include:

Health, Dental, and Vision coverage - Competitive premiums

401K matching - we match 100% on the first 3% you contribute and then match 50% on the next 2% you contribute

Employee Assistance Program - A great resource when facing different situations in life! Confidential

Generous PTO

Flex Spending Account

Dependent Care

Short Term Disability - Employer Paid

Long Term Disability - Employer Paid

Basic Life Insurance & AD&D - Employer Paid

Voluntary Life Insurance

Benefits take effect the first day of the following month you are hired. 401k eligibility starts one month after all other benefits

Work schedule:

100% FTE. Day shift 10 hour days M-F four days per week with varying day off per week. Includes required participation in weeknight, weekend and holiday on call. After training period, this position is hybrid with a minimum of 50% on site work in Middleton, WI required.

POSITION SUMMARY

Performs clinical and distributive pharmacy activities and related services as they pertain to providing safe and effective home infusion therapies.

ESSENTIAL JOB KNOWLEDGE

• Coordinates and facilitates care of new and on service patients’ infusion needs through collaboration with prescribers and health system staff along with Care Direct team members and operations. 
• Practices the pharmacists’ patient care process in providing safe and effective drug therapy.
• Provides clinical and legal review of all new patient prescriptions. Maintains pharmacy records in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
• Collects and assesses relevant information to develop patient focused plan including medication appropriateness, medication reconciliation, and monitoring parameters including laboratory and clinical data. Provides recommendations to prescriber for plan alterations when appropriate to enhance outcomes associated with drug therapy.
• Provides medication consultations to patients and dispenses all medications and related supplies and equipment in accordance with federal and state laws and standards of practice which govern the profession of pharmacy and sterile compounding.
• Checks all medications, supplies, and equipment prior to dispensing from the pharmacy.
• Completes thorough and timely documentation of patient notes and charting in the organization’s electronic health record.
• Manages patient care as delegated by a physician through any written delegation agreements.
• Maintains clinical skills and knowledge of pharmacotherapy by reviewing the literature and attending in-services, seminars, and/or conferences. 
• Successfully completes initial and ongoing organizational and department education, training, and competency requirements.
• Infection Control: Understands, demonstrates, and follows organizational infection control guidelines (CDIC).
• Quality: Focuses on improving processes and champions efficiency in daily work activities.
• Safety: Promotes a culture of safety by taking accountability for individual actions, including but not limited to, promptly reporting errors or near misses via the organization’s occurrence reporting system and participating in developing improved safety processes, as appropriate. (ADM015, ADM016, OPS044, Mission Statement).
• Performs other duties as assigned.

JOB REQUIREMENTS 

Licenses:

• State of Wisconsin Professional licensure for Pharmacist

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in: Pharmacy 
• PharmD

Experience:

• Completion of a PGY-1 hospital residency or minimum of 2 years of recent experience in an acute care setting or one year of recent experience in home infusion therapy preferred. 
• Experience and strong knowledge base in intravenous admixture services and intravenous drug therapy preferred.

Miscellaneous:

• Individuals who are pharmacist vaccinators are required to be CPR certified. 
• Board certification in nutrition support required within the first year of employment. 
• Participation in weeknight and weekend on call shifts is required.

Learn more about UW Health Care Direct on our Career Site: UW Health Care Direct - UW Health - Remarkable Careers

Mission Statement: As healthcare providers, we expect to be the best at what we do and do what is right every time.  We hold ourselves accountable to safety, service, and compassion. Through these values, we strive to make a difference in the lives of our patients and employees.