Department Overview

The purpose of this position is to provide the services of a licensed pharmacist which includes the responsibility for the safe and proper distribution and use of drugs in inpatients and outpatients who range in age from neonates, infants less than one year of age, children and adolescents ages 10-18, adults ages 19-65 and the elderly over age 65. This position is to function at higher decision making levels regarding drug therapy, proactively affecting drug use by making recommendations at the time prescribing decisions are being made or, in some cases, making independent decisions about drug therapy in cooperation with other health team members.This is a flexible model where traditionally centralized functions, such as order entry/verifications, will become part of decentralized practice as the technology associated with patient care evolves.

Function/Duties of Position

• Identifies, resolves and documents complex therapeutic problems, demonstrating advanced knowledge and application of this knowledge to a specific patient population.
• Responds accurately to requests for drug information from physicians, nurses, patients and patient's families; independently reviews and interprets the literature and applies this information to specific patient care situations.
• Monitors therapeutic response and adverse effects of medications to guide drug therapy. Consults with provider when questions or problems are identified and documents activies in the patient medical record. Appropriately reports all adverse drug reactions, drug defects, and medication errors.
• Supervise the activities and assume responsibility for all duties being performed by technicians, students, interns, and residents and monitors and evaluates their performance.
• Interprets and evaluates physician's orders and prescriptions for accuracy, completeness and appropriateness. Documents activities of clinical decision or medication distribution issues that are not in line with the standard of practice, require follow-up, or continued monitoring/evaluation. Verify the accuracy and appropriateness of medications prepared and dispensed from the central pharmacy.

Required Qualifications

• BS in Pharmacy or Pharm.D. PLUS PGY-1 Practice Residency or Specialist Certification (BCCCP, BCPS, etc) 
• Inpatient hospital pharmacy practice: Ability to meet the pharmaceutical care needs of the following patient care types: Critical Care, acute care,emergency medicin, psychiatric, rehabilitiaion, skilled nursing, long-term care, obstetric, oncology, chemically dependent, HIV, home care, hospice. 
• Demonstrates the ability to:
  • Enforce pharmaceutical care principles safely and accurately
  • Make age-related modification of drug therapy
  • Make disease-related modification of drug therapy
  • Evaluate medical literature
  • Work independently without minimal direct supervision
  • Handle multiple tasks and frequent interruptions
  • Communicate effectively both formally and infomrally, including presentations
  • Project manage
  • Work with a team professionally and collaboratively
  • Set priorities to respond quickly to emergent situations/requests
  • Work cooperatively with health-system and pharmacy staff
  • Communicate effectively and professionally (orally and in writing)
  • Perform work accurately with attention to detail
  • Exercise sound professional judgement
  • Perform systematic problem solving
  • Enforce practice guidelines,standards, and medication related policies
  • Make critical decisions
  • Perform key computuer related skills including use of the EMR, common word processing, spreadsheet, medical literature and medicatioin databases

• Licensure in the State of Oregon

Preferred Qualifications

• PGY-2 Specialty Residency
• Specialist Certifications (BCPS, BCCCP, etc)
• Vaccination certification
• Teaching Certificate
• ACLS/BLS certification

All are welcome

Oregon Health & Science University values a diverse and culturally competent workforce. We are proud of our commitment to being an equal opportunity, affirmative action organization that does not discriminate against applicants on the basis of any protected class status, including disability status and protected veteran status. Individuals with diverse backgrounds and those who promote diversity and a culture of inclusion are encouraged to apply. To request reasonable accommodation contact the Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Department at 503-494-5148 or aaeo@ohsu.edu.