Critical Care Pharmacist - Relief

Department Overview

The purpose of this position is to provide the services of a licensed pharmacist which includes theresponsibility for the safe and proper distribution and use of drugs in inpatients and outpatients who range inage 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 drugtherapy, proactively affecting drug use by making recommendations at the time prescribing decisions are beingmade or, in some cases, making independent decisions about drug therapy in cooperation with other healthteam members.This is a flexible model where traditionally centralized functions, such as orderentry/verifications, will become part of decentralized practice as the technology associated with patient careevolves.

Relief employees must be available to work at least four (4) days per pay period as determined according to the department needs

Function/Duties of Position

• Identifies, resolves and documents complex therapeutic problems,demonstrating advanced knowledge and application of this knowledge to aspecific patient population.

• Responds accurately to requests for drug information from physicians, nurses,patients and patient's families; independently reviews and interprets theliterature and applies this information to specific patient care situations.

• Monitors therapeutic response and adverse effects of medications to guidedrug therapy. Consults with provider when questions or problems areidentified and documents activies in the patient medical record. Appropriatelyreports 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.

• Influences standards of therapy by forming peer level relationships with attending medical staff members; is recognized as a drug authority in their practice area by physicians, nurses and pharmacists.

• Assists in the development of treatment guidelines to be used in patients withspecific diagnosis. Documents activities in the patient medical record,pharmacy monitoring profile, drug use evaluation data collection or adversedrug reaction reporting program.

• Interprets and evaluates physician's orders and prescriptions for accuracy,completeness and appropriateness. Documents activities of clinical decisionor medication distribution issues that are not in line with the standard ofpractice, require follow-up, or continued monitoring/evaluation. Verify theaccuracy and appropriateness of medications prepared and dispensed from thecentral pharmacy.

• Other Duties as Assigned

Required Qualifications

• A current Pharmacist’s license issued by the Oregon State Board of Pharmacy.

• OHSU may require training or experience in a specialized area at time of recruitment.

Preferred Qualifications

• PGY-2 Specialty Residency
• Vaccination certification Teaching Certificate ACLS/BLS certification
• BS in Pharmacy or Pharm.D. PLUS PGY-1 Practice Residency or Specialist Certification (BCCCP, BCPS, etc)

• Job Related Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (Competencies):

  • 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

Additional Details

The pharmacist will experience competing demands from nurses, physicians, pharmacy staff and other healthcare professionals, as they attempt to influence clinical decision-making, clinical policies and practices and work flow. The pharmacist must deal with intense situations on a daily basis. In addition, within the healthcare setting there can be significant lack of control over the work pace, with frequent interruptions (work is often dictated by external factors) that may lead to mental fatigue or stress.

Why apply to OHSU?

We are Oregon's only public academic health center. In addition to caring for patients, we lead groundbreaking research. We also train the next generation of health care professionals. As Portland's largest employer, we give you opportunities to learn and advance in a system of hospitals and clinics across Oregon and Southwest Washington. All are welcome. OHSU welcomes people of all ages, ethnicities, genders, national origins, religions and sexual orientations. We are striving to build an anti-racist, multicultural institution and encourage people with diverse backgrounds to apply. To request reasonable accommodation, contact askhr@ohsu.edu