Clinical Pharmacist Specialist - Investigational Drug

Shift: PRN Position

Department: Pharmacy

Compensation

• Salary: $72.00/hour

About the Job

MU Health Care is looking for a passionate and detail-oriented pharmacist to join our dynamic team! The ideal candidate is a proactive problem-solver with a keen eye for accuracy and a commitment to patient safety.

You will thrive in a fast-paced environment, prioritizing medication orders and providing personalized medication recommendations. Your expertise will be invaluable in educating and mentoring pharmacy students, technicians, and residents.

If you are a collaborative team player with a dedication to excellence in pharmacotherapy, we want you to be part of our innovative and supportive community. Join us in making a difference in patient care every day!

About MU Health Care

MU Health Care is proud to be named one of Forbes’ Best-in-State Employers seven years in a row, and that’s largely a result of the incredible culture and team we’ve built. At MU Health Care, we have an inspired, hard-working and collaborative environment driven by our mission to save and improve lives.

Here, we believe anything is possible and rally around solutions. We celebrate innovation and offer opportunities to be a part of something bigger — to have a voice and role in the work that is serving our community and changing the field of medicine.

Our academic health system — the only in mid-Missouri — is home to seven hospitals, including the region’s only Level 1 Trauma Center and region’s only Children’s Hospital, as well as over 90 specialty clinics. Here you can define your career among our many clinical and nonclinical positions — with growth, opportunity and support every step of the way.

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Employee Benefits

• Health, vision and dental insurance coverage starting day one
• Generous paid leave and paid time off, including nine holidays
• Multiple retirement options, including 100% matching up to 8% and full vesting in three years
• Tuition assistance for employees (75%) and immediate family members (50%)
• Discounts on cell phone plans, rental cars, gyms, hotels and more
• See a comprehensive list of benefits here.

Detailed Job Description

Demonstrate ability to review and verify medication orders to assure appropriateness utilizing clinical information in the electronic medical record. Prioritizes medication orders based on acuity and order status (i. e. STAT, NOW, routine).

Provide appropriate patient specific medication recommendations that ensure safety, efficacy, and cost effectiveness.

Assist in education and training of pharmacy students and pharmacy technicians, and residents.

Serve as a resource for the pharmacy team, nursing, and prescribers for questions/issues related to pharmacotherapy; analyze literature to support usage and contact prescribers as needed.

Compound and dispense pharmaceutical preparations which includes, but are not limited to compounded sterile products (IV solutions, injectable medications, and irrigation solutions), oral products (solutions, suspensions), and topical preparations (ointments, creams).

Required Qualifications

• Possession of a license to practice as a Pharmacist in the state of Missouri is required.
• Previous experience in hospital pharmacy and/or the completion of an ASHP Accredited Residency is preferred.

All duties and standards within this document will be performed in compliance of regulatory guidelines and applicable federal/state laws according to University policies and procedures.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met with or without reasonable accommodation. The performance of these physical demands is an essential function of the job. The employee may be required ambulate, remain in a stationary position and position self to reach and/or move objects above the shoulders and below the knees. The employee may be required to move objects up to 10 lbs.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of Missouri is an Equal Opportunity Employer.