Clinical Pharmacist

About this role

Requirements

• Active Arkansas Pharmacy License
• Ability to evaluate drug therapy for appropriateness, safety, efficacy, interactions, allergies, contraindications, and patient-specific clinical factors
• Knowledge of medication order review, verification, and processing in accordance with organizational policies and regulatory standards
• Experience providing drug information and clinical consultation to healthcare providers and patients
• Proficiency in medication reconciliation, patient education, and monitoring for adverse drug events
• Ability to prepare and dispense medications including controlled substances and sterile/non-sterile preparations
• Strong collaboration skills to work effectively with physicians, nurses, and interdisciplinary care partners
• Capability to supervise and guide pharmacy support personnel and students

Responsibilities

• Review, verify, and process medication orders to ensure accuracy, completeness, appropriateness, safety, and compliance with organizational policies and state/federal regulations
• Evaluate patient-specific medication therapy including indication, dosing, route, frequency, allergies, renal and hepatic function, laboratory values, drug interactions, and therapeutic duplication
• Monitor patient drug regimens and collaborate with physicians, nurses, and interdisciplinary team members to promote safe, effective, evidence-based medication use
• Provide timely drug information, clinical consultation, and medication-related recommendations to providers, nursing staff, patients, and caregivers
• Perform medication histories, medication reconciliation activities, and patient education on medication purpose, administration, adherence, and potential adverse effects
• Prepare, dispense, and oversee the distribution of medications including controlled substances, sterile and non-sterile preparations, in accordance with professional standards
• Support medication safety practices by identifying, documenting, and helping resolve medication-related concerns, near misses, and adverse drug events
• Supervise and guide pharmacy support personnel and students in daily operations

Benefits

• Work at a 425-bed medical center named #1 hospital in Arkansas for five consecutive years by U.S. News & World Report
• Join a community-owned, locally governed, non-profit health care system with over 3,200 team members
• Access to five Centers of Excellence including the Walker Heart Institute and J.B. Hunt Transport Services Neuroscience Institute
• Evening shift schedule with weekend rotation for work-life balance flexibility