• Job Description

  Req#: 334336

  At Cleveland Clinic Health System, we believe in a better future for healthcare. And each of us is responsible for honoring our commitment to excellence, pushing the boundaries and transforming the patient experience, every day.

  We all have the power to help, heal and change lives — beginning with our own. That’s the power of the Cleveland Clinic Health System team, and The Power of Every One.

  Job Title

  Pharmacy Clinical Resident

  Location

  Cleveland

  Facility

  Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

  Department

  Job Code

  000966

  Shift

  Variable

  Schedule

  7:00am-11:00pm

  Job Summary

  Job Details

  Join Cleveland Clinic’s Main Campus where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world class and caregivers are family. Here, you will work alongside a passionate and dedicated team, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

  As a Pharmacy Resident, you will work closely with the Director of Pharmacy, Residency Program Director and other preceptors to establish and refine resident activities and experiences as part of a one-year Postgraduate Program (Cleveland Clinic Florida PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency). In this course, you will receive extensive training in all areas of Hospital Pharmacy Practice, including related research and educational instruction. As you progress and learn, you can walk away every day knowing your efforts will ultimately help propel the Pharmacy field forward, enhance patient care and facilitate lasting changes in your community.

  A caregiver in this position works varying hours between 7:00am and 11:00pm.

  A caregiver who excels in this role will:

  • Monitor IV to PO's and renal dosage adjustments on a daily basis and place such work on pharmacy intervention program for DOP to review.
  • Generate high numbers of cost saving interventions.
  • Provide articles for pharmacy newsletter publication.
  • Monitor Microbiology cultures and antibiotic usage on a daily basis.
  • Monitor pharmacokinetics daily, recommending appropriate level draws and dosage adjustments.
  • Monitor daily drug use evaluations, making recommendations when medications are used outside established criteria for use.
  • Place information on shared drive/binder daily.
  • Contribute drug monographs and/or drug reviews for Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee, providing cost efficacy analysis.
  • Provide Nutrition Support Therapy with the Nutrition Support team.
  • Record patient duration and indication for TPN in shared drive.
  • Report to quarterly meeting of Nutrition support service with clinical dietitian.

  Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

  • Candidates must be completing or have completed a Doctor of Pharmacy degree
  • Current State licensure as a Registered Pharmacist (RPh) or eligible for reciprocation in current State within 90 days of being hired as a Clinical Pharmacy Resident
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification through American Heart Association (AHA) and completion of a Board of Pharmacy approved course in the administration of immunizations or certification within 90 days of hire if administering immunizations
  • Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) or Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Certifications through the American Heart Association (AHA) within one year of hire if responding to adult or pediatric cardiopulmonary arrest events

  Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

  • Pharmacy experience

  Physical Requirements:

  • Requires full range of motion, manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination.
  • Requires standing and walking for extensive periods of time.
  • Requires corrected hearing and vision to normal range.

  Personal Protective Equipment:

  • Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.

  The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

  Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

  Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility.

  If applying for a Florida position, please see the following website for more information on the background screening requirements required by the Agency of Health Care Administration: https://info.flclearinghouse.com/

  Please review the Equal Employment Opportunity poster .

  Cleveland Clinic is pleased to be an equal employment opportunity employer.

• About the company

  PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES OF PERFORMANCE Through the Power of Every One, Cleveland Clinic is ranked as the nation’s No. 2 healthcare system by U.S. News & World Report – the best care for our patients starts with us.

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