PHARMACIST

Job Summary Responsible for working collaboratively and directly with the multidisciplinary health care team focusing on critical care medicine, intermediate care, supportive care, surgery, and collaborating with others. Provide patient-centric pharmaceutical care to promote wellness, maintain current health, and/or intervene in critical care. Promotes the safe and effective use of medications by consulting with other health care professionals concerning complex problems and instructs patients and families on their medications. Essential Functions Provide clinical pharmacy services to improve the patients' quality of life and outcomes, by applying knowledge of critical care medications, fluids and electrolytes, anesthetics, and others in drug absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination Participate and assist in the coordination of the administration of critical care therapies, supportive care, anesthetics, and narrow therapeutic index drugs Provide specialized pharmaceutical services to anesthesia/ OR and recovery room units to improve drug usage and therapeutic outcomes that may include advising prescribers on issues concerning drug therapy dosing, inherent toxicity, and side effects Promote and educate staff on the appropriate use of critical care drugs, calculations of flow rates and unusual dosing, anesthesia drugs, and other appropriate drugs