Job Summary
This is a patient-facing clinical role and a dispensing role. The Clinical Pharmacist practices as an embedded member of the care team, carrying a scheduled panel of patients seen in person and via telehealth. Under collaborative pharmacy practice agreements and physician-approved protocols, the pharmacist assesses patients, orders and interprets laboratory testing, initiates and adjusts drug therapy, and documents care in the shared medical record.
Approximately 70–80% of time is spent in direct patient care, with the remainder allocated to documentation, care-team consultation, population health outreach, and precepting.
Responsibilities
- Carry a scheduled panel of patients in face-to-face and telehealth visits, typically [20–40] minutes for new consults and [15–20] minutes for follow-up.
- Obtain and document a complete medication history, including prescription, OTC, herbal, and supplement use; identify adherence barriers, cost barriers, and drug-related problems.
- Perform focused patient assessment within pharmacist scope: vital signs, weight and BMI, blood glucose, diabetic foot screening, inhaler and injection technique evaluation, and symptom review.
- Perform and interpret CLIA-waived point-of-care testing — A1c, lipid panel, INR, blood glucose, rapid influenza, rapid strep, COVID-19, and HIV screening, consistent with the site's CLIA certificate.
- Order, obtain, and interpret laboratory tests relevant to drug therapy management, consistent with consultant pharmacist authority and the governing collaborative practice agreement.
- Develop, document, and revise a patient-specific pharmacotherapy care plan with measurable goals; educate the patient and caregivers and confirm understanding using teach-back.
- Triage and refer promptly to the physician, advanced practice provider, or emergency services when a presentation falls outside pharmacist scope or protocol.
- Dispense medications accurately in accordance with physician prescriptions and hospital protocols, ensuring safety and efficacy.
- Collaborate with healthcare providers to develop and adjust medication therapy plans tailored to individual patient needs.
- Conduct comprehensive patient assessments, including medication reconciliation and evaluating potential drug interactions.
- Provide expert guidance on pharmacotherapeutics, pain management, IV infusion preparation, and aseptic techniques for sterile compounding.
- Ensure compliance with pharmaceutical regulations and hospital policies related to drug regulation, storage, and documentation.
- Utilize Electronic Medical Records (EMR/EHR) systems to document medication administration, patient notes, and pharmacy interventions.
- Precept pharmacy residents and students, fostering clinical pharmacy experience and promoting best practices in hospital medicine.
- Participate in medication safety initiatives, quality improvement projects, and staff training on pharmacy information systems (PIS) and new drug therapies.
Collaborative and protocol-based drug therapy management
Under executed collaborative pharmacy practice agreements and physician-approved protocols, initiate, modify, continue, or discontinue drug therapy for conditions authorized under Florida law, which currently include arthritis, asthma, COPD, type 2 diabetes, HIV/AIDS, and obesity, along with any additional chronic conditions adopted by rule.
Depending on the site's protocol portfolio, additional responsibilities may include:
- Anticoagulation management, including warfarin dosing and DOAC selection, monitoring, and periprocedural planning.
- Hypertension, dyslipidemia, and heart failure titration to guideline targets.
- Tobacco cessation and pharmacologic weight management.
- Opioid stewardship, PDMP review, naloxone provision under standing order, and tapering support.
- Antimicrobial stewardship and outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy monitoring.
- Testing and treatment of minor, non-chronic conditions under §465.1895, F.S. — including influenza, streptococcal pharyngitis, lice, and uncomplicated skin conditions — pursuant to a written protocol with the supervising physician.
- Transitions-of-care work: discharge medication reconciliation, post-discharge follow-up calls and visits, and readmission-reduction interventions.
Requirements
- Valid pharmacist license with current registration in Florida
Pay: $50.00 - $70.00 per hour
Work Location: In person
