Primary Care Pharmacist - Full-time - Federal Way

Job Description:

Pharmacist - Primary Care
Department of Regional Clinics
Federal Way
Full-time; 40 hours/week
Day Shift; 8a-6p
Competitive Salary + DOE

With numerous awards and distinctions, including our recent recognition as a Leapfrog Top Hospital of the Decade Virginia Mason Medical Center has transformed health care through our innovations in patient safety and our ability to provide patients in our community with easier access to our high-quality care. Consisting of a 336-bed hospital in Seattle, WA, and an extensive network of primary and specialty care clinics throughout the Puget Sound region, joining Virginia Mason is an exceptional opportunity to partner with nationally recognized physicians and peers, and an organization recognized as the benchmark for health care.

As a member of our team, you will contribute to the strength of our Team Medicine approach to collaborative medicine. You will also help to further our commitment to continuous improvement through our Virginia Mason Production System, and our philosophy of empowering you to facilitate real change in the delivery of care. Join us, and find out how many ways Virginia Mason offers you the chance to focus on what really matters-your patients.

The primary care pharmacist is responsible for managing individual patients and patient populations that have complex and/or multiple medication care needs. Through skilled drug management techniques, the primary care pharmacist works with the patient and members of the care team to achieve optimal therapeutic outcomes. This job assimilates and applies evidence-based information in the design, implementation and evaluation of treatment plans across the continuum of the patient's health care needs.

Provides patient specific drug therapy management for patients with complex medication needs. Uses knowledge of differential illness, drug selection, dosing and monitoring to provide treatment plans and achieve therapeutic endpoints.

a. Utilizes appropriate resources to gather data and assess patient care needs. Uses this data, the referring provider's treatment plan and patient provided information to design an optimal therapeutic treatment plan based on defined medical center guidelines and/or other evidence based practices. (BPTF, etc.);

b. Identify, prevent and resolve drug related problems that could lead to adverse outcomes if appropriate action is not taken. Takes corrective action to correct prescribing problems or communicates to providers with recommendations for resolution of drug related problems. Documents in assessments, treatment plans and monitoring according to clinic standards;

c. Provides patients and/or families with focused teaching on safe and effective use of prescribed medications. This is to emphasize key elements and not intended to duplicate information provided by other providers (eg Retail pharmacist).

Provides population based medication management for certain disease or drug areas. (eg anticoagulation, HASP, Diabetes, hypertension, Lipid and Thyroid)

a. Manage the panel of anticoagulation patients for the specific clinic.

b. Manage the high risk, complex patients (medication intensive) patients enrolled in specific disease management programs (HSPC, Diabetes) or assigned via the clinic registry.

c. Maintains all site specific materials for prescriptive authority protocols (current protocols, authorized provider list, authorizing physician signature pages and all Board of Pharmacy correspondence.

Collaboration, delegation, supervision:

a. Forms partnerships with all members of the interdisciplinary team;

b. Communicates with coworkers and other departments in a professional manner; shares appropriate information with all members of the health care team, including assistive/support personnel, in a manner that is appropriate and timely for the patient's condition;

c. Participates in team huddles;

d. Monitors patient and family satisfaction with care.

Profession and leadership responsibilities:

a.Maintains high ethical standards in practice;

b. advocates for the patient and family and protects patient's autonomy, dignity and decision making rights;

c. maintains confidentiality of all patient information and holds others accountable for maintaining confidentiality;

d. delivers care in a non-judgemental and nondiscriminatory manner;

e. demonstrates sensitivity to cultural diversities of patients and coworkers;

f. documents and reports incidents per organization standards;

g. supports vision and mission of VMMC; supports philosophy of patient centered care;

h. Supports and precepts residents and interns;

i. Maintains knowledge and skills including all certifications and competency testing as required;

j. Complies with requirements for Medical Center provider credentialing;

k. Complete DOH/BOP quality assurance auditing as required for prescriptive authority.

Supports and guides ambulatory health care teams with implementation of evidence-based practice guidelines to aid patient care.

Assists in designing and implementing population-based care through a combination of guideline/Pathway utilization and individualized care planning.

This position requires a Pharm D or B.S. in Pharmacy with relevant practice experience and a current Washington state licensure as a Pharmacist. A Washington State Board of Pharmacists Preceptor license must be obtained within a year from date of hire. Advanced training (residency or fellowship) in pharmacy practice or >3 years experience in an outpatient setting required. Excellent drug management skills, ability to work collaboratively in team setting, experience with using electronic medical records, and demonstrated expertise in prescribing drug therapy under protocol also required. Must meet requirements for ancillary provider credentialing at Virginia Mason.

Experience in managing a broad range of complex, medication intensive patients in an ambulatory setting highly desirable. Additional preferred qualifications include anticoagulation certification, pharmacotherapy board certification and other certification's relevant to the specific areas of practice (eg multi-disciplinary certification in advance diabetes management BC-ADM).

Just as Virginia Mason is dedicated to improving the lives of our patients and our community, we are equally dedicated to your professional and personal success. With a wide range of perks that includes comprehensive compensation and benefits, continuing education and support, and the opportunity to live in one of the country's most livable cities, you will find that an opportunity with Team Medicine is one worth taking.