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Clinical Pharmacist

Employer
University of Georgia
Location
Augusta, Georgia (US)
Salary
Commensurate with Experience
Date posted
Jan 14, 2025
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Position Type
Faculty Positions, Health Sciences, Pharmacy
Employment Level
Mid-Level
Employment Type
Full Time
Institution Type
Public Four-Year Institutions

Job Details

MAP Clinical Pharmacist

The primary responsibility of the Medication Access Program (MAP) Clinical Pharmacist is to serve as a liaison between the transplant patient and the MAP staff and assist the MAP staff with quality control. Additionally, the MAP Clinical Pharmacist is responsible for providing clinical pharmacy services to kidney or kidney/pancreas transplant patients in the Augusta University transplant clinic. The MAP Clinical Pharmacist shall also be a medication resource for patients and the medical staff at the Augusta University Transplant Program.

Duties/Responsibilities

Liaison/MAP Duties

  • Assist the MAP staff in coordinating with the patient through the enrollment process
  • Assist the MAP staff with conducting quarterly audits
  • Work with social worker(s) to help identify patients who may need the services of MAP
  • Serve in transplant-related research to the Director of MAP

Clinical Duties

  • Participate in the Transplant Clinic encounter for transplant patients
  • Take a medication history of patients in the Transplant Clinic
  • Document the patient’s medication profile in the electronic profile
  • Identify interactions and make recommendations to physicians
  • Identify problems with the patient’s medication regimen such as compliance/adherence
  • Make recommendations for dosage changes or medication regimen changes to physicians

Drug Resource Duties

  • Prepare medication administration guides for patients to assist them in knowing what their medications are for and when to take them
  • Provide drug information for physicians and medical staff
  • Call in or e-scribe prescriptions ordered by a physician if needed and when time permits
  • Assist Transplant nursing staff with providing the correct information needed for prior authorizations

 

Company

UGA Emp Desc 1

As the birthplace of public higher education in America, the University of Georgia has inspired generations of entrepreneurs, researchers, and citizens to change the world since its founding in 1785.

The University of Georgia, a land-grant and sea-grant university with statewide commitments and responsibilities, is the state’s oldest, most comprehensive, and most diversified institution of higher education. Its motto, “to teach, to serve, and to inquire into the nature of things,” reflects the University’s integral and unique role in the conservation and enhancement of the state’s and nation’s intellectual, cultural, and environmental heritage.

The University of Georgia shares with the other research universities of the University System of Georgia the following core characteristics:

  • a statewide responsibility and commitment to excellence and academic achievements having national and international recognition;
  • a commitment to excellence in a teaching/learning environment dedicated to serving a diverse and well-prepared student body, to promoting high levels of student achievement, and to providing appropriate academic support services;
  • a commitment to excellence in research, scholarship, and creative endeavors that are focused on organized programs to create, maintain, and apply new knowledge and theories; that promote instructional quality and effectiveness; and that enhance institutionally relevant faculty qualifications;
  • a commitment to excellence in public service, economic development, and technical assistance activities designed to address the strategic needs of the state of Georgia along with a comprehensive offering of continuing education designed to meet the needs of Georgia’s citizens in life-long learning and professional education;
  • a wide range of academic and professional programming at the baccalaureate, master’s, and doctoral levels.

With its statewide mission and core characteristics, the University of Georgia endeavors to prepare the University community and the state for full participation in the global society of the twenty-first century. Through its programs and practices, it seeks to foster the understanding of and respect for cultural differences necessary for an enlightened and educated citizenry. It further provides for cultural, ethnic, gender, and racial diversity in the faculty, staff, and student body. The University is committed to preparing the University community to appreciate the critical importance of a quality environment to an interdependent global society.

 

UGA Emp Desc 2

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