At WakeMed, our mission is to improve the health and well-being of our community-and we do it by delivering outstanding, compassionate care.
We?re hiring a Pediatric Clinical Inpatient Pharmacist to support our pediatric and women's populations by providing safe, accurate, and timely pharmaceutical care. In this role, you?ll partner closely with physicians, nurses, and the care team to optimize medication therapy, enhance medication safety, and support positive patient outcomes across our pediatric and women's services.
Work Schedule
Shift: Day/evening rotating | Hours: 7-3:30pm or 2-10:30pm | Weekends: Every 4th weekend, holiday requirement, and on-call as needed | Assignment: Women's and Children Units
What you?ll do
Review and verify medication orders to ensure accuracy, appropriateness, and safety for each patient
Design and adjust therapeutic regimens and monitoring plans
Prepare and dispense medications through accurate compounding, packaging, and labeling in compliance with all regulations
Serve as a trusted drug therapy resource by consulting with patients and care teams on dosing, interactions, side effects, and safe medication use
Document clinical pharmacy activities and interventions clearly and accurately in the medical record
Conduct medication reconciliation and resolve discrepancies at admission and discharge, ensuring accurate, safe, and guideline?concordant therapy.
Participate in multidisciplinary rounds with our general pediatric, pediatric ICU and neonatal ICU area
Who you are
A licensed Pharmacist with experience or strong interest in pediatrics and acute care practice
Knowledgeable in clinical pharmacotherapy and evidence-based medication management
Comfortable collaborating with interdisciplinary healthcare teams in a fast-paced environment
Detail-oriented with a strong commitment to patient safety and quality care
Effective communicator who values education and shared decision-making
Department Description
The pharmacy department provides decentralized clinical services to all inpatients and works collaboratively with physicians, advanced practice providers and nurses throughout the institution to provide care to patients with a diverse range of clinical problems. WakeMed Health & Hospitals offers a blend of both structured teaching services with medical residents from WakeMed, the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, and medical students from Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine, as well as multidisciplinary rounding services. Services with traditional medical teaching rounds include internal medicine, medical ICU, general pediatrics, and pediatric ICU. Other services with multidisciplinary rounds include cardiothoracic ICU, cardiovascular ICU, neonatal ICU, surgery/trauma ICU, neuro ICU, advanced heart failure, and antimicrobial stewardship.
About WakeMed
Serving the community since 1961, WakeMed Health & Hospitals is the leading provider of health services in Wake County. With a mission to improve the health and well-being of our community, we are committed to providing outstanding and compassionate care. For more information, visit www.wakemed.org.
EOE
Licensure
Licensed Pharmacist Required Education
Bachelor's Degree Pharmacy Required - Or Doctorate Pharmacy Required Experience
At WakeMed Health & Hospitals, we are guided by a simple – yet powerful mission: to improve the health and well-being of our community by providing outstanding and compassionate care to all.To deliver on this mission, WakeMed employs the “best minds and the biggest hearts” in the business. Our team includes over 8,500 experienced registered nurses, technologists, medical professionals, support staff, and a medical staff of more than 1,200 physicians and advanced practice providers who are dedicated to putting patients first.When it comes to culture and benefits, we recognize that when we take good care of our employees, our employees can take even better care of our patients. We proudly offer competitive salaries that reflect background, experience and special skills. Our benefits programs are designed to give you and your family the support you need for today while planning for a successful tomorrow. We promote diversity in the ...workplace, provide equal employment opportunity for all qualified applicants, and we participate in E-verify.We think it’s pretty simple – we care for our employees and our employees care for the community.