Position Summary: 

Provides advanced direct medication distribution, clinical leadership, and specialized pharmacy services across assigned inpatient and outpatient service areas. Serves as a subject matter expert within an area of board certification while leading quality improvement initiatives, clinical optimization projects, and best practice development at the departmental level. Partners with interdisciplinary teams to advance patient safety, antimicrobial stewardship, transitions of care, and evidence-based pharmacy practice. Mentors and supports the development of Staff Pharmacists to promote clinical excellence and professional growth.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Bachelor of Science or Doctorate in Pharmacy (PharmD).
• Current Montana Pharmacist license or eligibility to obtain upon hire.
• Current Board Certification (e.g. BCIDP, BCOP, BCPPS, BCACP).
• Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) upon hire.
• American Heart Association Advance Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), or ability to obtain within ninety (90) of hire if working within a setting that requires the certification.

Preferred:

• Postgraduate year one (PGY1) residency training if working within an acute/inpatient setting.

• Two (2) years of relevant pharmacy practice experience.
• Experience with Epic/Willow, outpatient pharmacy systems, MPDR/PDMP, and clinical references (e.g., Lexicomp).

Essential Job Functions:  In addition to the essential functions of the job listed below, employees must have on-time completion of all required education as assigned per DNV requirements, Bozeman Health policy, and other registry requirements.

• Verifies medication orders and prescriptions for indication, dosing, route, interactions, allergies, and duplication to ensure safe and accurate therapy.
• Performs advanced prospective and concurrent clinical monitoring and provides evidence-based pharmacotherapy recommendations within board-certified specialty areas.
• Leads antimicrobial stewardship activities, treatment pathway development, and order-set optimization in collaboration with interdisciplinary teams.
• Provides patient counseling on medications, adverse effects, adherence, device technique, and immunizations as assigned.
• Coordinates medication reconciliation, discharge counseling, and transitions-of-care services, including support of “med-to-bed” initiatives.
• Responds to clinical emergencies and alerts by preparing, recommending, and documenting medications per established protocols.
• Utilizes Epic/EHR, automated dispensing systems, outpatient pharmacy systems, MPDR/PDMP, and clinical references to support safe medication use.
• Leads or participates in departmental quality improvement, medication safety, and performance improvement initiatives.
• Develops, evaluates, and maintains clinical protocols, policies, and procedures related to assigned board-certified practice areas.
• Mentors and supports Staff Pharmacists, residents, and pharmacy technicians through training, case review, and professional development activities.
• Maintains board certification through completion of continuing education, professional practice requirements, and specialty recertification.
• Documents clinical interventions, outcomes, and pharmacy activities in the electronic health record and required reporting systems.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrates sound judgment, patience, and maintains a professional demeanor at all times
• Exercises tact, discretion, sensitivity, and maintains confidentiality
• Performs essential job functions successfully in a busy and stressful environment
• Learns current and new computer applications and office equipment utilized at Bozeman Health
• Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
• Analyzes, organizes, and prioritizes work while meeting multiple deadlines

Schedule Requirements

• This role requires regular and sustained attendance.
• The position may necessitate working beyond a standard 40-hour workweek, including weekends and after-hours shifts.
• On-call work may be required to respond promptly to organizational, patient, or employee needs.

Physical Requirements

• Lifting (Repeatedly – 50 pounds): Exerting force and/or using a negligible amount of force to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects or people.
• Sit (Occasionally): Maintaining a sitting posture for extended periods may include adjusting body position to prevent discomfort or strain.
• Stand (Repeatedly): Maintaining a standing posture for extended periods may include adjusting body position to prevent discomfort or strain.
• Walk (Repeatedly): Walking and moving around within the work area requires good balance and coordination.
• Climb (Rarely): Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles, and the like using feet and legs; may also use hands and arms.
• Twist/Bend/Stoop/Kneel (Repeatedly): Twisting, bending, and stooping require flexibility and a wide range of motion in the spine and joints.
• Reach Above Shoulder Level (Repeatedly): Lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling objects as necessary above the shoulder, requiring strength and stability.
• Push/Pull (Repeatedly): Using the upper extremities to press or exert force against something with steady force to thrust forward, downward, or outward.
• Fine-Finger Movements (Continuously): Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working primarily with fingers rather than using the whole hand as in handling.
• Vision (Continuously): Close visual acuity to prepare and analyze data and figures and to read computer screens, printed materials, and handwritten materials.
• Cognitive Skills (Continuously): Learn new tasks, remember processes, maintain focus, complete tasks independently, and make timely decisions in the context of a workflow.
• Exposures (Continuously): Bloodborne pathogens, such as blood, bodily fluids, or tissues. Radiation in settings where medical imaging procedures are performed. Various chemicals and medications are used in healthcare settings. Job tasks may involve handling cleaning products, disinfectants, and other substances. Infectious diseases are caused by contact with patients in areas that may have contagious illnesses. Emotionally challenging situations, such as dealing with distressed patients or difficult family interactions.

*Frequency Key: Continuously (100% - 67% of the time), Repeatedly (66% - 33% of the time), Occasionally (32% - 4% of the time), Rarely (3% - 1% of the time), Never (0%).

77346080 Pharmaceutical Services (BHDH)