The Critical Care Clinical Pharmacist will provide support to the Medical Intensive Care Unit providers and nurses and offer patient-centered services in a critical care setting. The Critical Care Clinical Pharmacist will participate in multidisciplinary committees and serve as a preceptor and educator for other healthcare and non-healthcare individuals.

Additional responsibilities include: 

Provide comprehensive pharmaceutical care to our patients including: clinical intervention; teaching and pharmacy representation on various committees; participation in daily patient care; medication order clarifications with the prescriber, document any changes in patient and pharmacy records and inform others of medication order changes; facilitate transitions of care for patients from inpatient to outpatient settings; monitor drug therapy to evaluate appropriateness of use, dose, dosage form, regimen, route, therapeutic duplication, and drug interactions, provide pharmacokinetic consultations as required; prevent, detect, monitor, document, and report adverse drug reactions and medications errors; participate in the drug therapy management of medical emergencies; promote the use of the formulary by converting non-formulary orders to formulary when possible. Obtain patient medication histories; conduct patient education and counseling on anticoagulants, antiplatelets and other agents; facilitate the obtaining of outpatient maintenance medications as needed. Augment the education of pharmacists, prescribers and nurses on procedures and treatments related to critical care patients; serve as a preceptor and mentor for pharmacists, pharmacy residents and students Participate in multi-disciplinary committees including Pharmacy & Therapeutics, Critical Care Committee, etc. at site and system level to support the appropriate use of medication therapy; conduct medication use evaluations and research projects in collaboration with other healthcare professionals to identify areas of medication use optimization. Participate in bedside care during medical emergencies