Clinical Pharmacist - Psychiatry

Description: The Clinical Pharmacist-Psychiatry works closely with other clinicians to ensure quality multi-disciplinary patient care to patients presenting to the psychiatry emergency center and admitted to the inpatient psychiatry unit. Typical Duties: Work collaboratively with inpatient psychiatry teaching teams to optimize therapy and ensure safe and effective medication regimens for patients. Actively participate in daily rounds and act as a drug information resource to prescribers. Perform drug utilization reviews, monitor for drug interactions, assist in maintaining formulary integrity, provide monitoring services of narrow therapeutic drugs, and evaluate potential adverse drug events. Provide education for medical, nursing, social work, pharmacy and other clinical staff as well as patients of JPS Health Network. Serves as a clinical preceptor for pharmacy students and residents. Provide pharmacotherapy education to psychiatry residents through informal teaching and formal lectures. Function as a clinical resource for the hospital staff.. Represent the department in interdepartmental/district meetings as required. Participate in the development of medication use management programs within JPS Health Network including clinical guidelines, disease management and drug use programs. Ensure completion and accuracy of required documentation and record keeping. Performs all other related job duties as assigned.