$49.16 - $78.18 per hour, depending on degree and experience   Hiring Bonus up to $12,000 DOE and Relocation Package Available. Must begin work by July 1, 2024 to qualify.     The OHSU Clinical registered nurse (RN) provides compassionate, evidence-based, and efficient care to individuals, families, communities and patient populations. The Clinical RN’s care delivery is consistent with the Oregon Nurse Practice Act, the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice, and the ANA Code of Ethics. The Clinical RN demonstrates the professional role obligations of scientist, leader, practitioner, and knowledge transferor [Onsomble Model of the Professional Role™]. Professional accountability enriches the Clinical RN’s engagement as a leader in promoting an inter-professional culture of collaborative decision-making, innovation, life-long learning, and teamwork. The Clinical Nurse exemplifies the principles of a Culture of Safety by committing to a Just Culture, a Reporting Culture, Learning Culture, and an Engaged Informed Culture.     If you would like to learn more, please reach out to the hiring manager, Rachel Rose, at rosera@ohsu.edu. She is very personable and would love to talk with you!  

$49.16 - $78.18 per hour; depending on degree and experience   Hiring Bonus up to $12,000 DOE and Relocation Package Available. Must start by July 1, 2024 to qualify   Join us! Our 17-bed ICU has immediate access to 24-hour CT and MRI services, OR and interventional radiology suites to enable rapid access to care. Our typical cases include complex neurosurgery, ischemic stroke, intracranial hemorrhage, neuromuscular disorders and epilepsy (among others). Night differentials, free parking, and the opportunity to be a part of the expansive specialty that is Neuroscience!     This position also comes with great benefits! Some highlights include: - Comprehensive health care plans. Covered 100% for full-time employees and 88% for dependents - $25K of term life insurance provided at no cost to the employee - Two separate above market pension plans to choose from - Vacation: 192 to 288 hours per year depending on length of service, prorated for part-time. - Sick Leave: 96 hours per year for full time - Holidays: up to 64 holiday hours per calendar year (employees accrue .0308 holiday hours for each hour paid. - Substantial public transportation discounts (Tri-met and C-Tran) - Tuition Reimbursement program - Innovative Employee Assistance Program (EAP) including extensive wellness resources

Key Responsibilities & Performance Standards   1.Every Knight Cancer employee is expected to embody our guiding principles: - We act BOLDLY—Breakthroughs require pushing the boundaries of science, exploring new frontiers, and thinking differently - We SUPPORT each other—Respect leads to trust, which leads to excellence - We work as a CONNECTED team — We must leverage our collective brain power to conquer cancer because no one individual can do it alone 2.Duties will include molecular and cellular biology assays, flow cytometry, mammalian cell culture, biochemistry assays, utilization of in-vivo models and associated techniques, cell isolation and DNA/RNA purification from bacterial cultures, mammalian cell cultures, in-vivo models and patient samples.   3.Collect, record, organize and verify the accuracy of data; keep detailed and accurate laboratory records; tabulate data, perform calculations, prepare charts, graphs and reports. May use software applications to assemble, manipulate, format and/or perform statistical analysis of data. May assist with preparation of figures, tables and reports for publications and grants. Perform preliminary interpretation of results to determine whether they are consistent with experimental goals.   4.Operate a variety of instruments and scientific equipment, including quality control and maintenance. May order chemicals, reagents, and other laboratory supplies or prepare chemical solutions.   5.Read literature applicable to research areas as required and actively participate in laboratory meetings and planning sessions. May be asked to present data to group in a seminar format, and/or at scientific meetings.

Clinical: This position will be a shared position with the Department of Orthopaedics and the Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine and will be based within the Department of Orthopaedics.   This position will help to provide non-surgical clinics for Orthopaedics to help diagnose and treat injuries or illnesses for nerve, muscle or bone injuries. They will help patients to assess condition, needs and expectations and rule out any serious medical illness to develop a treatment plan to meet their rehabilitation needs. Services provided in conjunction with APOM will include clinical evaluation and management of pain patients in the Comprehensive Pain Center utilizing psychological approaches, physical therapy, drug therapy, and interventional modalities. Care provided in the Comprehensive Pain Center (CPC) must be done in compliance with established guidelines of the CPC and in collaboration with APOM providers.   This position will work with the Department Clinical Medical Director to determine a clinical schedule that will help meet the needs of the Department and patient population. This position will also be expected to take call, as assigned, with other faculty on nights, weekends, and holidays.   Education: Teaches trainees and support staff in their area of professional expertise. Teaching is done through assigned lectures to be given during the course of the year and through teaching in the course of performing their own job by modeling best practices, mentoring trainees, guiding learning through delegating graduated and focused levels of responsibility. Assistant Professors have a demonstrated competence in teaching and are knowledgeable about relevant guidelines from all applicable regulating bodies. (E.g. ACGME competencies for clinical faculty). Must participate in the Pain Medicine Fellowship education.   Research: May maintain a program of scholarly research activity directed toward improved understanding of the causes, detection, and treatment of diseases. May develop and direct scholarly research activities focused toward improving the educational foundation within anesthesiology and perioperative medicine. May engage in public service through consultative activities with OHSU and non-University groups as approved by the Chair. May also participate in additional departmental or hospital administration as approved by the Chair.   Administration: Administrative and other duties may be assigned based on Department needs and areas of expertise and interest. There will be opportunities to participate in Departmental management and to serve on institutional committees

The Department of Psychiatry at Oregon Health & Science University is seeking to make an open-rank faculty hire during the next academic year, as part of our growing scientific efforts in the Center for Mental Health Innovation (CMHI). The mission of the CMHI is to advance scientific discoveries in mental health and rapidly translate those into real-world practices, thereby propelling the transformation of mental health care and improving lives. The CMHI is well-endowed and engages exceptional scientists in multiple areas of developmental psychopathology research, including developmental origins of mental health (maternal and infant), child and adolescent behavioral risk, ADHD, depression/suicide risk, and substance use, as well as using multiple methodologies including genetics, epigenetics, neuroimaging, neuropsychology and cognitive computational methods, and advanced analytics for prediction science. Clinical trials using novel treatments and precision biomarkers are underway. The Department and the CMHI are seeking applications candidates to join our faculty in the Fall of 2024. We are seeking clinical or translational scientists conducting research in any area of developmental psychopathology that will either build on or complement existing CMHI research strengths. We are particularly interested in candidates whose research interests align with the CMHI mission and who are looking to translate scientific discovery into clinical practice. In addition, while the position is open-rank, we are interested in candidates with demonstrated leadership interest and potential. OHSU is well equipped with a state-of-the-art neuroimaging center, outstanding core facilities and laboratories, a strong pre- and post-doctoral training infrastructure, and proximally-housed developmental and clinical researchers with ample space for human subjects study data collection. Portland, Oregon remains one of the most desirable places to live in the country and continues to attract a net inflow of residents, due to its mild climate, spectacular scenery and outdoor recreation opportunities, and rich cultural scene. The successful applicant should have the following qualifications: - A Ph.D., MD, or MD/Ph.D. with training in a relevant field (e.g., psychology, psychiatry, behavioral neuroscience, behavioral genetics, or others). - If intending to conduct clinical work, the applicant must be licensed or license eligible in Oregon. - A demonstrated capability to attract extramural research funding. - A strong scientific publication record for rank or stage of career. - A well-articulated program of research in any area of developmental psychopathology, focused either on a major class of psychopathology, major risk factors, key processes, clinical trials/implementation science, precision medicine, or new methodology and instrumentation. - Interest and ability to mentor trainees in clinical psychology and other fields. - Willingness to participate in the educational mission of the University via assisting with doctoral level courses, graduate student mentoring, residency training, or other training programs. - A commitment to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment. - Participation in the scholarly life of the University via Grand Rounds, consultation, and instruction. - Service on Departmental and University committees as appropriate.

Teaching trainees, medical students and support staff in accordance with assignments by the Chair. Teaching is done through assigned lectures to be given during the course of the year and through teaching in the course of performing their own job by modeling best practices, mentoring trainees and guiding learning through delegating graduated and focused levels of responsibility. Appointee shall establish and maintain a program of scholarly activities directed toward improving understanding of the causes, detection and treatment of diseases. The appointee shall have a demonstrated competence in teaching. This position also contributes to the administration of the department as assigned by the Chair; specifically, by helping select residents and participating in administrative committees and councils of OHSU as approved by the Chair.   Providing an outstanding level of professional performance (e.g. quality of investigation for research faculty; quality of clinical care for clinical faculty; quality of administrative function in education office). Professional performance is to be delivered in a manner that is compliant with the OHSU Code of Conduct. Appointee shall treat all patients, research subjects, trainees and co-workers with dignity and respect.   Maintaining a program of scholarly research activity directed toward improved understanding of the causes, detection, and treatment of diseases. May develop and direct scholarly research activities focused toward improving the educational foundation within dermatology. May engage in public service through consultative activities with OHSU and non-University groups as approved by the Chair. May also participate in additional departmental or hospital administration as approved by the Chair. (Optional)   Appointee shall have a demonstrated competence in research, teaching, patient care, administration or combinations of these activities. The potential for academic accomplishment should be evident.

Teaching trainees, medical students and support staff in accordance with assignments by the Chair. Teaching is done through assigned lectures to be given during the course of the year and through teaching in the course of performing their own job by modeling best practices, mentoring trainees and guiding learning through delegating graduated and focused levels of responsibility. Appointee shall establish and maintain a program of scholarly activities directed toward improving understanding of the causes, detection and treatment of diseases. The appointee shall have a demonstrated competence in teaching. This position also contributes to the administration of the department as assigned by the Chair; specifically, by helping select residents and participating in administrative committees and councils of OHSU as approved by the Chair.   Providing an outstanding level of professional performance (e.g. quality of investigation for research faculty; quality of clinical care for clinical faculty; quality of administrative function in education office). Professional performance is to be delivered in a manner that is compliant with the OHSU Code of Conduct. Appointee shall treat all patients, research subjects, trainees and co-workers with dignity and respect.   Maintaining a program of scholarly research activity directed toward improved understanding of the causes, detection, and treatment of diseases. May develop and direct scholarly research activities focused toward improving the educational foundation within dermatology. May engage in public service through consultative activities with OHSU and non-University groups as approved by the Chair. May also participate in additional departmental or hospital administration as approved by the Chair. (Optional)   Appointee shall have a demonstrated competence in research, teaching, patient care, administration or combinations of these activities. The potential for academic accomplishment should be evident.

- - Assist physicians and RN with GI diagnostic and therapeutic procedures - Prepare rooms with appropriate supplies and equipment for all assigned procedures. - Assist physician to obtain specimens. Appropriately preserve, label, and dispatch specimens to lab. - Manipulates equipment during procedure as requested by the physician. - Collaborates with endoscopy team to assist with successful procedure. - Identify and report to physician/RN any change in patient condition or complication of procedure. - Assists with trouble shooting GI equipment such as but not limited to: scopes, monitors, video equipment, cautery equipment. - Documents data as appropriate in medical record and records supplies used and patient charges. - Provide fundamental components of patient care. - Provide on call support for procedures after hours and on weekends on a rotational basis. Patient care - Provide patients with appropriate pre procedural education including answering questions regarding proper procedure preparation (in person or via telephone). - Answers patient questions - as deemed appropriate for scope of practice including preparation required for procedure. Equipment and Supplies - Clean and disinfect scopes according to unit policies and procedure. - Maintain equipment in proper working order. Inspect scopes for damage and protect to avoid damage during handling and cleaning. - Report malfunctioning equipment immediately to charge nurse or manager. - Send out equipment for repair or work with clinical engineering personnel to trouble shoot equipment or bring in appropriate repair technicians. - Stock rooms with equipment and supplies. - Monitor rooms/carts for outdated supplies - Monitor supplies for outdate and communicate with materials manager regarding inventory needs and reorder consumable supplies as assigned by management. - Document appropriately on stent logs and  cleaning logs - Perform routine equipment/eyewash/refrigerator checks and document to maintain compliance. - Prepares supplies  for autoclaving, receives instruments from sterile processing - Is the unit expert on endoscopy supplies/instruments/tools and how they are used and maintained on the unit.  Acts as mentor towards others who need to learn about these items. Coordinate Activities - Accomplish caseload assignments in a timely manner - Communicate throughout procedure with provider and RN/ CRNA. - Productively utilize unassigned time. - Complete projects as assigned by management - Participate in area specific continuous quality improvement program. - Participate in orientation and in teaching area specific skills.  Other :      - Constant exposure to usual hospital environmental conditions. - Exposure to x-ray. - Exposure to cleaning chemicals as well as high level disinfectants. - Possible exposure to body substances. Must be able to; - - ride tram daily. - report to OHSU within 30 min of being paged when on call. - lift and carry 40 lbs without assistance; bend, stoop, reach, pull and walk for your work period. - stand for long periods of time, up to 4 hour intervals. - push patients in stretches throughout the day. - work for up to 4 hours at a time with a lead garment on for radiation safety. - use all senses: seeing, hearing, touching, smelling, and speaking. - push and navigate large motorized cart throughout the hospital. have excellent fine motor skills for handling small sharp instruments

- The appointee shall provide services as assigned by the supervisor in furtherance of the university’s missions and goals of teaching, research, patient care, outreach and public service. - The faculty member will be expected to have a strong commitment to developing the practice into a vibrant clinical and academic operation, which is successful from both a professional and business point of view. - The faculty member will be expected to participate in continuing education, professional and faculty development and scholarship. - The faculty member will be involved eight (based on 1.0 FTE may be less based on FTE hired into), half days with direct patient care, and the supervision of students and other university learners at the OHSU Family Medicine South Water Front clinic sites, which will include a mix of primary care and urgent care practice. A portion of a work day is provided for administration and scholarly activities. The expected work week for this position will be flexible with rotating Saturdays and some of the weekday hours would be in the evening. - The faculty member will be expected to have a strong commitment to developing the practice into a vibrant clinical and academic operation, which is successful from both a professional and business point of view. - The faculty member will be expected to participate in continuing education, professional and faculty development and scholarship as directed by their department. Previous work experience in primary care and urgent care is required.

- The faculty member will be expected to have a strong commitment to developing the practice into a vibrant clinical and academic operation, which is successful from both a professional and business point of view. - The PA or NP faculty member will be assigned a MD/DO supervisor in the practice, whom they will meet regularly to work collaboratively both on professional growth and faculty development. If the faculty member is a PA-C, supervision will be provided by an MD/DO supervisor as per OMB requirements. - The PA or NP faculty member’s schedule will include (based on 1.0 FTE may be less based on FTE hired into), half days with direct patient care, and the supervision of students and other university learners at the OHSU Family Medicine clinics, which includes Immediate Care practice. A portion of a work day is provided for administration and scholarly activities. The expected work week for this position will be flexible with rotating to different Family Medicine clinics, and flexible with rotating Saturdays and some of the weekday hours would be in the evening. - Our ultimate goal is to expand our urgent care hours to include Sunday as well, and as such there is a possibility that the position will include rotating Sundays. - The faculty member will be expected to participate in continuing education, professional and faculty development and scholarship as directed by his/her department.

- The appointee shall provide services as assigned by the supervisor in furtherance of the university’s missions and goals of teaching, research, patient care, outreach and public service. - The PA or NP faculty member will be assigned a MD/DO supervisor in the practice, whom they will meet regularly to work collaboratively both on professional growth and faculty development. If the faculty member is a PA-C, supervision will be provided by an MD/DO supervisor as per OMB requirements. - The faculty member will be expected to have a strong commitment to developing the practice into a vibrant clinical and academic operation, which is successful from both a professional and business point of view. - The faculty member will be expected to participate in continuing education, professional and faculty development and scholarship. - The faculty member will be involved eight (based on 1.0 FTE may be less based on FTE hired into), half days with direct patient care, and the supervision of students and other university learners at the OHSU Family Medicine Gabriel Park clinic, which will include a mix of primary care and urgent care practice. A portion of a work day is provided for administration and scholarly activities. The expected work week for this position will be flexible with rotating Saturdays and some of the weekday hours would be in the evening. - The faculty member will be expected to have a strong commitment to developing the practice into a vibrant clinical and academic operation, which is successful from both a professional and business point of view. - The faculty member will be expected to participate in continuing education, professional and faculty development and scholarship as directed by his/her department. Previous work experience in primary care and urgent care is required.

- Work collaboratively with full and part time faculty to maintain an active practice. - The Appointee shall provide services as assigned by the supervisor in furtherance of the university’s missions and goals of teaching, research, patient care, outreach and public service. - The faculty member will be expected to have a strong commitment to developing the practice into a vibrant clinical and academic operation, which is successful from both a professional and business point of view. - The faculty member will be expected to participate in continuing education, professional and faculty development and scholarship. Previous work experience in primary care is required. - The Appointee will directly see patients in their clinic eight half days per week and have two half day’s available for administrative duties/scholarship duties. Expectations for number of patients seen per half day will be commensurate with that of other faculty and with a target numbers of 7-10 visits per half day depending on complexity of the patient population. - The Appointee will be expected to document using the electronic health record and maintain complete and timely patient care documentation consistent with OHSU and Family Medicine policies and procedures. - Be available for teaching activities including but not limited to resident precepting, student precepting, didactics and more. - Compensation for the position will include a University base academic salary and a clinical incentive system based on productivity, as well as, personal initiative. - By mutual agreement between the Department and the physician, this position may include Inpatient Care (at HMC and/or OHSU) with call duties being shared with the faculty inpatient call group. - The Appointee will be expected to participate in seeing patients during expanded access hours in the clinic, including their share of evenings and weekends, and call coverage. The Appointee will be expected to have a strong commitment to developing the practice into a vibrant clinical and academic operation, which is successful from both a professional and business perspective.

- Data Management: - Wrangle, clean, structure and store investigator data.  Assist in building, populating and/or maintaining a searchable, browsable system storing raw omic and imaging data, sample metadata, data generation and data processing provenance, and custom analysis results. - Pipelines: - Assist platform development teams implementing scalable high-performance workflows to support the research community with analytical advances and to disseminate best practices to the computational community.  Assist with documentation and user support that enable computational researchers across campus to access and re-use analysis pipelines. - Tools: - Assist with software development, using structured software engineering best practices.  Collaborate with team members in building, publishing and re-using high-performance open-source code.  - Custom Analysis: - Employ best practices for omic, imaging and integrative data representation and analysis.  Provide processed data and technical support to biostatisticians and computational scientists, helping to identify technical factors in data generation and processing and supporting development of biological conclusions that drive the next generation of research and advance human health. - Collaboration: - Work with team members to build and maintain common code repository, bioinformatic best practices and team engagement.  Work with investigators to understand and clarify requests, document requirements, communicate ongoing work, assist with interpretation of results and build community.  Work with other cores to collaborate on support of investigator projects and to build and maintain shared workflows and seamless services. 

- Data Management: - Wrangle, clean, structure and store investigator data.  Assist in building, populating and/or maintaining a searchable, browsable system storing raw omic and imaging data, sample metadata, data generation and data processing provenance, and custom analysis results. - Pipelines: - Assist platform development teams implementing scalable high-performance workflows to support the research community with analytical advances and to disseminate best practices to the computational community.  Assist with documentation and user support that enable computational researchers across campus to access and re-use analysis pipelines.  - Tools: - Assist with software development, using structured software engineering best practices.  Collaborate with team members in building, publishing and re-using high-performance open-source code. - Custom Analysis: - Employ best practices for omic, imaging and integrative data representation and analysis.  Provide processed data and technical support to biostatisticians and computational scientists, helping to identify technical factors in data generation and processing and supporting development of biological conclusions that drive the next generation of research and advance human health. - Collaboration: - Work with team members to build and maintain common code repository, bioinformatic best practices and team engagement.  Work with investigators to understand and clarify requests, document requirements, communicate ongoing work, assist with interpretation of results and build community.  Work with other cores to collaborate on support of investigator projects and to build and maintain shared workflows and seamless services. 

- Data Management: - Wrangle, clean, structure and store investigator data.  Assist in building, populating and/or maintaining a searchable, browsable system storing raw omic and imaging data, sample metadata, data generation and data processing provenance, and custom analysis results. - Pipelines: - Assist platform development teams implementing scalable high-performance workflows to support the research community with analytical advances and to disseminate best practices to the computational community.  Assist with documentation and user support that enable computational researchers across campus to access and re-use analysis pipelines.  - Tools: - Assist with software development, using structured software engineering best practices.  Collaborate with team members in building, publishing and re-using high-performance open-source code. - Custom Analysis: - Employ best practices for omic, imaging and integrative data representation and analysis.  Provide processed data and technical support to biostatisticians and computational scientists, helping to identify technical factors in data generation and processing and supporting development of biological conclusions that drive the next generation of research and advance human health. - Collaboration: - Work with team members to build and maintain common code repository, bioinformatic best practices and team engagement.  Work with investigators to understand and clarify requests, document requirements, communicate ongoing work, assist with interpretation of results and build community.  Work with other cores to collaborate on support of investigator projects and to build and maintain shared workflows and seamless services. 

- Always promotes the mission of the Knight Cardiovascular Institute through our Professional Standards of timely Customer Service, Reliability, Productivity, Professionalism, Accuracy, Timeliness, Integrity, and Problem-Solving. - Responsible for many aspects of clinical trial operations from site initiation visit to closeout and assuring appropriate conduct of protocols to meet FDA guidelines. This includes but is not limited to: - Collaborating with the clinical trial administrator, program manager, senior research coordinator regarding regulatory requirements of the study and creation of necessary sponsor, KCVI, OHSU and internal clinical trial documents and tools that facilitate study efficiency and team communication. - Coordinating with the assistants in the collection and transcription of all source data with guidance as needed. - Reviewing a weekly task list of outstanding items prepared by the assistant coordinator to ensure data entry to EDC is captured within obligatory time frames - Collaborate with study team to identify and develop new study-specific processes; ensuring everything is in place for first subject - Responsible for direct sponsor correspondence in regards to enrollment numbers and general study maintenance issues - Data entry of visit data into central data repositories (eCRIS, internal subject trackers, etc.) - Addressing all imaging and laboratory queries in sponsor ERT - Maintaining laboratory reporting and signature requests from the PI - Timely and complete adverse event reporting - Responsible for elements of patient visits including but not limited to: - Independently schedule and facilitate subject assessments. - Independently performs subject pre-screening and screening. - Responsible for working with the clinical research assistants to schedule visits. - Communicating assessments and appointments with study subjects utilizing the electronic medical record system to document all communications and instructions regarding research visits - Active involvement in obtaining and documenting informed consent - Independent direct research subject contact to obtain or verify information while working with PI to triage clinical information and patient questions. - Direct Collaboration with ancillary departments to ensure research subjects receive timely blood draws (PKs), ECGs, vitals (blood pressure, temp, respirations, height, weight), ECHO, imaging, or other study related tasks as needed. Delegation to research assistant as deemed necessary. - Provide follow up for subjects who are no longer receiving treatment in the form of phone calls or clinic visits. - Ensure all documentation post-visit is entered into EPIC and EDC - Independently write Clear, concise, and professional documentation into EPIC for source document creation - Responsible for direct sponsor correspondence regarding patient safety, responding to queries, reporting adverse events, conduction of visits, etc. - Assist with coordination of patient travel - Assist with prepping any necessary documents prior to the visit - Responsible for communicating with patients regarding scheduled appointments - Assist with processing and shipping lab specimens - Assist with retrieval of study drug for visits

Clinical: This position serves as a General Cardiologist within the Division of Cardiology at OHSU. Clinical duties primarily involve medical management of patients with chronic or acute heart disease in an ambulatory setting. The role also involves performing consultation services in the inpatient space, reading echocardiograms, as well as participating in, and developing outreach programs as needed. Your primary role will focus on the development of our ambulatory general cardiology clinics and our inpatient cardiology consult service.   Education: OHSU is a teaching institution and as a faculty member, you are expected to provide mentorship and direction to students, residents, fellows and staff. The Graduate Program Director will provide any official assignments.   Research: There may be options for you to explore research opportunities in your area of focus. Administrative support is available for grant submission, financial management and clinical trials support. Please share your research interests during the interview process.   Administration: Administrative duties may be assigned to you in support of Institute or section initiatives, faculty development and/or other activities as determined necessary.

The purpose of this position is to provide the services of a licensed pharmacist which includes the responsibility for the safe and proper distribution and use of medications in inpatients and outpatients who range in age from neonates, infants less than one year of age, children and adolescents ages 10-18, adults ages 19-65 and the elderly over age 65.    This position is to function at higher decision making and accountability levels regarding medication therapy, proactively affecting medication use by making recommendations at the time prescribing decisions are being made or, in some cases, making independent decisions about medication therapy in cooperation with other healthcare team members. Additional services provided include facilitation of medication reconciliation, discharge counseling, and medication delivery through coordination of care from admission to discharge.  The pharmacist must possess strong communication skills for patient education and work collaboratively with inpatient and outpatient interdisciplinary teams including but not limited to providers, nurses, case workers, pharmacists, and technicians, as well as, the teaching and precepting component of students, interns and/or residents.   This is a flexible model where  the coordination during transitions of care and medication use system for patients are integrated with traditionally centralized functions, such as order entry/verifications and will continue to evolve as part of integrated decentralized patient care practice.  

- Identifies, resolves and documents complex therapeutic problems, demonstrating advanced knowledge and application of this knowledge to a specific patient population. - Interprets and evaluates prescriber's orders and for accuracy, completeness and appropriateness. - Documents activities of clinical decision or medication distribution issues that are not in line with the standard of practice, require follow-up, or continued monitoring/evaluation. - Verify the accuracy and appropriateness of medications prepared and dispensed from the pharmacy - Assists in the reconciliation of medications, education of patients regarding their home medication regimens, and coordination of the discharge medication plan with the interdisciplinary team. - Documents activities in the patient medical record. - Monitors therapeutic response and adverse effects of medications to guide drug therapy. - Consults with provider when questions or problems are identified and documents activies in the patient medical record. - Appropriately reports all adverse drug reactions, drug defects, and medication errors. - Responds accurately to requests for drug information from prescribers, nurses, patients and patient's families. - Independently reviews and interprets the literature and applies this information to specific patient care situations. - Assists in the development of treatment guidelines to be used in patients with specific diagnosis. - Documents activities in the patient medical record, pharmacy monitoring profile, drug use evaluation data collection or adverse drug reaction reporting program. - Influences standards of therapy by forming peer level relationships with prescribers and is recognized as the authority on mediations in their practice area by prescribers, nurses and pharmacists.

The purpose of this position is to provide the services of a licensed pharmacist which includes the responsibility for the safe and proper distribution and use of medications in inpatients and outpatients who range in age from neonates, infants less than one year of age, children and adolescents ages 10-18, adults ages 19-65 and the elderly over age 65.    This position is to function at higher decision making and accountability levels regarding medication therapy, proactively affecting medication use by making recommendations at the time prescribing decisions are being made or, in some cases, making independent decisions about medication therapy in cooperation with other healthcare team members.  Additional services provided include facilitation of medication reconciliation, discharge counseling, and medication delivery through coordination of care from admission to discharge.  The pharmacist must possess strong communication skills for patient education and work collaboratively with inpatient and outpatient interdisciplinary teams including but not limited to providers, nurses, case workers, pharmacists, and technicians, as well as, the teaching and precepting component of students, interns and/or residents.   This is a flexible model where  the coordination during transitions of care and medication use system for patients are integrated with traditionally centralized functions, such as order entry/verifications and will continue to evolve as part of integrated decentralized patient care practice.