Ambulatory Clinical Pharmacist – Pharmacy Connect, Lexington

Department:

38494 Wake Population Health - Pharmacy: Population Health

Status:

Full time

Benefits Eligible:

Yes

Hours Per Week:

40

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

This specific new position request is budgeted for 2026 for 1.0 CPP FTE to provide both onsite and virtual medication management services, directly addressing current service gaps and supporting quality care expansion in Davidson and Randolph (8 primary care clinics and 3 specialty clinics).

Pay Range

$54.90 - $82.35

Position Highlights 

• Ambulatory Clinical Pharmacist – Pharmacy Connect, Lexington Medical Center

• Full-Time, 1st shift, Mon-Friday

• Lexington Campus

How You’ll Impact Patient care:

Your responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

• Oversees pharmaceutical care, including retrieving and evaluating biomedical literature and designing medication therapy regimens.

• Uses effective patient education techniques to provide counseling to patients and caregivers, including information on medication therapy, adverse effects, compliance, appropriate use, handling, and medication administration.

• Designs, recommends, monitors, and evaluates patient specific pharmacotherapeutic regimens based on relevant biomedical literature. Implements recommendations effectively and utilizes policies and procedures and documents in the appropriate format.   

• Reviews and accurately interprets medication orders and prescriptions.

• Participates in the management of medical emergencies when applicable.

• Actively supports department medication safety and quality improvement activities, including the reporting of events through appropriate channels.

• Performs quality assurance and performance improvement of the medication use system as appropriate.

• Collaborates with the healthcare team to manage formulary adherence and the medication-use process. Assists in the acquisition of non-formulary, compassionate use, and investigational medications.

• Practices in compliance with organization’s policies and procedures, as well as local, state, and federal regulations.

• Prepares, dispenses, and oversees the proper storage and handling of medications in accordance with best practice, policies and state and federal regulations.

• Serves as preceptor for pharmacy students, residents, and healthcare learners as assigned.

• Mentors, orients, trains, and assists with the performance evaluation of pharmacy teammates, residents, and students as assigned.

• Directs and checks the accuracy of the work of pharmacy support team members in accordance with the organization’s policies and procedures to ensure safe and efficient workflows, service standards, and regulatory compliance.

• Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served. Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the department's policies and procedures. Age-specific information is developed further in the departmental job standards.

What You Will Need:

• Graduate of an accredited School of Pharmacy with a B.S. in Pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) is required.

• Current state pharmacist license is required in good standing through North Carolina Board of Pharmacy.

Nice To Have (Not Required):

• Completion of a PGY1 residency and/or equivalent clinical experience is preferred. 

DISCLAIMER
All responsibilities and requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only responsibilities to be performed by an employee occupying this job or position.  Employees must follow any other job-related instructions and perform any other job-related duties requested by their leaders.

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