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Duke University Hospital Duke University Hospital is consistently rated as one of the best in the United States and is known around the world for its outstanding care and groundbreaking research. Duke University Hospital has 1,048 licensed inpatient beds and offers comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic facilities, including a regional emergency/trauma center; a major surgery suite containing 65 operating rooms; an endo-surgery center; a separate hospital outpatient surgical department with nine operating rooms and an extensive diagnostic and interventional radiology area. For 2021-2022, U.S. News and World Report ranked Duke University Hospital nationally in 11 adult specialties: cancer, cardiology & heart surgery, diabetes & endocrinology, ear, nose & throat, gastroenterology & GI surgery, gynecology, neurology & neurosurgery, ophthalmology, orthopedics, pulmonology & lung surgery, and urology. Duke University Hospital is also ranked first in North Carolina and first in the Raleigh-Durham area. Inaddition to its hospitals, Duke Health has an extensive, geographically dispersed network of outpatient facilities that include primary care offices, urgent care centers, multi-specialty clinics and outpatient surgery centers.

Provide pharmaceutical care services to the patients of the Duk edemonstrated ability to achievepositive patient outcomes in a similar e nvironment is required. With Doctor of Pharmacy degree, no experience is required. Degrees,Licensure, and/or Certification:Licensed Pharmac istoreligible to practice pharmacy in North Carolina Knowledge, Skill s,and Abilities:Ability to communicate clearly in oral and written form. Extensive knowledge of drug products, medical therapeutics,pharmacokinet ics, and diseasestates. Ability to work withinformation systems, automat edandtechnical equipment. Ability to establish and maintain working rela tionships with variousmembers of health care teams Distinguishing Cha racteristics of this Level N/A The intent of this job description ist o provide a representative andlevel of the types of duties andresponsibi lities that will be required of positions given this titleand shallnotbe construedasadeclarationofthe total of the specific duties and responsib ilities ofany particular position.Employees may be directed to performjo b-related tasks other than thosespecifically presented inthis descriptio n. Essential Physical Job Functions Certain jobs at Duke Universityand Duke University Health System mayinclude essentialjobfunctions thatrequi re specific physical and/or mental abilities.Additional informationand p rovisionfor requests for reasonable accommodation will be providedbyeach hiring department.University Health Systemincluding, but not limitedto o versight, monitoring, preparation,dispensing and properdocumentation of patient medication therapy as well as providing druginformation, patient information and oversight of information and dispensing systems;ensureco mpliance withFederal,State and local laws and regulations as wellas pro per storage anddocumentation. May alsoadvise physicians on matterspertai ning to drug usage and control;participate in the developmentand deliver y of continuing education programs for Pharmacy, PatientCare Services, Medical Staffand students. Duties and Responsibilities of this Level R eview and monitor patient's medicationtherapy and orders written byappro priate caregivers forsafety and efficacy considering specificpatient con ditions and healthstatus; advise patient careteam of issues with,or poss ible enhancements to, patient's medicationtherapy and documentsuch inter ventions. Prepare, label and dispense medications forpatients inaccordan ce withphysicians' prescriptions;ensure compliance with Federal,State an dlocal laws and regulationspertaining to the dispensing ofdrugsand narco tics and the maintenanceof required records. About HRServices & Ad ministrationDuke TodayDuke PoliciesDuke Maintain appropriate records of dispensing and oversee and maintainthesystems that charge orcredit for medications and medication treatments. Provide drug information and educ ate caregivers, patients and studentsregarding medications andtheir prop er use and monitoring. Oversee and monitor all aspects ofthemedication process;collect data and present reports and recommendations regarding is sueswith the medicationsystems. Ensure that appropriate medications ar e available for patients andproperly procured, prepared,storedand mainta ined. Supervise the process and technical personnel whoassistinpreparati on, maintenance anddispensing of drugs and supplies.Providesupport, educ ation and oversight for investigationalmedicationsfor patients; providei nformation regarding their preparation, labeling and availabilitywithinthe medication system;maintain appropriate and required records and docu mentationforinvestigational drugs. Provide specialized pharmaceutical se rvices to improve drug usage andtherapeuticoutcomesincluding advising ph ysicians on issues concerning drug therapy, theinherent toxicity of drug s andside effects, as well as assisting in the prescription of appropria tedoses. Contributes to theeducation of studentsand pharmacyresidents. M aintain liaison relationships with medical and nursing staff; providetim ely information pertainingto pharmaceutical supplies, drugusage and comp atibility, state andfederal regulations regardingdrug controls, and Join t Commission standards. Conduct and evaluate medication histories, asses s compliance andsuggest modifications so as toachieve desired outcomes; instruct patients in the proper use ofprescribed drugs; participate inpa tient care rounds with multidisciplinary teamsto evaluatepatientprogress . Individualizemedication regimensusing sound principles,accounting forp harmacodynamic andpharmacokinetic variationsin drug absorption, distribu tion, metabolismand elimination withresponsibility forestablishing and c ontinually improving the deliveryof pharmaceutical caretopatients within areas of direct responsibility andassisting others inthe department wi th the same. Conduct and participate in research including, but not limi ted to,performing as the primaryinvestigator or co-investigator for rese arch programs which will impacton the delivery of qualitycare or examine the pharmacoeconomic impact of providingcare to thepatients in the Duke Health System. Perform other related duties incidentalto the work descri bed herein. Required Qualifications at this Level Education:Docto rofPharmacyDegree OR BS Pharmacy DegreeExperience:With a BS Pharmacy deg ree, two years of pharmacy practice experience,or acceptable boardcertif ication, or completion of an accreditedresidency program and

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Essential Physical Job Functions: Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essentialjob functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring department.