Clinical Pharmacist

Job Description: The Clinical Pharmacist is responsible for ensuring the safe and effective use of medications within the correctional healthcare setting. Duties include reviewing prescriptions and medication orders for accuracy, appropriateness, and completeness; monitoring patient drug therapy; identifying clinically significant drug interactions, adverse reactions, therapeutic duplications, and dosage concerns; and ensuring compliance with prescribed treatment plans. The Clinical Pharmacist collaborates closely with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to optimize patient outcomes. Additional responsibilities include recommending therapeutic alternatives, managing and expanding the medication formulary, participating in interdisciplinary healthcare initiatives, and providing medication-related education and presentations to executive leadership and clinical staff.