Position Summary:
Under general supervision, the Clinical Pharmacist oversees the supervisory, distributive, and clinical functions of the Pharmacy including the prompt and accurate reviewing, processing, checking, and monitoring of physician orders, patient medication profiles, completed prescriptions and conduct routine daily rounds on assigned nursing units. Accurate drug information, recommendations and interventions are promptly provided to physicians, all other health care professionals and patients. Assists the Director and Assistant Director of Pharmacy in their duties to maximize the performance of the department and to implement and improve services as the needs of the department, the hospital, and the community change. Conducts, performs and presents assigned projects to P&T and any other committee as deemed appropriate. Duties delegated by the Director or the Assistant Director of Pharmacy Services are accurately and promptly completed.
Experience/Qualifications: Previous experience in hospital pharmacy is preferred. The Pharmacist maintains an
appropriate level of competency by completing at least 15 Continuing Education (CE) credit hours,
to include 6 CE live credit hours per licensing year.
Education: Graduate of an college of pharmacy is preferred. The Pharmacist maintains an appropriate level of competency by completing at least 15 continuing education (CE) credit hours, to include 6 CE live credit hours per licensing year.
Special Skills: Ability to work under direct or minimal supervision and handle stress appropriately.
Ability to work cooperatively with health-system and pharmacy staffs.
Ability to handle frequent interruptions and adapt to changes in workload and work schedule.
Ability to set priorities, makes decisions, and responds quickly to emergency requests. A
Ability to meet the pharmaceutical care needs of neonatal, pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients.
Communication, supervisory, organizational, learning and minimal teaching skills are essential to the proper
performance of the duties assigned.
Physical Requirements: Light-Medium
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently (activity or condition exists from 1/3 to 2/3 of the
time) required to stand, sit, and walk; frequently to use hands, fingers; and frequently to talk or hear. The employee
must exert 15 to 20 pounds of force occasionally (activity or condition exists up to 1/3 of the time), and/or 5 to 10
pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 5 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Normal
range of hearing and vision to perform work and communicate is required. Other demands include intense and constant
concentration, equipment operation and listening to low levels of noise. Generally this person will work in a well-
lighted, well-ventilated, heated, air conditioned environment under secure working conditions.
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
As our region’s largest health care provider, Tidelands Health is dedicated to keeping the communities we serve healthy and active, inside and outside of the hospital. Ours is a singular commitment: Better health begins here.
Tidelands Health is three hospitals and more than 40 outpatient locations that stretch from North Myrtle Beach to Hemingway. More than 200 physicians and 1,800 employee partners are working side by side with our patients to transform the health of our region -- promoting wellness, preventing illness, encouraging recovery and restoring health.
Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital
In 2002, Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital opened in Murrells Inlet to accommodate the needs of the population in the fastest-growing northern reaches of our system’s service area. Rated one of America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Orthopedic Surgery by Healthgrades in 2015, Tidelands Waccamaw holds Joint Commission certifications in childbirth and joint replacement and is an advanced primary stroke center. Tidelands Waccamaw is a Pathway to Excellence designated hospital signifying the facility as a best-in-class work environment for nursing professionals.
Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital
Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital is where the Tidelands Health organization began more than 60 years ago. Steady, intentional, forward-thinking reinvestment in the facility has built a leading center of wide-ranging medical care in our community. Tidelands Georgetown is an advanced primary stroke center, an accredited chest pain center and a designated baby-friendly hospital. The facility is also a Pathway to Excellence designated hospital.
Tidelands Waccamaw Rehabilitation Hospital
Tidelands Waccamaw Rehabilitation Hospital is a hospital within a hospital, located inside Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital. It is the region’s only inpatient rehabilitation facility, providing concentrated physical, occupational and speech therapy for acute patients. The rehabilitation hospital is one of a select few facilities in South Carolina accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities.
Two cancer treatment centers
Tidelands Health was the first to bring radiation therapy to Georgetown County when we opened the Francis B. Ford Cancer Treatment Center in 2004. And the system’s cancer treatment options have expanded at Tidelands Waccamaw Cancer Center in Murrells Inlet. Striving to deliver even greater quality cancer care, Tidelands Health is a member of the MUSC Hollings Cancer Center’s Research Network, providing access to clinical trials research across the state.
Tidelands NextStep Services
Tidelands NextStep Services is a network of more than a dozen rehabilitation, pain management and wound care facilities easing the pain and restoring the mobility of Tidelands residents. The highly trained therapists and specialists at NextStep provide the therapies, care and compassion so vital to complete rehabilitation and healing.
Primary and specialty care
Tidelands Health Group is our growing network of primary and specialty care physicians specializing in areas such as family medicine, dermatology, gastroenterology, oncology, orthopedics, women’s health and general surgery. These physician practices continue to grow to meet the evolving needs of patients in Georgetown, Horry and Williamsburg counties.