Clinical Pharmacy Specialist

Overview

Shift: 8a-4:30p

Description

The Clinical Pharmacy Specialist practices as a clinical expert in specialty practice area(s). In addition to direct patient care activities, this position is responsible for ensuring appropriate medication therapy and clinical outcomes for the institution related to specialty area and leads the direct-patient care clinical practice initiatives. Develops and promotes advanced clinical practice based upon recent evidenced based practice.

Primary duties and responsibilities:

Operational and Clinical Excellence:1. Practices under existing and/or establishes new collaborative practice agreements to enhance pharmaceutical care, as applicable. 2. Promotes institution-wide appropriate therapy and institutional outcomes in specialty area. Consistently provides patient-centered, interdisciplinary pharmaceutical care. 3. Proactively reviews and processes orders accurately and efficiently. Performs daily in-depth patient profile review to assess, monitor and recommend appropriate drug therapy as applicable. 4. Consistently evaluates, intervenes, and documents clinical interventions in accordance with institutional protocols and guidelines. Supports recommendations with critical analysis of literature.5. Leads the development of system nomograms and other guidelines. 6. Promotes the documentation of clinical activities and adverse drug events. Attends medical codes as applicable.7. Develops and promotes system policies and processes for proper dosing, storage, handling, dispensing, and/or administration of medications and compounded products.8. Actively participates in development of system clinical practice initiatives9. Develops, uses and promotes effective patient education materials and techniques for drug therapy, adverse effects, compliance, appropriate use, handling and drug administration education. 10. Engages in external professional activities to maintain clinical competency and knowledge of current trends and practices. 11. Precepts pharmacy students and residents as available. 12. Develops and assists in training and education of pharmacy and other disciplines. Assists pharmacists seeking to advance their clinical skills. 13. Answers drug information questions with in-depth knowledge of research designs, methodologies, and biostatistics.14. Actively participates in scholarly activities in specialty area. Submits publications or national presentations routinely.15. Responsible for overall departmental pharmacy financial stewardship for specialty area. Leads the development and reinforcement of medication use policies and processes to ensure financial medication stewardship. Actively participates in formulary review and medication selection to promote cost savings. Supports and promotes cost-savings initiatives. Engages in review of medication insurance authorization status as applicable. Maintains and promotes understanding of 340b practices as applicable.16. Leads the development and review of protocols, guidelines, or order sets. Participates in multidisciplinary or system Emory Healthcare committee as applicable.17. Performs other duties as assigned or requested.

Collaboration and Communication:1. Consistently exhibits One Emory culture behaviors. 2. Serves as a role model for complex clinical and ethical situations and resolves conflict constructively. 3. Seeks and provides constructive feedback; effectively self-assesses strengths, deficiencies, and limits of knowledge and expertise.4. Contributes positively to department and clinical team teamwork through proactive leadership and participation.5. Responsible for oversight of medication use systems in specialty area. 6. Participates in coordination of transitions of care as appropriate.7. Active engagement within departmental mentorship and collaboration programs.

Compliance and Quality:1. Maintains practice competency.2. Prevents and/or resolves drug-related problems to ensure safety, efficacy, and cost-efficiency by consulting with the ordering prescriber and appropriately documents.3. Responsible for department training and competency assurance for specialty area. 4. Leads medication use evaluation or quality improvement project annually in specialty area.5. Recognizes process failures and actively engages in analysis and improvement efforts. 6. Oversees the work performed by pharmacy students, technicians and pharmacists to ensure performance standards are maintained and work is in accordance with state, federal and organizational regulations.7. Promotes new ideas to improve quality or overcome barriers to advance the profession in specialty area.8. Documents adverse drug reactions and medication variances per policy. Reviews trends and recommends patient safety solutions in specialty.

Travel: Less than 10% of the time may be required.Work Type: In person

 

 

Minimum Qualifications: Education – Graduated from an accredited school of pharmacy. Experience - ASHP- Accredited Post Graduate Year 1 and 2 Residency or Fellowship or equivalent experience in the specialty area. Licensure – Active Georgia Pharmacist license.Certification – Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification in accordance with the American Heart Association required within 90 days. Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) required within 6 months, if directly applicable to practice specialty.

 

Preferred Qualifications:

Certification - Pharmacy Specialty Board certification preferred.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: 20-50 lbs; 0-33% of the work day (occasionally); 11-25 lbs, 34-66% of the workday (frequently); 01-10 lbs, 67-100% of the workday (constantly); Lifting 50 lbs max; Carrying of objects up to 25 lbs; Occasional to frequent standing & walking, Occasional sitting, Close eye work (computers, typing, reading, writing), Physical demands may vary depending on assigned work area and work tasks.

 

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS: Factors affecting environmental conditions may vary depending on the assigned work area and tasks. Environmental exposures include but are not limited to: Blood-borne pathogen exposure, Bio-hazardous waste chemicals/gases/fumes/vapors, Communicable diseases, Electrical shock, Floor Surfaces, Hot/Cold Temperatures, Indoor/Outdoor conditions, Latex, Lighting, Patient care/handling injuries, Radiation, Shift work, Travel may be required. Use of personal protective equipment, including respirators, environmental conditions may vary depending on assigned work area and work tasks.

 

Additional Details

Emory is an equal opportunity employer, and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law.

 

Emory Healthcare is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. Please contact Emory Healthcare’s Human Resources at [email protected]. Please note that one week's advance notice is preferred.