Certified Clinical Pharmacist Specialist
About The Position
The Certified Clinical Pharmacist Specialist is a recognized expert and leader in pharmaceutical care, responsible for driving optimal medication outcomes and promoting safe, effective, evidence-based pharmacotherapy for complex patient populations. The role provides advanced clinical pharmacy services, including comprehensive medication management, pharmacokinetic dosing, adverse drug reaction monitoring, and drug information for physicians and other healthcare professionals. The specialist supports short- and long-range planning across the market, Region, and system; collaborates with pharmacy peers to standardize clinical pharmacy systems when appropriate; and, as directed by facility pharmacy leadership, develops, coaches, and mentors pharmacy staff to expand their clinical practice and scholarly activities across the continuum of care. The role also educates medical staff about cost-effective, quality pharmaceutical care based on evidence and best practices, participates in relevant committees, and ensures clinical pharmacy initiatives comply with regulatory requirements. The position is at Saint Joseph East, a 217-bed community hospital in Lexington, Kentucky. Saint Joseph East also includes a women’s hospital and a 16-bed Level III NICU. It is part of CHI Saint Joseph Health and CommonSpirit Health.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy, upon hire, or Doctor of Pharmacy, upon hire, with residency completion or two years of clinical experience.
- Kentucky Pharmacist license, upon hire.
- Basic Life Support (CPR), upon hire.
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support, upon hire.
- At least one of the listed board certifications, upon hire: Ambulatory Care, Cardiology, Compounded Sterile Preparations, Critical Care, Emergency Medicine, Geriatric Pharmacy, Infectious Diseases, Nuclear Pharmacy, Nutrition Support, Oncology, Psychiatric Pharmacy, Pediatric Pharmacy, Pharmacotherapy, or Organ Transplantation.
- Advanced clinical knowledge and decision-making skills.
- Exemplary communication and leadership abilities.
- Commitment to optimizing patient pharmacotherapy and ensuring medication safety.
Responsibilities
- Provide advanced clinical pharmacy services, including comprehensive medication management, pharmacokinetic dosing, adverse drug reaction monitoring, and drug information to physicians and other healthcare professionals.
- Promote short- and long-range planning to respond and integrate within the market, Region, and system.
- Collaborate with pharmacy peers to standardize clinical pharmacy systems when appropriate.
- As directed by facility pharmacy leadership, develop, coach, and mentor pharmacy staff to maximize their scope of practice in clinical pharmacy services and scholarly activities across the continuum of care.
- Educate medical staff regarding cost-effective, quality pharmaceutical care based on evidence-based medicine and best practices.
- Participate in assigned committees relevant to the specialist’s knowledge, experience, and practice area.
- Ensure clinical pharmacy initiatives comply with regulatory requirements.
- Promote optimal medication outcomes and safe, effective, evidence-based pharmacotherapy for complex patient populations.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
