Clinical Pharmacist - Ambulatory Infusion

Vanderbilt University Medical Center•Nashville, TN

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Vanderbilt Health is seeking a Clinical Pharmacist for its VMG Clinical Infusion Pharmacists team. This role provides leadership within a specialized healthcare team and to patients, ensuring optimal and cost-effective drug therapy. The Clinical Pharmacist will develop pharmacotherapeutic goals, recommend treatment regimens, and create monitoring plans tailored to individual patient needs. A key responsibility is leading efforts in preventing and reporting medication errors and adverse drug reactions, while continuously improving processes to enhance medication therapy safety within the institution. This position offers a remote opportunity after initial onboarding and training, with occasional onsite meetings required. The hours are Monday - Friday, 7:00 am - 3:30 pm. The role will focus on infusion and in-clinic injections, encompassing tasks such as placing orders, counseling patients, managing labs, handling authorizations, writing letters of medical necessity, and scheduling patient appointments. The position will cover a range of specialties including dermatology, urology, women's health, pulmonary, and ortho. Hospital pharmacy experience is preferred.

Requirements

LIC-Pharmacist License - Tennessee
Relevant Work Experience
1 year of experience
Bachelor's degree

Nice To Haves

Hospital pharmacy experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Reviews drug orders and/or prescriptions to ensure the safe, appropriate and cost-effective use of medications.
Prepares and dispenses medications, provides drug information and manages medication therapy in accordance with federal, state and local regulations and hospital policy.
Provides outstanding patient care by optimizing medication preparation and resolving medication-related problems.
Maintains the quality, safety, and consistency of clinical pharmacy services in assigned areas.
Supervises the activities of assigned support personnel and verifying the accuracy and appropriateness of all medications prepared by support personnel prior to dispensing to patients or dispensing to healthcare providers for administration to patients.
Placing orders, counseling patients, labs, authorizations, letters of medical necessity, and getting patients scheduled.
Covering infusion and in clinic injections across specialties including dermatology, urology, women's health, pulmonary, and ortho.