Clinical Pharmacist - Ambulatory Infusion

Vanderbilt University Medical Center•Nashville, TN

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Vanderbilt Health is seeking a Clinical Pharmacist for its Ambulatory Infusion services. This role involves leadership within a specialized healthcare team to ensure optimal and cost-effective drug therapy. The pharmacist will develop pharmacotherapeutic goals, recommend treatment regimens, and create monitoring plans tailored to individual patient needs. A key responsibility is leading efforts to prevent and report medication errors and adverse drug reactions, contributing to continuous improvement in medication safety practices within the institution. This position offers a remote opportunity after initial onboarding and training, with occasional onsite meetings. The hours are Monday - Friday, 7:00 am - 3:30 pm, covering infusion and in-clinic injections. Duties include placing orders, patient counseling, managing labs, authorizations, letters of medical necessity, and patient scheduling across various specialties such as dermatology, urology, women's health, pulmonary, and ortho. Hospital pharmacy experience is preferred.

Requirements

LIC-Pharmacist License - Tennessee
Relevant Work Experience
1 year 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.
Develops specific pharmacotherapeutic goals, recommending a regimen and developing a monitoring plan to meet the individualized drug therapy needs of the patient.
Leads efforts in the prevention and reporting of medication errors and adverse drug reactions according to policy.
Works to continuously improve process and practice in the institution to enhance safety of medication therapy.
Covers infusion and in clinic injections.
Places orders, counsels patients, manages labs, authorizations, letters of medical necessity, and gets patients scheduled.