Hybrid

Emory Healthcare•Atlanta, GA

15h•$64 - $76•Hybrid

About The Position

The Clinical Pharmacist I practices as a pharmacy generalist in one or more patient care areas. In addition to direct patient care, the role participates in departmental or institutional quality, safety, and cost-saving initiatives, and helps ensure appropriate therapy and institutional outcomes. The pharmacist provides patient-centered, interdisciplinary pharmaceutical care; reviews and processes medication orders; identifies and resolves drug-related problems; reviews patient profiles; monitors therapy; makes recommendations or protocol-based modifications; and documents interventions, clinical activities, adverse drug events, and medication variances. The role follows medication-use policies for dosing, storage, handling, dispensing, and administration, provides patient education, and participates in transitions of care as appropriate. The position maintains clinical competency and contributes to education, precepting, training, mentorship, research opportunities, and quality improvement. It also oversees work performed by pharmacy students, technicians, and pharmacists to support performance standards and regulatory compliance, while contributing to medication stewardship and cost-saving initiatives. Other duties may be assigned or requested.

Requirements

One year of relevant experience; the experience requirement is waived for candidates previously employed as students or interns within Emory Healthcare.
Eligible for Georgia licensure and licensed in Georgia before the official start date.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification in accordance with the American Heart Association, required within 90 days.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification within 6 months if directly applicable to the practice specialty.

Nice To Haves

Pharmacy Specialty Board certification.
ASHP-accredited Post Graduate Year 1 pharmacy residency.

Responsibilities

Provide patient-centered, interdisciplinary pharmaceutical care.
Review and process medication orders accurately and efficiently.
Prevent or resolve drug-related problems by consulting with prescribers and documenting appropriately.
Review patient profiles and assess, monitor, and recommend appropriate drug therapy.
Evaluate, perform, and document clinical interventions according to institutional protocols and guidelines.
Evaluate medical literature to support evidence-based care.
Monitor drug therapy and make recommendations or modifications under protocol; use system nomograms and guidelines.
Document clinical activities, adverse drug events, adverse drug reactions, and medication variances according to policy.
Attend medical codes as applicable.
Follow, maintain, and reinforce policies for medication dosing, storage, handling, dispensing, and administration, including compounded products.
Provide patient education on drug therapy, adverse effects, compliance, appropriate use, handling, and administration.
Participate in coordination of transitions of care as appropriate and support service completion and patient satisfaction.
Maintain clinical competency through licensure and departmental requirements.
Precept pharmacy students and residents as available, provide at least one educational in-service annually or serve as a preceptor, and assist with training pharmacy and other disciplines.
Participate in departmental mentorship and collaboration programs and may participate in research and publication opportunities.
Recognize process failures and participate in analysis and improvement efforts, including at least one medication use evaluation or quality improvement project annually.
Oversee work performed by pharmacy students, technicians, and pharmacists to maintain performance standards and regulatory compliance.
Support medication financial stewardship and cost-saving initiatives; review medication insurance authorization status as applicable and maintain understanding of 340B practices as applicable.
Perform other duties as assigned or requested.