Clinical Pharmacist/ Pharmacy Clinical Specialist – Cardiology

Cleveland Clinic

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Join Cleveland Clinic’s Main Campus, where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world class, and caregivers are family. Here, you will join a team of passionate and highly skilled cardiology caregivers while building a rewarding career at one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world. A caregiver in the Clinical Pharmacist – Cardiology role supports the Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute (HVTI) at Main Campus. This role will include caring complex, high acuity cardiology patients across many subspecialties. This is a hybrid centralized / decentralized role with rotating responsibilities on cardiology subspecialties and operations. A caregiver in the Pharmacy Clinical Specialist - Cardiology role will include responsibilities outlined above in addition to the opportunity to collaborate in more quality, research and committee/leadership activities but will have the same core patient care responsibilities for patient care and education as a Clinical Pharmacist. A caregiver in this role will work a variety of shifts between 6:30am - 10pm. This position offers the opportunity to: Practice at the top of your license combing clinical and operational services at a globally recognized cardiovascular institute Collaborate with world-class providers on highly complex patient cases Educate the next generation of pharmacists as a preceptor for residents and students Lead and contribute to initiatives that improve the medication-use process and patient outcomes Crosstrain across cardiovascular subspecialties to broaden clinical expertise A caregiver who excels in this role will contribute to the following domains: Patient Care Combine clinical and operational knowledge to optimize medication therapy. Prospectively review, interpret and clarify, medication orders to identify, prevent and resolve potential and actual drug related problems. Provide evidence-based recommendations to providers and recommend formulary alternatives when appropriate. Serve as the medication expert for optimizing drug therapy Education Precept and mentor pharmacy residents and students through experiential education experiences Teach and guide pharmacy and non-pharmacy caregivers, residents and students through targeted formal and informal education Organizational continuous improvement Identify and escalate clinical and operational issues impacting patient care or workflow. Contribute to health-system level decision-making related to practice area, committee work, and decision making for relevant policies. Demonstrate leadership within practice area. Contribute to the development, implementation and/or evaluation of internal QI/QA projects including research Support operational excellence through involvement in process improvement, project execution and drug shortage management

Requirements

PharmD or Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from an accredited college of pharmacy.
Current state licensure as a Registered Pharmacist (RPh) or eligible for reciprocation in current state within 90 days of hire.
For individuals required to administer immunizations: current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross and completion of a Board of Pharmacy approved course in the administration of immunizations or certification obtained within 90 days of hire.
For individuals required to respond to adult or pediatric cardiopulmonary arrest events: current Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification or Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross or certification obtained within one year of hire.

Nice To Haves

PGY2 residency or fellowship training preferred; or PGY1 residency plus minimum of 2 years of relevant specialty experience as a clinical specialist or equivalent role which includes providing pharmaceutical care and performing pharmacotherapeutic monitoring including 50% or more of time spent in the specialty area; or Minimum of 4 years of experience as a clinical specialist or equivalent role which includes providing pharmaceutical care and performing pharmacotherapeutic monitoring including 50% or more of time spent in the specialty area.
Strong background in cardiology or critical care.
Completion of a post-graduate year 1 residency (PGY1), fellowship or relevant post-graduate pharmacy experience.

Responsibilities

Coordinates and provides the pharmaceutical care of patients for an assigned clinical unit and participates in patient care rounds with medical staff personnel.
Supports the Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute (HVTI) at Main Campus.
Cares for complex, high acuity cardiology patients across many subspecialties.
Hybrid centralized / decentralized role with rotating responsibilities on cardiology subspecialties and operations.
Collaborates in quality, research, and committee/leadership activities.
Provides core patient care and education.
Works a variety of shifts between 6:30am - 10pm.
Practices at the top of your license combining clinical and operational services at a globally recognized cardiovascular institute.
Collaborates with world-class providers on highly complex patient cases.
Educates the next generation of pharmacists as a preceptor for residents and students.
Leads and contributes to initiatives that improve the medication-use process and patient outcomes.
Crosstrains across cardiovascular subspecialties to broaden clinical expertise.
Combines clinical and operational knowledge to optimize medication therapy.
Prospectively reviews, interprets, and clarifies medication orders to identify, prevent, and resolve potential and actual drug-related problems.
Provides evidence-based recommendations to providers and recommends formulary alternatives when appropriate.
Serves as the medication expert for optimizing drug therapy.
Precepts and mentors pharmacy residents and students through experiential education experiences.
Teaches and guides pharmacy and non-pharmacy caregivers, residents, and students through targeted formal and informal education.
Identifies and escalates clinical and operational issues impacting patient care or workflow.
Contributes to health-system level decision-making related to practice area, committee work, and decision making for relevant policies.
Demonstrates leadership within practice area.
Contributes to the development, implementation, and/or evaluation of internal QI/QA projects including research.
Supports operational excellence through involvement in process improvement, project execution, and drug shortage management.

Benefits

Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.
The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment.
All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.
Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.
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