Clinical Pharmacist Specialist - Critical Care

Southwest General • Middleburg Heights, OH

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About The Position

Southwest General Health Center is a 352-bed community hospital located in Middleburg Heights, Ohio. One of the last standing community hospitals in Northeast Ohio, we partner with University Hospitals and other local community organizations to provide a full range of services to all who need us. We are certified as a Level III Trauma Center and a Primary Stroke Center, and have been serving our community for over 100 years! At Southwest General, we believe in the power of teamwork, creating a family-like environment, ensuring a work-life balance, and providing meaningful work to make a real difference in people’s lives. We value our employees as much as our patients, offering a supportive work culture that encourages growth, development and collaboration. We’re committed to building a team that works together, supports each other, and ultimately, saves lives every day. At Southwest, you are family. WHY CHOOSE SOUTHWEST? Join our award-winning team! A career with Southwest General provides you with a great job, great benefits, and a work/life balance. We’re located near the highway, so you won’t have a downtown commute, and since we don’t have rotating shifts, your family routine won’t change from day to day. See why working at Southwest General can be a choice you’ll love! POSITION SUMMARY: The Critical Care Pharmacy Specialist provides expert patient-specific pharmacotherapy and pharmaceutical care, acts as a resource to other health care professionals regarding clinical use of medications, and maintains cost effective use of medications. The Critical Care Pharmacy Specialist participates as a clinical reference to committees as needed such as the Pharmacy and Therapeutics committee, Medication safety, Code Blue, etc. or may be a participant if needed. The Critical Care Pharmacy Specialist may work weekends, holidays, days, evenings, and/or night shifts as assigned according to the position(s) primarily worked, qualifications to work in said position(s), and according to departmental needs.

Requirements

• Graduate of accredited school of pharmacy and current pharmacist license by the Ohio State Board of Pharmacy.
• Advanced training (residency, fellowship, and/or board certification).
• PGY1 residency + PGY2 residency in critical care + 2 years of experience in area or PGY1 + 4 years experience in practice area or 5 years experience in practice area
• BCCCP or national fellow status
• Maintains BLS and ACLS certification

Responsibilities

• provides expert patient-specific pharmacotherapy and pharmaceutical care
• acts as a resource to other health care professionals regarding clinical use of medications
• maintains cost effective use of medications
• participates as a clinical reference to committees as needed such as the Pharmacy and Therapeutics committee, Medication safety, Code Blue, etc. or may be a participant if needed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed