Clinical Pharmacist Specialist

HCA Healthcare•Independence, MO

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Pharmacist Specialist provides pharmacy clinical services, monitors patient medication regimens, and makes appropriate interventions while supporting pharmacy operations. The specialist serves as an expert in a particular specialty area, such as critical care, oncology, psychiatry, or informatics. The role includes direct collaboration with medical staff and other healthcare professionals, participation in clinical and quality programs, and support of safe, effective, and cost-conscious medication use. The position works physically in patient care areas and follows the facility pharmacy schedule. The schedule is mostly day shift, 7:30 a.m.–2 p.m., with some evening coverage as needed, every fourth weekend, and one major and one minor holiday per year.

Requirements

B.S. or PharmD from an ACPE-accredited School of Pharmacy; a Doctor of Pharmacy from an ACPE-accredited college is preferred.
Completion of a hospital PGY1/pharmacy general practice residency or fellowship, or relevant hospital experience.
Board certification in pharmacotherapy (BCPS) or a relevant specialty certification recognized by the Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS), maintained indefinitely.
Ability to maintain current BLS-ACLS or PALS certification as appropriate.

Nice To Haves

Completion of a PGY2 specialty residency or fellowship is highly preferred.
Other certification, such as FCCP or FASHP, is preferred.
Doctor of Pharmacy degree from an ACPE-accredited college of pharmacy is preferred.

Responsibilities

Interpret medication orders and accurately transcribe or verify them in the pharmacy computer system.
Compound and dispense pharmaceuticals accurately.
Comply with facility policies and procedures and regulatory requirements.
Monitor drug therapy for contraindications, drug-drug and drug-food interactions, allergies, and appropriateness of medication and dose.
Provide clinical consultation and clarification to practitioners and suggest appropriate, cost-effective therapeutic alternatives to medical staff.
Support the hospital formulary by minimizing nonformulary procurement, using therapeutic interchanges, and promoting rational drug therapy selection.
Attend and participate in multidisciplinary and bedside rounds as assigned.
Work with medical staff on formulary decisions and improvements identified through drug utilization evaluations.
Provide timely, accurate medication information to healthcare staff and patients.
Participate in clinical services and programs, including drug consults, nutrition support, pharmacokinetics, anticoagulant monitoring, pain management, IV-to-PO conversion, renal dosing, and antimicrobial management.
Document clinical activities and interventions completely and accurately; mentor and educate others and provide summary reports if assigned.
Support organizational quality improvement, risk management, and patient safety programs, including National Patient Safety Goals, Core Measures, and HCAHPS medication-related initiatives.
Complete reports regarding medication errors and adverse drug reactions.
Participate in data collection for drug utilization evaluations, adverse drug reactions, and pharmacy quality initiatives.
Train pharmacists, pharmacy students, residents, technicians, nurses, and physicians; serve as a preceptor and resource for students and residents.
Maintain professional competency and apply knowledge of the patient populations served to their care.
Provide basic technical support for automated dispensing machines and other pharmacy computer systems.
Supervise pharmacy operations effectively, support the pharmacy team, and supervise or assist technicians and support staff when assigned.
Work in patient care areas to interact with medical staff, nurses, and other members of the healthcare team; proactively address conflicts about drug therapy.
Train and participate in Disaster Team drills and responses and Code Teams as assigned.
Maintain appropriate controlled-substance records and work with pharmacy leadership to meet diversion-prevention and monitoring standards.
Work with the Pharmacy Director to develop processes that meet or exceed regulatory standards.
Prioritize work and lead others in meeting medication turnaround-time policies; identify efficiency improvements.
Participate in establishing pharmacy goals and objectives and assist with implementation.
Actively participate in at least one nursing, medical staff, quality, or pharmacy committee; serve as liaison to the pharmacy department and report relevant information to pharmacy management or the department.
Maintain current BLS-ACLS or PALS certification as appropriate.

Benefits

Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine plans
Free counseling and referral services
Paid time off and paid family leave
Long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
401(k) plan with 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay, based on years of service
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Flexible spending accounts
Preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support, and financial wellbeing counseling
Tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and partnership with Galen College of Nursing
Fertility and family-building benefits
Adoption assistance
Life insurance and supplemental health protection plans
Auto and home insurance
Legal counseling, identity theft protection, and consumer discounts