Clinical Pharmacist Specialist, Ambulatory, FT Days

Prisma Health•Columbia, SC

About The Position

Provides direct operational and clinical patient services and collaborates with pharmacy colleagues and a multidisciplinary team to improve care, achieve optimal patient outcomes, and ensure continuity of care. Provides evidence-based, cost-effective comprehensive medication management for patients with chronic conditions, including therapy care plan development, medication management, education, monitoring, and follow-up. Within the pharmacist’s scope of practice, may obtain patient medical histories, order and evaluate laboratory results, and make medication decisions, including modifying or discontinuing treatment when appropriate. The role includes operational pharmacy services and clinical initiatives, with time allocated according to patient needs, staffing, and workload. The pharmacist participates in departmental and institutional committees, education, professional activities, and mentorship of pharmacy students and/or residents. The position requires working weekends, required evenings, and holidays, and providing drug information and pharmaceutical care responses through an on-call service.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an ACPE-approved college of Pharmacy.
Two pharmacy residencies or ten years of specialty pharmacy experience; alternatively, completion of one pharmacy residency with four years of specialty pharmacy experience.
Licensed to practice as a pharmacist, or eligible to become licensed within four months of hire, in the state where the team member works.
Obtain Board Certification in Pharmacy within 18 months of hire; in the ambulatory setting, BCACP is accepted in lieu of BCPS.
Knowledge of medical and pharmacy terminology.
Good mathematical, computer, and aseptic technique skills.
Knowledge of State Board of Pharmacy, Department of Health, and DEA rules and regulations.
Ability to handle urgent and stressful working conditions.

Nice To Haves

PharmD preferred.

Responsibilities

Actively participate in and lead department and institutional committees and projects, including performance improvement, formulary management, regulatory, patient safety, and financial initiatives.
Provide accurate medication order entry, drug distribution, and patient care.
Confirm the appropriateness of drug therapy for neonates, pediatric patients, adolescents, adults, and geriatric patients.
Seek to minimize turnaround time for products and services.
Provide concise, applicable, and timely responses to drug information requests and other pharmaceutical care needs through an on-call service.
Document care in the patient record when appropriate.
Represent Prisma Health within a professional organization through service, presentations, and/or publications.
Provide experiential education, evaluation, and training for technicians, students, pharmacy residents, medical students/residents, and new employees.
Provide leadership and pharmaceutical expertise through direct patient care as a member of a multidisciplinary medical team.
Share clinical and scholarly work promoting evidence-based medication use and advancing the pharmacy profession.
Provide laboratory review, clinical services, patient education, and corresponding documentation through departmental clinical initiatives.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Mentor pharmacy students and/or residents.
Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team to develop therapy care plans and provide medication management, education, monitoring, and follow-up.