Clinical Pharmacist

Emory Healthcare•Lithonia, GA

19d•$64 - $76

About The Position

The Unit-based Clinical Pharmacy Specialist practices as a clinical expert in specialty practice area(s), providing direct patient care and ensuring appropriate medication therapy and clinical outcomes for the institution. The specialist develops and promotes advanced clinical practice based on current evidence, practices under existing collaborative practice agreements, and establishes new agreements to enhance pharmaceutical care. The role includes patient-centered interdisciplinary care, review and processing of medication orders, daily patient-profile review, monitoring and recommending drug therapy, and preventing or resolving drug-related problems. The specialist evaluates and documents clinical interventions, supports recommendations with critical analysis of literature, develops system nomograms and guidelines, and contributes to policies and processes for medication dosing, storage, handling, dispensing, and administration. The position also supports patient education and transitions of care, maintains clinical competency through professional activities, develops accredited continuing education activities every two years, precepts students and residents when available, and contributes to staff education and training. The role participates in scholarly activities, publications or national presentations, medication-use evaluations and quality improvement, patient-safety initiatives, formulary review, cost-savings efforts, and medication-use system oversight. The specialist leads development and review of protocols, guidelines, or order sets and participates in multidisciplinary or system Emory Healthcare committees. Other duties may be assigned or requested. The schedule is 7 consecutive 10-hour shifts followed by 7 days off, generally 7:00 AM–5:30 PM, with times subject to departmental needs. The rotation includes every other weekend and holidays that fall within the scheduled rotation.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of pharmacy.
ASHP-accredited Post Graduate Year 1 and 2 Residency or Fellowship, or equivalent experience in the specialty area.
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 within 90 days.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support within 6 months if directly applicable to the practice specialty.

Nice To Haves

Relevant Pharmacy Specialty Board Certification is preferred.

Responsibilities

Practice as a clinical expert in specialty practice area(s) and promote advanced clinical practice based on current evidence.
Use existing collaborative practice agreements and establish new agreements to enhance pharmaceutical care.
Ensure appropriate medication therapy and institutional outcomes in the specialty area.
Provide patient-centered, interdisciplinary pharmaceutical care; proactively review and process medication orders accurately and efficiently.
Prevent or resolve drug-related problems through consultation with ordering prescribers and appropriate documentation.
Conduct daily in-depth patient-profile reviews and assess, monitor, and recommend appropriate drug therapy.
Evaluate, intervene in, and document clinical interventions beyond institutional protocols and guidelines, supporting recommendations with critical analysis of literature.
Monitor medication regimens and make recommendations or modifications according to protocol.
Lead development of system nomograms, guidelines, protocols, and order sets.
Promote documentation of clinical activities and adverse drug events; document adverse drug reactions and medication variances according to policy.
Attend medical codes as applicable.
Develop system policies and processes for medication dosing, storage, handling, dispensing, and administration, including compounded products.
Participate in system clinical practice initiatives and multidisciplinary or system Emory Healthcare committees.
Serve as a role model in complex clinical and ethical situations and resolve conflict constructively.
Develop, use, and promote patient education materials and techniques related to 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.
Engage in external professional activities to maintain clinical competency and knowledge of current trends and practices.
Develop accredited continuing education activities every two years; precept pharmacy students and residents as available.
Ensure department training and competency for the specialty area; develop and assist with training and education for pharmacy and other disciplines, and assist pharmacists advancing clinical skills.
Answer drug information questions using in-depth knowledge of research designs, methodologies, and biostatistics.
Participate in scholarly activities and routinely submit publications or national presentations in the specialty area.
Recognize process failures and participate in analysis and improvement efforts.
Lead an annual medication-use evaluation or quality improvement project in the specialty area.
Oversee work performed by pharmacy students, technicians, and pharmacists to ensure performance standards and compliance with applicable regulations.
Review trends and recommend patient-safety solutions in the specialty area; promote ideas to improve quality or overcome barriers to advancing the profession.
Provide financial stewardship for departmental pharmacy activities in the specialty area; develop and reinforce medication-use policies and processes supporting financial stewardship.
Participate in formulary review and medication selection, support cost-savings initiatives, review medication insurance authorization status as applicable, and maintain understanding of 340B practices as applicable.
Oversee medication-use systems in the specialty area.
Perform other duties as assigned or requested.