Clinical Pharmacist / Part-Time

Emory Healthcare•Decatur, GA

4d•$64 - $76

About The Position

The Clinical Pharmacist I practices as a pharmacy generalist in one or more patient care areas. The role provides direct patient care and participates in departmental or institutional quality, safety, and cost-saving initiatives. The pharmacist ensures appropriate therapy and institutional outcomes, provides patient-centered interdisciplinary pharmaceutical care, and proactively reviews and processes medication orders accurately and efficiently. The pharmacist reviews patient profiles, monitors and recommends drug therapy, prevents or resolves drug-related problems, consults with prescribers, and documents clinical interventions and adverse drug events. The role applies institutional protocols, guidelines, nomograms, and medical literature to optimize evidence-based care; attends medical codes as applicable; and supports safe medication dosing, storage, handling, dispensing, and administration. It also includes patient education, transitions-of-care coordination, service completion, and patient satisfaction. The position maintains clinical competency through licensure and departmental requirements; provides education and precepting as available; assists with staff training; and may participate in research and publication. The pharmacist engages in mentorship and collaboration, process improvement, and at least one medication-use evaluation or quality-improvement project annually. The role oversees the work of pharmacy students, technicians, and pharmacists to ensure performance and regulatory compliance, supports financial medication stewardship and cost-saving initiatives, and reviews medication insurance authorization status and 340B practices as applicable. Other duties may be assigned or requested.

Requirements

One year of relevant experience; the experience requirement is waived for candidates previously employed as students or interns within the Emory Healthcare system.
Eligible for Georgia licensure and required to obtain Georgia licensure before the official start date.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification in accordance with the American Heart Association within 90 days.
The role oversees pharmacy students, technicians, and pharmacists and requires work in accordance with state, federal, and organizational regulations.

Nice To Haves

Pharmacy Specialty Board certification preferred.
ASHP-accredited Post Graduate Year 1 pharmacy residency preferred.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) within six months if directly applicable to the practice specialty.

Responsibilities

Practice as a pharmacy generalist in one or more patient care areas and provide direct patient care.
Participate in departmental or institutional quality, safety, and cost-saving initiatives.
Ensure appropriate therapy and institutional outcomes through patient-centered, interdisciplinary pharmaceutical care.
Review and process medication orders accurately and efficiently.
Perform in-depth patient profile reviews; assess, monitor, and recommend appropriate drug therapy.
Prevent or resolve drug-related problems by consulting with ordering prescribers and documenting appropriately.
Evaluate, intervene in, and document clinical care according to institutional protocols and guidelines.
Monitor drug therapy and make recommendations or modifications using protocols, system nomograms, and guidelines.
Document clinical activities, adverse drug events, adverse drug reactions, and medication variances according to policy.
Follow and reinforce policies and processes for proper medication dosing, storage, handling, dispensing, and administration.
Attend medical codes as applicable and engage other clinical pharmacists and leadership when needed, including for complex clinical situations.
Educate patients about drug therapy, adverse effects, compliance, appropriate use, handling, and administration; coordinate transitions of care as appropriate.
Maintain clinical competency through licensure and departmental requirements.
Precept pharmacy students or provide at least one educational in-service annually; precept students and residents as available and assist with training pharmacy and other disciplines.
Participate in mentorship and collaboration programs, identify process failures, and contribute to analysis and improvement efforts.
Participate in at least one medication-use evaluation or quality-improvement project annually.
Oversee work performed by pharmacy students, technicians, and pharmacists to ensure performance standards and regulatory compliance.
Support financial medication stewardship and cost-saving initiatives; review medication insurance authorization status and maintain understanding of 340B practices as applicable.
Perform other duties as assigned or requested.