Clinical Pharmacist

Emory Healthcare•Lithonia, GA

8d•$64 - $76

About The Position

The Clinical Pharmacist practices as a clinical expert in specialty practice areas. In addition to direct patient care, the role ensures appropriate medication therapy and clinical outcomes for the institution in the relevant specialty area. The position develops advanced clinical practice based on evidence, practices under existing collaborative practice agreements, and establishes new agreements to enhance pharmaceutical care. This position provides patient-centered, interdisciplinary pharmaceutical care; reviews and processes medication orders; assesses patient profiles; monitors drug therapy; prevents and resolves drug-related problems; and documents clinical interventions, adverse drug events, and medication variances. The pharmacist supports medication safety, quality improvement, patient education, transitions of care, medication-use policies, protocols, guidelines, and order sets. The role also contributes to formulary decisions, cost-savings efforts, medication financial stewardship, and medication-use systems. The pharmacist serves as a clinical resource and role model, answers complex drug information questions, supports training and competency assurance, precepts students and residents as available, and participates in scholarly activities, continuing education, publications, presentations, and multidisciplinary committees. The schedule is 7 consecutive 10-hour shifts in a two-week pay period, generally 11:00 AM–9:30 PM, with shift times subject to departmental needs. It 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 must be licensed in Georgia before the official start date.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification in accordance with the American Heart Association required within 90 days.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) required within 6 months if directly applicable to the practice specialty.
Able to meet the listed medium physical demands, including lifting up to 50 pounds and carrying objects up to 25 pounds.

Nice To Haves

Relevant Pharmacy Specialty Board Certification is preferred.

Responsibilities

Practice as a clinical expert in specialty practice areas and develop advanced clinical practice based on current evidence.
Practice under 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 and proactively review and process medication orders accurately and efficiently.
Prevent and resolve drug-related problems by consulting with ordering prescribers and documenting appropriately.
Review patient profiles in depth and assess, monitor, and recommend appropriate drug therapy.
Evaluate, intervene in, and document clinical issues beyond institutional protocols and guidelines, supporting recommendations with critical analysis of literature.
Monitor drug therapy regimens and recommend or make 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 Emory Healthcare system committees.
Serve as a role model in complex clinical and ethical situations and resolve conflict constructively.
Develop, use, and promote effective patient education materials and techniques about 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.
Maintain clinical competency and knowledge of current trends and practices through external professional activities.
Develop accredited continuing education activities every two years.
Precept pharmacy students and residents as available; support department training and competency assurance in the specialty area.
Develop and assist with training and education for pharmacy and other disciplines, and assist pharmacists advancing their 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.
Identify 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 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 and advance the profession.
Maintain departmental pharmacy financial stewardship for the specialty area and lead development and reinforcement of medication-use policies and processes supporting financial stewardship.
Participate in formulary review and medication selection, support cost-saving 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.