Clinical Pharmacist

Emory•Lithonia, GA

19d

About The Position

The unit-based Clinical Pharmacy Specialist practices as a clinical expert in specialty practice areas and is responsible for appropriate medication therapy and clinical outcomes. The role provides direct, patient-centered, interdisciplinary pharmaceutical care; reviews and processes medication orders; identifies and resolves drug-related problems; reviews patient profiles; monitors therapy; and documents interventions and adverse drug events. The specialist develops and applies evidence-based clinical practices, collaborative practice agreements, protocols, guidelines, nomograms, order sets, and medication-use policies. The position also supports patient education, transitions of care, medication safety, quality improvement, formulary review, cost stewardship, and oversight of medication-use systems. It includes training and competency support for the specialty area, education of pharmacy and other disciplines, precepting students and residents as available, scholarly activity, and participation in relevant committees. The schedule is 7 consecutive 10-hour shifts followed by 7 days off, generally 7:00 AM–5:30 PM, with shift times subject to departmental needs. The rotation includes every other weekend and holidays that fall within the scheduled rotation. The role may involve travel and work environments with varied conditions and exposures depending on assignment.

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 certification required 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, evidence-based clinical practice.
Provide patient-centered, interdisciplinary pharmaceutical care and support appropriate medication therapy and institutional clinical outcomes.
Review and process medication orders accurately and efficiently; identify, prevent, and resolve drug-related problems in consultation with prescribers and document actions.
Perform in-depth patient profile reviews, monitor drug therapy, make recommendations or protocol-based modifications, and document clinical interventions.
Support recommendations with critical analysis of literature and answer drug information questions using in-depth knowledge of research designs, methodologies, and biostatistics.
Develop system nomograms, guidelines, protocols, order sets, policies, and processes for medication dosing, storage, handling, dispensing, and administration.
Promote documentation of clinical activities and adverse drug events; document adverse drug reactions and medication variances according to policy.
Attend medical codes as applicable and participate in coordination of transitions of care as appropriate.
Develop and promote patient education materials and techniques on drug therapy, adverse effects, compliance, appropriate use, handling, and administration.
Maintain clinical competency through external professional activities and develop accredited continuing education activities every two years.
Precept pharmacy students and residents as available; support department training and competency assurance and assist pharmacists in advancing clinical skills.
Participate in scholarly activities and routinely submit publications or national presentations.
Recognize process failures and participate in analysis and improvement efforts; lead an annual specialty-area medication use evaluation or quality improvement project.
Oversee work by pharmacy students, technicians, and pharmacists to maintain performance standards and regulatory compliance.
Review patient-safety trends and recommend solutions; promote ideas to improve quality and advance the profession in the specialty area.
Support departmental financial stewardship, medication-use policies and processes, formulary review, medication selection, cost-saving initiatives, insurance authorization review as applicable, and understanding of 340B practices as applicable.
Participate in multidisciplinary or Emory Healthcare system committees and perform other duties as assigned or requested.