Clinical Pharmacist / Ambulatory Care/Specialty/Hybrid
About The Position
The Clinical Pharmacist I practices as a pharmacy generalist in one or more patient care areas. In addition to providing direct patient care, the pharmacist participates in departmental or institutional quality, safety, and cost-saving initiatives and works to ensure appropriate therapy and institutional outcomes. The role involves providing patient-centered, interdisciplinary pharmaceutical care; reviewing and processing medication orders; identifying and resolving drug-related problems; reviewing patient profiles; monitoring drug therapy; making recommendations or modifications under applicable protocols; and documenting clinical interventions, activities, and adverse drug events. The pharmacist uses medical literature, institutional guidelines, and system nomograms to support evidence-based care and may attend medical codes as applicable. The pharmacist follows and reinforces policies for medication dosing, storage, handling, dispensing, and administration. Responsibilities also include patient education, coordinating transitions of care as appropriate, supporting patient satisfaction, handling clinical or ethical issues constructively, and collaborating with pharmacists and leadership. The position includes precepting or educating learners and colleagues, maintaining clinical competency and licensure, and participating in mentorship, research, publication, medication-use evaluation, and quality-improvement activities. The pharmacist oversees work performed by pharmacy students, technicians, and pharmacists to help ensure standards and regulatory requirements are met. The role also includes documenting medication variances and adverse reactions, supporting medication financial stewardship and cost-saving initiatives, reviewing insurance authorization status as applicable, and maintaining understanding of 340B practices as applicable. Other duties may be assigned or requested. The position offers a hybrid opportunity with 2–3 days remote.
Requirements
- 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 (ACLS) certification within 6 months if directly applicable to the practice specialty.
Nice To Haves
- One year of relevant experience; this requirement is waived for candidates employed as students or interns within the Emory Healthcare system.
- Pharmacy Specialty Board certification.
- ASHP-accredited Post Graduate Year 1 pharmacy residency.
Responsibilities
- Provide patient-centered, interdisciplinary pharmaceutical care in one or more patient care areas.
- Review and process medication orders accurately and efficiently.
- Identify, prevent, and resolve drug-related problems in consultation with ordering prescribers, and document appropriately.
- Review patient profiles, monitor drug therapy, and recommend or make modifications in accordance with protocols and guidelines.
- Evaluate clinical interventions and document clinical activities, adverse drug events, and medication variances.
- Use medical literature, institutional guidelines, and system nomograms to support evidence-based care.
- Follow and reinforce policies and processes for medication dosing, storage, handling, dispensing, and administration.
- Educate patients 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.
- Attend medical codes as applicable.
- Maintain clinical competency and licensure; serve as a preceptor or provide at least one educational in-service annually.
- Assist with training pharmacy department staff and other disciplines, and participate in mentorship and collaboration programs.
- Participate in research or publication opportunities as applicable.
- Recognize process failures and participate in analysis and improvement efforts, including at least one medication-use evaluation or quality-improvement project annually.
- Oversee work performed by pharmacy students, technicians, and pharmacists to support performance standards and regulatory compliance.
- Support medication financial 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
