Clinical Pharmacist - General
About The Position
The Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Critical Care provides comprehensive pharmaceutical care to patients through clinical services, formulary management, policy and procedure development, and integrated drug distribution. The role provides recommendations and/or assumes responsibility for critical care patients’ medication regimens, including pharmacokinetics, parenteral nutrition support, anticoagulation, and other therapies prescribed by providers. The pharmacist also contributes to antimicrobial stewardship, interdisciplinary care, committees, medication-use evaluations, education, and regulatory compliance.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy degree.
- Registered Pharmacist (RPH) license and certification required upon hire.
- Georgia Pharmacist License within 180 days.
- At least 3 years of clinical experience or completion of a PGY-1 residency; or at least 2 years of clinical pharmacy experience in Critical Care or Emergency Medicine; or completion of a PGY-2 in Critical Care or Emergency Medicine.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong computer skills.
- Ability to prepare and deliver presentations.
- Strong organizational skills.
Nice To Haves
- Doctor of Pharmacy degree preferred.
- Board certification such as BCPS or BCCCP preferred.
- Experience with nutrition support, anticoagulation management, and pharmacokinetics preferred.
- Experience with Epic, Microsoft Office, and TheraDoc preferred.
Responsibilities
- Provide recommendations and/or manage therapy related to antimicrobial stewardship, pharmacokinetics, anticoagulation, parenteral nutrition, and other medication regimens prescribed by providers.
- Document clinical interventions on an ongoing basis.
- Round with interdisciplinary teams as able.
- Perform distributive responsibilities, including related computer functions.
- Assist with investigational drug studies as needed.
- Provide on-call clinical pharmacy services as needed.
- Perform antimicrobial stewardship activities in accordance with Wellstar policies.
- Participate in the Wellstar Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee and other assigned system or facility committees.
- Identify target medications or therapies, develop criteria, and implement data collection for Medication Use Evaluations or other critical care studies and initiatives.
- Tabulate and present completed Medication Use Evaluation data to the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee.
- Monitor metrics related to critical care patients and develop improvement strategies as needed.
- Assist with formulary maintenance by evaluating new entities, comparing medication classes, and developing therapeutic interchanges where applicable.
- Assist with preparation for and maintenance of compliance with regulatory agency requirements, such as The Joint Commission standards.
- Develop and provide educational programs and in-services for healthcare practitioners and patients as required.
- Provide drug information when needed or requested.
- Serve as a preceptor or instructor for students from accredited colleges or schools of pharmacy.
- Serve as a preceptor for the Pharmacy Residency Program where applicable.
- Assist in developing drug protocols.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Comply with Wellstar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
