Clinical Pharmacist / Part-Time

Emory•Decatur, GA

About The Position

The Clinical Pharmacist practices as a clinical expert in specialty practice area(s), providing direct patient care and ensuring appropriate medication therapy and clinical outcomes for the institution. The role develops and promotes advanced, evidence-based clinical practice; practices under existing and establishes new collaborative practice agreements; and provides consistent, patient-centered, interdisciplinary pharmaceutical care. It also supports institution-wide medication practices and outcomes in the specialty area. The pharmacist reviews and processes orders, conducts in-depth patient profile reviews, monitors drug therapy, identifies and resolves drug-related problems, and documents clinical interventions, adverse drug events, and medication variances. The role supports recommendations with critical literature analysis, attends medical codes as applicable, contributes to transitions of care and patient education, and leads development of nomograms, guidelines, protocols, order sets, policies, and medication-use processes. The position contributes to training, competency assurance, education, and precepting of pharmacy students and residents as available. It answers drug information questions, participates in scholarly activities, and routinely submits publications or national presentations. The pharmacist leads an annual medication-use evaluation or quality-improvement project, reviews safety trends, oversees medication-use systems in the specialty area, and promotes financial stewardship through formulary review, cost-saving initiatives, and other applicable practices. The role also participates in multidisciplinary or system Emory Healthcare committees and performs other duties as assigned or requested.

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 licensed in Georgia prior to 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 six 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 develop advanced clinical practice based on recent evidence.
Provide direct, patient-centered, interdisciplinary pharmaceutical care and ensure appropriate medication therapy and clinical outcomes.
Practice under existing and establish new collaborative practice agreements.
Review and process medication orders accurately and efficiently; conduct daily in-depth patient profile reviews and assess, monitor, and recommend appropriate drug therapy.
Prevent or resolve drug-related problems in consultation with ordering prescribers, and document appropriately.
Evaluate, intervene, and document clinical interventions beyond institutional protocols and guidelines; support recommendations with critical analysis of literature.
Monitor drug therapy regimens and make recommendations or modifications per protocol.
Lead development of system nomograms, guidelines, protocols, order sets, and medication-use policies and processes.
Promote documentation of clinical activities and adverse drug events; document adverse drug reactions and medication variances per policy.
Attend medical codes as applicable.
Develop medication policies and processes for proper dosing, storage, handling, dispensing, and administration of medications and compounded products.
Participate in development of system clinical practice initiatives and multidisciplinary or system Emory Healthcare committees.
Serve as a role model in complex clinical and ethical situations and resolve conflict constructively.
Develop, use, and promote patient education materials and techniques addressing drug therapy, adverse effects, compliance, appropriate use, handling, and administration.
Participate in coordination of transitions of care as appropriate; ensure service completion and patient satisfaction.
Engage in external professional activities to maintain clinical competency and knowledge of current trends and practices; develop accredited continuing education activities every two years.
Precept pharmacy students and residents as available; support department training, competency assurance, and education for pharmacy and other disciplines.
Assist pharmacists seeking to advance their clinical skills.
Answer drug information questions using in-depth knowledge of research designs, methodologies, and biostatistics.
Participate in scholarly activities in the specialty area and routinely submit publications or national presentations.
Recognize process failures and engage in analysis and improvement efforts; lead an annual medication-use evaluation or quality-improvement project in the specialty area.
Oversee work performed by pharmacy students, technicians, and pharmacists to ensure performance standards and compliance with applicable regulations.
Review medication safety trends and recommend patient safety solutions; promote ideas to improve quality and advance the profession in the specialty area.
Provide departmental pharmacy financial stewardship for the specialty area, including medication-use policies, formulary review, cost-saving initiatives, insurance authorization review as applicable, and understanding of 340b practices as applicable.
Oversee medication-use systems in the specialty area.
Perform other duties as assigned or requested.