Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Emergency Medicine
About The Position
We are in beautiful northwest Arizona. Experience the magic of Kingman's stunning Arizona sunsets and thrive in an outdoor enthusiast's dream destination with picturesque mountain ranges, nearby lakes, vibrant parks, and plenty of outdoor activity. Kingman is an incredible community to live, work, thrive, and play! This role provides clinical pharmacy services for our patients and serves as a resource, educator, mentor, and leader to physicians and other caregivers. The specialist will coordinate and provide clinical pharmacy activities, including but not limited to pharmacokinetics, parenteral nutrition and general pharmaceutical care in all patient care areas as needed. They will identify, resolve, and prevent potential/actual medication-related problems. This includes initiating, adjusting, monitoring, and recommending changes in drug therapy based on information obtained through collaborative practice, interdisciplinary rounding, patient interviews, objective monitoring parameters, and review of drug profiles and patient medical records. The specialist will also coordinate and interpret laboratory monitoring of drug therapy, and perform clinical pharmacy activities to decrease overall patient healthcare costs by effective pharmacotherapy, resulting in decreased length of stay, hospital readmission rates and overall better patient clinical outcomes. Additionally, the role involves assisting in clinical pharmacy or educational programs, serving as a mentor and preceptor in the residency training program, presenting drug monographs and reviews, medication use evaluations, policy, and providing input to the Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee. The specialist will maintain an interface with medical staff to provide information for new pharmaceutical supplies, formulary, drug usage, and compatibility and new regulations regarding clinical drug use. Performs other duties as assigned to support overall effectiveness of department and organization.
Requirements
- Graduate of an ACPE-accredited School of Pharmacy with a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy Degree (Pharm.D.).
- PGY2 Resident in Emergency Medicine/Critical Care or Board of Pharmacy Specialties Certification (BCEMP or BCCCP)
- Licensed in the State of Arizona or within 90 days of hire the license is granted.
Responsibilities
- Provides clinical pharmacy services for our patients and serves as a resource, educator, mentor, and leader to physicians and other caregivers.
- Coordinates and provides clinical pharmacy activities, including but not limited to pharmacokinetics, parenteral nutrition and general pharmaceutical care in all patient care areas as needed.
- Identify, resolve, and prevent potential/actual medication-related problems including: Initiating, adjusting, monitoring, and recommending changes in drug therapy based on information obtained through collaborative practice; interdisciplinary rounding; patient interviews; objective monitoring parameters; review of drug profiles and patient medical records.
- Coordinate and interpret laboratory monitoring of drug therapy, including but not limited to serum drug levels, electrolytes, and other approved drug-related laboratory testing.
- Perform clinical pharmacy activities to decrease overall patient healthcare costs by effective pharmacotherapy, resulting in decreased length of stay, hospital readmission rates and overall better patient clinical outcomes.
- Assist in clinical pharmacy or educational programs; serves as a mentor and preceptor in the residency training program.
- Presents drug monographs and reviews, medication use evaluations, policy, and provides input to Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee to support efficacious and cost-effective drug therapy.
- Maintains interface with medical staff to provide information for new pharmaceutical supplies, formulary, drug usage, and compatibility and new regulations regarding clinical drug use.
- Performs other duties as assigned to support overall effectiveness of department and organization.
Benefits
- $15k sign-on bonus
- $4k relocation bonus
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
