Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Oncology - Abercrombie (8a - 5p)

Texas Children's Hospital•Houston, TX

20d

About The Position

The Clinical Pharmacy Specialist manages and promotes activities that ensure an effective medication-use process, mentors pharmacists providing services to the medical specialty, and assists with direct patient care to promote optimal drug therapy and resolve medication-use problems in a manner appropriate to the ages of patients served. The specialist serves as a clinical practitioner, participates in multidisciplinary care, monitors medication therapies, supports quality improvement, and helps maintain relevant policies, procedures, and formulary practices. The role includes educating patients, families, caregivers, pharmacists, residents, students, and other personnel; providing drug information; developing educational programs and evidence-based clinical guidelines; precepting learners; and maintaining professional knowledge through development and participation in professional meetings. The specialist collaborates with healthcare disciplines, communicates with colleagues and supervisors, participates in clinical on-call coverage, and completes other assigned duties. Successful candidates must undergo respiratory fit testing.

Requirements

Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) or a Bachelor's Degree in Science in Pharmacy.
Licensed pharmacist in the State of Texas or eligible for Texas licensure.
Either a PGY1 ASHP-accredited Pharmacy Practice Residency and a PGY2 Pharmacy Practice Residency in an advanced area of pharmacy practice, or a PGY1 ASHP-accredited Pharmacy Practice Residency plus four years of experience in an inpatient hospital pharmacy setting with clinical responsibilities.
Active Texas State Board of Pharmacy Preceptor License and ability to precept at least two clinical students each year.
Technical and extensive knowledge of medication, pediatrics, and clinical therapeutics.
Knowledge of communicating medication effects, providing medication education, and establishing patient-care and training programs.
Ability to work under pressure and work closely with others continuously throughout the day.

Nice To Haves

PGY2 Critical Care or PGY2 Pediatrics residency.
Pediatric experience.

Responsibilities

Participate in multidisciplinary rounds with medical specialty services.
Identify patients with special medication needs and coordinate proper drug-therapy delivery, including for patients requiring extracorporeal therapies.
Serve on patient-care committees for the medical specialty service, make recommendations, and implement changes to improve patient care.
Perform outcome-directed therapeutic drug monitoring and pharmacokinetic monitoring according to guidelines, and discuss recommendations with appropriate medical professionals.
Monitor drug-drug, drug-nutrient, and drug-laboratory interactions and communicate them to appropriate healthcare professionals to support patient safety and compliance.
Participate in quality-improvement initiatives to enhance patient safety and outcomes.
Create and maintain policies and procedures for areas of responsibility; recommend improvements and establish action plans to implement changes.
Promote formulary use and follow procedures for obtaining non-formulary medications.
Identify and pursue opportunities to improve the area of practice; suggest formulary and database additions, deletions, or modifications.
Investigate and follow up on medication incidents and adverse drug reactions, taking appropriate action.
Educate and train pharmacy employees, students, residents, and non-pharmacy personnel; develop educational programs and plans that build pharmacists' clinical knowledge.
Provide timely and accurate drug information to medical, nursing, and pharmacy staff.
Maintain professional development through publications and/or presentations at a professional society level each year, and attend one pharmacy- or service-based professional meeting each year.
Develop practice-area-specific and general pharmacist education programs, serve as a preceptor, and provide medication education to patients, parents, or caregivers when requested by the medical team.
Participate in developing evidence-based clinical guidelines to support appropriate medical therapy in TCH guidelines.
Collaborate with healthcare disciplines, communicate effectively as a team, contribute to care plans, and act as a liaison between pharmacy, nurses, and physicians.
Check available communication channels daily or each shift and respond to pages and messages within departmental standards; keep the immediate supervisor informed of issues.
Maintain patient confidentiality, complete assigned duties and required training by deadlines, and maintain a clean, organized work environment.
Demonstrate initiative through successful project completion and participate in recruiting, hiring, and training pharmacists as needed.
Participate in the clinical on-call program and maintain departmental and area-specific competency validation.