Clinical Pharmacy Specialist

Emory•Lithonia, GA

12d

About The Position

The Clinical Pharmacy Specialist practices as a clinical expert in specialty practice areas and is responsible for appropriate medication therapy and institutional clinical outcomes. The role provides patient-centered, interdisciplinary pharmaceutical care, develops advanced clinical practice based on current evidence, and practices under existing or newly established collaborative practice agreements. The specialist reviews patient profiles and medication orders, monitors and recommends drug therapy, resolves drug-related problems, documents interventions, and supports recommendations through critical analysis of literature. The specialist contributes to system-wide clinical practice initiatives, policies, protocols, nomograms, guidelines, order sets, medication-use systems, and medication safety and quality improvement efforts. The role includes patient and clinician education, transitions-of-care coordination as appropriate, student and resident precepting, staff training and competency assurance, scholarly activity, and participation in multidisciplinary committees. The specialist also supports medication financial stewardship, formulary review, cost-saving initiatives, and medication insurance authorization review as applicable. Work schedule is 0.88 FTE (70 hours per pay period), with seven days on and seven days off in 10-hour shifts, generally 6:00 AM–4:30 PM. The regular rotation includes every other weekend and holidays falling during assigned rotations. Alternative workday rotations may be considered.

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 required to obtain a Georgia pharmacist license before the official start date.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification in accordance with the American Heart Association required within 90 days.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) 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 areas and develop advanced clinical practice based on recent evidence.
Provide patient-centered, interdisciplinary pharmaceutical care and ensure appropriate medication therapy and clinical outcomes.
Practice under existing collaborative practice agreements and establish new agreements to enhance pharmaceutical care.
Review and process medication orders accurately and efficiently; identify, prevent, and resolve drug-related problems in consultation with prescribers.
Conduct daily in-depth patient profile reviews, monitor medication regimens, and recommend or make protocol-based therapy modifications.
Evaluate, document, and support clinical interventions with critical analysis of relevant literature.
Lead development of system nomograms, guidelines, protocols, and order sets, and participate in clinical practice initiatives and multidisciplinary committees.
Develop system policies and processes for medication dosing, storage, handling, dispensing, and administration, including compounded products.
Promote documentation of clinical activities and adverse drug events; attend medical codes as applicable.
Develop and promote patient education materials and techniques concerning drug therapy, adverse effects, compliance, appropriate use, handling, and administration.
Participate in transitions-of-care coordination as appropriate and support service completion and patient satisfaction.
Maintain clinical competency through external professional activities and develop accredited continuing education activities every two years.
Precept pharmacy students and residents as available; train pharmacy and other discipline staff, assure specialty-area competency, and assist pharmacists advancing their clinical skills.
Answer drug information questions using in-depth knowledge of research design, methodologies, and biostatistics.
Participate in scholarly activities and routinely submit publications or national presentations.
Identify 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 regulatory compliance.
Review patient safety trends, recommend solutions, and document adverse drug reactions and medication variances according to policy.
Promote innovation to improve quality and overcome barriers in the specialty area.
Support departmental pharmacy financial stewardship, medication-use policies, formulary review, medication selection, cost-saving initiatives, insurance authorization review, and understanding of 340b practices as applicable.
Oversee medication-use systems in the specialty area.
Perform other duties as assigned or requested.