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Emory Healthcare•Decatur, GA

12d•$67 - $80•Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in Emergency Medicine practices as a clinical expert in the specialty area and is responsible for direct patient care, appropriate medication therapy, and clinical outcomes. The position covers the Emergency Department at Emory Decatur Hospital on a 7-on/7-off schedule, working 10-hour shifts from 05:30 to 15:30, for 70 hours per pay period. The specialist provides patient-centered, interdisciplinary pharmaceutical care; reviews and processes medication orders; assesses patient profiles; monitors therapy; recommends or modifies treatment under protocol; and prevents or resolves drug-related problems. The role also supports medication safety, quality improvement, financial stewardship, system medication-use policies, clinical practice initiatives, education, training, scholarship, and professional development. The specialist may attend medical codes and precept pharmacy students and residents as available.

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 before the official start date.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification in accordance with the American Heart Association within 90 days.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) within 6 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 the specialty area and develop advanced clinical practice based on current evidence.
Practice under existing collaborative practice agreements and establish new agreements to enhance pharmaceutical care.
Ensure appropriate medication therapy and institutional outcomes in the specialty area.
Provide patient-centered, interdisciplinary pharmaceutical care; review and process orders accurately and efficiently.
Prevent or resolve drug-related problems by consulting with ordering prescribers and documenting appropriately.
Review patient profiles, monitor drug therapy, and make recommendations or modifications per protocol.
Evaluate, intervene in, and document clinical issues beyond institutional protocols and guidelines; support recommendations with critical analysis of literature.
Lead development of system nomograms, guidelines, protocols, and order sets.
Promote documentation of clinical activities and adverse drug events; document adverse drug reactions and medication variances per policy.
Develop system policies and processes for medication dosing, storage, handling, dispensing, and administration, including compounded products.
Participate in system clinical practice initiatives and multidisciplinary or Emory Healthcare committees.
Serve as a role model in complex clinical and ethical situations and resolve conflict constructively.
Develop and promote patient education materials and techniques related to 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.
Maintain clinical competency and knowledge of current trends and practices through external professional activities.
Develop accredited continuing education activities every two years; precept pharmacy students and residents as available.
Provide department training and competency assurance for the specialty area; train pharmacy and other disciplines 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 pharmacy students, technicians, and pharmacists to ensure performance standards and compliance with state, federal, and organizational regulations.
Review trends and recommend patient safety solutions in the specialty area; promote ideas to improve quality and advance the profession.
Steward departmental pharmacy finances for the specialty area; develop and reinforce medication-use policies and processes that support financial stewardship.
Participate in formulary review and medication selection, support cost-saving initiatives, review medication insurance authorization status as applicable, and maintain understanding of 340b practices as applicable.
Oversee medication-use systems in the specialty area.
Perform other duties as assigned or requested.