Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Maternal Fetal Medicine

University Hospitals•Cleveland, OH

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About The Position

The Clinical Pharmacy Specialist provides a wide range of clinical pharmacy services within their area of expertise, including medication therapy management, education, policy and guideline development, and participation in committees and workgroups. This role focuses primarily on the Diabetes in Pregnancy Program, providing direct care to pregnant patients with gestational or pregestational diabetes through medication management, insulin titration, patient education, blood glucose review, and follow-up. The specialist also provides clinical pharmacy support to other patients in the Maternal-Fetal Medicine (MFM) division, including medication review, counseling, and optimization for high-risk pregnancies. The pharmacist is an integrated member of the MFM care team and collaborates with Diabetes Nurse Educators, advanced practice providers, the Program Director, and other clinicians. The role contributes to clinical protocols, patient education materials, care pathways, quality improvement, workflow development, and program expansion. It also includes general clinical pharmacy services, drug information, drug therapy monitoring, patient-specific consultations, adverse drug reaction investigation and reporting, formulary and medication safety work, staff education, documentation, and precepting pharmacy learners. Administratively, the position is aligned with UH Meds Ambulatory Pharmacy Services and reports to the UH Meds Ambulatory Pharmacy Supervisor for administrative oversight. Clinically, the pharmacist reports to the Director of the Diabetes in Pregnancy Program within the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine. The administrative supervisor and program director coordinate regularly, with formal performance evaluations and structured feedback at least quarterly. The position requires compliance with organizational policies and standards and protection of patient health information. Travel is listed as 10%25.

Requirements

Doctorate degree in Pharmacy with completion of an ASHP-accredited residency or residencies, or 3–5 years of experience in the practice area (listed as preferred).
Ohio Registered Pharmacist (R.Ph) license (required).
Demonstrated highly effective written and oral communication skills (required proficiency).
Pharmacist training in drug therapy of diseases, including clinical pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, drug-drug interactions, and pharmaceutics, and training in cost analysis or cost evaluation techniques (preferred; experience listed as less than 1 year).

Nice To Haves

Preferred proficiency in computer systems, including spreadsheet, database, and word-processing applications.
Doctorate degree in Pharmacy with completion of an ASHP-accredited residency or residencies, or 3–5 years of experience in the practice area.
Pharmacist experience and training in drug therapy, clinical pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, drug-drug interactions, pharmaceutics, and cost analysis or cost evaluation techniques.

Responsibilities

Provide direct clinical care for pregnant patients with gestational or pregestational diabetes.
Manage and titrate insulin and other diabetes therapies according to protocol and in collaboration with the healthcare team.
Educate patients about diabetes management in pregnancy, including medication use, blood glucose monitoring, and lifestyle considerations.
Review blood glucose data, assess trends, and adjust therapy to optimize glycemic control.
Communicate with patients through clinic visits, phone, or electronic messaging to provide follow-up, education, and support.
Collaborate with Diabetes Nurse Educators, APPs, and the Program Director to coordinate patient-centered care.
Document clinical interventions, education, medication changes, and other clinical activities in the electronic medical record accurately and promptly.
Provide clinical pharmacy support to other patients in the MFM division, including medication review, counseling, and optimization for high-risk pregnancies.
Support MFM providers and staff with medication-related questions and interdisciplinary care planning.
Participate in MFM quality improvement initiatives, workflow development, and program expansion as appropriate.
Contribute to developing and refining clinical protocols, patient education materials, and care pathways.
Provide clinical pharmacy services such as drug information, drug therapy monitoring, patient-specific consultations, staff education, and pharmacoepidemiologic and pharmacoeconomic evaluations in selected patient populations.
Investigate, research, and report adverse drug reactions.
Participate in the Medication Safety and Therapeutics Committee process by evaluating requests for new drug use, reviewing existing formulary drug relevance and therapeutic classes, and helping maintain and update the system formulary.
Serve as an informational and patient problem-solving resource for Clinical Pharmacists and other healthcare professionals.
Provide continuing education to Clinical Pharmacist staff.
Precept pharmacy residents and pharmacy students and assist with education or onboarding of learners, residents, or staff as needed.
Participate in local and system committees and workgroups related to the specialist’s area of expertise.
Perform other duties as assigned and comply with organizational policies and standards, including requirements for safeguarding Protected Health Information.
Coordinate with administrative and clinical leadership; participate in formal performance evaluations and structured feedback discussions at least quarterly.