Clinical Pharmacy Specialist/Emergency Department (ED)

Emory Healthcare•Lithonia, GA

11d•$67 - $80•Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Pharmacy Specialist practices as a clinical expert in a specialty area, providing direct patient care and ensuring appropriate medication therapy and clinical outcomes for the institution. This role supports patient- and-family-centered medication management through interdisciplinary care, evidence-based practice, medication safety, clinical education, quality improvement, and responsible financial stewardship. This is an Emergency Department evening-shift position on a 7-on/7-off schedule, with seven consecutive 10-hour shifts, generally from 12:30 PM to 11:00 PM. Shift times may vary based on departmental needs. The schedule is based on a two-week pay period and includes every other weekend and holidays that fall within the scheduled rotation. The specialist reviews and processes medication orders, evaluates patient profiles, monitors drug therapy, makes recommendations and modifications under protocol, and identifies and resolves drug-related problems. The role contributes to collaborative practice agreements, institutional policies, protocols, guidelines, nomograms, order sets, formulary decisions, and medication-use systems. It also includes attending medical codes as applicable, coordinating transitions of care, educating patients and colleagues, precepting learners, supporting staff competency, participating in scholarship and professional activities, and leading medication-use evaluations or quality improvement projects. Emory Healthcare is an academic medical center and part of Emory University. Its pharmacy staff work alongside other healthcare providers in an interdisciplinary approach to care, with a goal of providing patient- and-family-centered medication management.

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; must be licensed in Georgia 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 certification 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 the specialty area and provide direct, patient-centered, interdisciplinary pharmaceutical care.
Develop and promote 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.
Review and process medication orders accurately and efficiently; review patient profiles and assess, monitor, and recommend appropriate drug therapy.
Prevent and resolve drug-related problems by consulting with prescribers and documenting appropriately.
Evaluate, intervene, and document clinical activities beyond institutional protocols and guidelines; support recommendations with critical analysis of literature.
Monitor drug therapy and recommend or implement modifications under protocol.
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 according to policy.
Attend medical codes as applicable.
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 conflicts constructively.
Develop, use, 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 and support service completion and patient satisfaction.
Engage in external professional activities to maintain clinical competency and knowledge of current trends and practices; develop accredited continuing education activities every two years.
Precept pharmacy students and residents as available; support department training and competency assurance in the specialty area.
Develop and assist with training and education for pharmacy and other disciplines, and assist pharmacists seeking to advance their clinical skills.
Answer drug information questions using in-depth knowledge of research designs, methodologies, and biostatistics.
Participate in scholarly activities in the specialty area and routinely submit publications or national presentations.
Recognize process failures and participate 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 compliance with applicable regulations.
Review medication safety trends and recommend solutions; promote ideas to improve quality and advance the profession in the specialty area.
Provide pharmacy financial stewardship for the specialty area, including developing and reinforcing medication-use policies and processes, participating in formulary review and medication selection, supporting cost-saving initiatives, reviewing insurance authorization status as applicable, and maintaining understanding of 340B practices as applicable.
Oversee medication-use systems in the specialty area.
Perform other duties as assigned or requested.