Pediatric Critical Care Float Clinical Specialist
About The Position
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center is seeking a pediatric critical care clinical specialist for its 36-person clinical specialist team. The specialist rotates among the NICU, PICU, and CICU, providing clinical pharmacy care to patients throughout the day. The role also includes unit and service committee work, drug-use evaluation, performance improvement, staff education, precepting pharmacy residents and students, and scholarly activity. Rotating in-house weekend coverage for one critical care unit is required every fourth weekend, along with 24/7 on-call coverage for pharmacy clinical services to the assigned medical team. Cincinnati Children’s is a 705-bed tertiary care teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and College of Pharmacy. The position is full time, with a 40-hour weekly schedule, and offers six weeks of paid time off per year and other benefits.
Requirements
- Pharm.D. degree.
- Pharmacist license in Ohio, or eligibility for Ohio licensure.
- PGY1 residency.
- PGY2 residency in pediatrics or a relevant patient population specialty.
- Two years of residency, including one year in pediatrics with critical care rotations.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in pediatric critical care.
Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive clinical pharmacy services to a specialty patient population, including attending medical team rounds, selecting and dosing medication therapies, therapeutic drug monitoring, and adjusting drug therapies.
- Complete population-based drug-use evaluations and performance improvement initiatives, such as order sets, Epic alerts, guidelines, and protocols, to improve outcomes and safety.
- Provide 24/7 on-call coverage for pharmacy clinical services to the assigned medical team.
- Serve as a preceptor and resource for pharmacy residents, pharmacists, pharmacy interns, and students.
- Present accredited continuing education programs to the Division of Pharmacy and help develop and implement clinical therapeutic education opportunities.
- Coordinate in-service education for medical and nursing staff in the assigned patient care area.
- Participate in organizational performance and patient-safety improvements, including initiatives, committees, and improvement teams related to the specialty patient population and Division of Pharmacy.
- Participate in developing, implementing, and coordinating research projects, and share knowledge through posters, regional or national presentations, or publications.
- Provide rotating in-house weekend coverage for one critical care unit (NICU, PICU, or CICU) every fourth weekend.
Benefits
- Six weeks of paid time off per year.
- Excellent benefits.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
