Emergency Medicine Clinical Pharmacy Specialist Augusta

Wellstar Health System

About The Position

The emergency medicine pharmacist is responsible for appropriate, evidence-based medication use at the institution, with a focus on the emergency department. Shifts are largely daytime or evening and rotate with the emergency medicine group. The pharmacist ensures medication therapy needs are met for patients in emergency department areas and assists with transitions of care from the emergency department to inpatient floors or the ICU.

Requirements

Active pharmacy license in the state of Georgia by the time of employment.
At least 2 years practicing as a critical care or emergency medicine pharmacist, or equivalent residency experience.

Nice To Haves

PGY1 and/or PGY2 residency in critical care or emergency medicine.
Opportunity to precept pharmacy residents and pharmacy students.

Responsibilities

Provide clinical pharmaceutical care to and verify orders for adult emergency department patients.
Prevent, detect, and resolve medication-related problems and make appropriate, evidence-based, patient-centered medication therapy recommendations as an effective member of interdisciplinary adult critical care teams.
Provide medication education to patients, families, and interdisciplinary teams.
Participate in the development and implementation of performance and quality improvement and patient safety initiatives.
Participate in medication event and adverse reaction reporting.
Participate in clinical guideline development and disease management.
Participate in medication use evaluation and improvement, considering cost containment.
Demonstrate proficiency, quality, safety, and efficiency in pharmacy distributive services.
Support interdisciplinary education and professional development of the Pharmacy Department.
Complete medical center and pharmacy competency requirements by deadlines.
Comply with Wellstar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.