Pharmacist 2, Clinical Specialist - Primary Care

University of Rochester•City of Rochester, NY

2d•$126,256 - $170,456•Onsite

About The Position

The Pharmacist 2, Clinical Specialist provides comprehensive clinical pharmacy services in a specialized area of practice to optimize safe, effective, and cost-effective drug therapy. The pharmacist works as part of an interdisciplinary patient care team, provides pharmacotherapeutic and pharmacokinetic consultation, educates patients and providers, and contributes to best-practice guidelines and medication-related policies. The role also provides specialty-area leadership, departmental education, and teaching for pharmacy colleagues, providers, and trainees, while contributing to the pharmacy practice team’s overall objectives. The position includes managing clinical pharmacy programs, monitoring patient progress and relevant laboratory results, recommending therapy adjustments, providing patient education and discharge counseling, authorizing and verifying orders, documenting clinical activities, and supervising drug distribution or technicians as appropriate. The pharmacist collaborates with clinicians on disease- and medication-management services, contributes to medication-use programs and quality initiatives, and conducts quality assurance, medication-use evaluations, or research related to clinical pharmacy services. The pharmacist serves as a mentor and role model, precepts pharmacy residents, and contributes to student training through lectures and other learning activities. The role also includes resolving care and workflow problems through direct communication, participating in professional organizations and committees, presenting clinical education or research, and providing continuing education. A New York State Pharmacy License is required upon hire, and board certification in the most relevant specialty area is required within two years.

Requirements

Doctor of Pharmacy degree.
New York State Pharmacy License upon hire.
Board certification in the most relevant specialty area within two years.
Equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
Specialty residency training is preferred.
New resident graduates or clinical specialists in their first 3–5 years of practice are preferred.

Nice To Haves

Specialty residency training.
New resident graduates or clinical specialists in their first 3–5 years of practice.

Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive clinical pharmacy services in a specialized area of practice, including interdisciplinary rounds and consultative input on safe and effective drug therapy.
Manage established clinical pharmacy programs and services; monitor patient progress, laboratory results, and relevant clinical information; and recommend therapy adjustments.
Provide patient education and discharge counseling, authorize and verify orders, and supervise drug distribution when appropriate.
Document clinical pharmacy activities in the medical record or other systems.
Collaborate with clinicians and other healthcare providers to implement and maintain disease- or medication-management programs and clinical pharmacy services.
Contribute to University-wide medication-use management programs, including clinical guidelines, critical pathways, disease management, and drug-use programs.
Mentor, coach, and serve as a role model for pharmacists; identify learning needs and support colleagues’ professional growth.
Direct and supervise technicians’ work as required.
Conduct quality assurance, medication-use evaluations, or other research to assess clinical pharmacy services.
Participate in departmental quality-assurance processes, including medication-incident follow-up, MAR reconciliation, and cost-savings initiatives.
Precept pharmacy residents and contribute to IPPE and APPE student training, including lectures, case studies, and interactive teaching.
Provide lectures and education to medical center departments and to nursing, medical/surgical residents, and allied health students as requested.
Resolve patient-care and operational problems through clear communication, escalating issues when they are beyond the pharmacist’s expertise or authority.
Participate in local, regional, and national professional organizations; present clinical education or research; and provide continuing professional education.
Serve on departmental, hospital, or medical center committees or task forces.
Perform other duties as assigned.