Pharmacist Clinician

Essentia Health•Duluth, MN

23h•Hybrid

About The Position

In collaboration with the patient and the patient's health care team, the pharmacist clinician works to optimize the patient's drug therapy to improve the quality of life and health outcomes of the patient. The standard of care includes ensuring the patient’s medications are appropriate for the patient, effective for the medical condition, safe given the comorbidities and other medications being taken, and able to be taken by the patient as intended. Position requires high level of clinical skills, and the ability to build positive relationships with patients and colleagues, including other health care providers.

Requirements

Graduation from a pharmacy program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) or a program outside the U.S. that qualifies the individual to practice in the jurisdiction
Completion of a PGY1 or PGY2 ambulatory care residency or comparable experience in ambulatory clinical pharmacy
Applicants must be board certified or become board certified within one year of eligibility of an acceptable board specialty certification including: BCACP, BCPS, or BCGP
Active license to practice pharmacy within the states of MN and WI
Ambulatory - BLS certified within 90 days from hire date

Nice To Haves

Completion of an ACPE accredited Medication Therapy Management training program
Recent clinical practice, reflective of scope of this role within the previous 12 months
Ambulatory - Immunization Delivery Certification completed within 1 year from hire date

Responsibilities

Optimize the patient's drug therapy to improve the quality of life and health outcomes of the patient.
Ensure the patient’s medications are appropriate for the patient, effective for the medical condition, safe given the comorbidities and other medications being taken, and able to be taken by the patient as intended.
Build positive relationships with patients and colleagues, including other health care providers.