Pharmacist Specialist - General Care Pediatric

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta • Atlanta, GA

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About The Position

The Pharmacist Specialist ensures safe, effective, rational, and cost-effective medication therapy by influencing physicians’ use of resources and monitoring drug effectiveness. The role develops and improves integrated clinical and distributive pharmaceutical services, reviews physician orders, coordinates medication dispensing, and provides clinical and educational services to healthcare professionals, pediatric patients, and their families.

The position performs pharmacy production and distribution responsibilities as needed and collaborates with patient-care teams to provide safe, cost-effective drug therapy. It also contributes to medication policies and evaluations, supports medication reconciliation and transitions of care, and serves as a preceptor and clinical leader for new employees, residents, and pharmacy students.

Requirements

• Experience in a hospital pharmacy in pediatrics.
• PharmD or equivalent experience, and graduation from an accredited pharmacy school.
• Georgia pharmacist license.
• Residency or equivalent experience.
• American Heart Association Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR).
• Ability to work effectively with multiple groups of healthcare professionals and communicate effectively with patients and parents or caregivers.

Responsibilities

• Performs production and distributive pharmacy responsibilities as required.
• Works with team members and healthcare providers to provide safe, cost-effective drug therapy for assigned patient-care teams.
• Provides drug information and medication-use education to healthcare professionals.
• Participates in developing and evaluating drug policies, conducting drug-utilization evaluations, and reporting adverse drug reactions and events.
• Maintains accurate patient medication profiles, identifies medication-reconciliation and drug-related problems, and coordinates medication needs during transitions of care.
• Educates and supports the team in providing medication education to patients and families.
• Serves as a preceptor and clinical leader to new employees, postgraduate year one residents, and pharmacy students.
• Maintains individual competence and develops professional practice management skills.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time