Pharmacy Clinical Specialist

Renown Health • Reno, NV

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About The Position

The Pharmacy Clinical Specialist advances patient care through expert clinical practice, leadership, and program development. The role designs, implements, evaluates, and maintains evidence-based clinical pharmacy services that promote safe, effective, and cost-conscious medication use, and develops and manages clinical training programs. The specialist helps align pharmacy operations with institutional goals, regulatory standards, and best practices.

The position requires extensive leadership and clinical pharmacy knowledge and a thorough understanding of Federal, State, and local pharmacy laws and regulations. The specialist plans and maintains clinical programs, educational initiatives, and training in their specialty area; develops expanded roles for clinical pharmacists; and collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to optimize patient care and outcomes. The specialist must inform their leader and obtain approval before implementing new services, modifying programs, making formulary changes, or approving nonformulary requests.

The role includes clinical oversight of a specialty area and development and mentorship of pharmacy staff, residents, students, and other healthcare professionals. The specialist fosters continuous learning through formal and informal training, evaluations, and educational outreach. Familiarity with pharmacy policies, protocols, standard work, workflows, and shifts is necessary, including to assist with staffing when needed. Giving and receiving constructive feedback and taking appropriate corrective action are also key aspects of the position. This position provides patient care.

Requirements

• Doctor of Pharmacy degree from an ACPE-accredited pharmacy program.
• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English sufficiently to perform job duties safely and effectively.
• Must meet one of the following experience and credentialing paths: completion of a PGY2 residency plus a nationally recognized advanced credential or board certification within the first year of employment; 3 years of Pharm.D. experience plus PGY1 residency completion and a nationally recognized advanced credential or board certification; or 5 years of Pharm.D. experience plus a nationally recognized advanced credential or board certification in a specialty area.
• Ability to obtain and maintain an active or temporary State of Nevada Pharmacist license.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a nationally recognized advanced credential or board certification in Critical Care Pharmacy (BCCCP), Emergency Medicine Pharmacy (BCEMP), Oncology Pharmacy (BCOP), Pediatric Pharmacy (BCPPS), Pharmacotherapy (BCPS), or an equivalent credential approved by Pharmacy leadership. Required at hire, or within one year for current PGY2 residents.
• Ability to obtain and maintain Healthcare Basic Life Support (BLS) certification within the first 90 days of employment.
• Ability to obtain and maintain Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification within the first 90 days of employment.
• Ability to obtain and maintain Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification for Pediatric, Critical Care, or Emergency Medicine shifts.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams, and Word, and ability to use a computer for online learning, accessing forms and policies, benefits enrollment, and related job duties.
• Typing speed of 25 words per minute.
• Thorough understanding of Federal, State, and local pharmacy laws and regulations.
• Familiarity with pharmacy policies, protocols, standard work, workflows, and shifts.

Nice To Haves

• Completion of a residency in a specialty area of pharmacy practice or extensive clinical experience in a specialty area is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, evaluate, and maintain evidence-based clinical pharmacy services.
• Develop and manage clinical training programs and educational initiatives in the specialty area.
• Align pharmacy operations with institutional goals, regulatory standards, and best practices.
• Design and implement expanded roles for clinical pharmacists in alignment with organizational goals and initiatives.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to optimize patient care and outcomes.
• Obtain leader approval before implementing new services, modifying existing programs, making formulary changes, or approving nonformulary requests.
• Provide clinical oversight in the specialty area.
• Develop and mentor pharmacy staff, residents, students, and other healthcare professionals.
• Implement formal and informal training programs, evaluations, and educational outreach.
• Assist with staffing when needed.
• Give and receive constructive feedback and take appropriate corrective actions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree