Specialty Practice Pharmacist -Drug Information
About The Position
The Specialty Practice Pharmacist - Drug Information uses clinical, operational, and technical expertise to support accurate interpretation of medication-related events. The role requires knowledge of medication prescribing, preparation, distribution, administration, and monitoring, as well as strong presentation, writing, and verbal communication skills and data-mining and analysis capability. The pharmacist fields drug information questions related to hematology, oncology, nuclear medicine, and hazardous medication and sterile-compounding compliance in alignment with USP 800. The role coordinates and supports Pharmacy and Therapeutics (P&T) Committee and subcommittee activities and manages documents on SharePoint. It serves as a resource to the Department of Pharmacy, the Chief Quality and Patient Safety Officer, P&T committees, the Clinical Quality and Patient Safety Council, the IHIS team, and the Quality and Patient Safety Department. The position also serves as a medication safety event consultant for targeted event reviews and acts as a liaison among pharmacy, nursing, medical staff leadership, and quality personnel. The pharmacist participates in relevant hospital and departmental committees, precepts medication-use rotations for HSPAL residents and APPE students, supervises Pharm.D. students and pharmacy interns, teaches undergraduate and graduate students, and provides educational programs for hospital staff, including physicians, nurses, and pharmacy staff. Project management skills are preferred, including use of Lean and Six Sigma for process improvement and to address departmental quality, safety, and strategic needs.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy.
- At least 2 years of relevant experience.
- Knowledge of medication prescribing, preparation, distribution, administration, and monitoring.
- Excellent presentation, writing, and verbal communication skills.
- Data-mining and analysis capability.
Nice To Haves
- 2–4 years of relevant experience preferred.
- Project management skills, including application of Lean and Six Sigma for process improvement and to address quality, safety, and departmental strategic needs.
Responsibilities
- Field drug information questions in hematology, oncology, nuclear medicine, and hazardous medication and sterile-compounding compliance aligned with USP 800.
- Coordinate and support Pharmacy and Therapeutics (P&T) Committee and subcommittee activities.
- Manage documents on SharePoint.
- Serve as a medication safety event consultant and assist with targeted event reviews, potentially including IDS events and hazardous medication spills.
- Serve as a liaison among pharmacy, nursing, medical staff leadership, and quality personnel.
- Participate in hospital and departmental committees relevant to the practice area.
- Precept medication-use rotations for HSPAL residents and APPE students.
- Supervise Pharm.D. students and pharmacy interns, teach undergraduate and graduate students, and provide educational programs for hospital staff.
- Provide clinical, operational, and technical expertise to support accurate interpretation of medication-related events.
- Serve as a professional resource to the Department of Pharmacy and designated quality, safety, committee, and IHIS stakeholders.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
