Ambulatory Antimicrobial Stewardship Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
MUSC Health · Charleston, SC · 1 mo ago
On-siteHealthcareFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: headings for section headings. Use
for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must only include sections when posting has real specific content. The job description includes many responsibilities, duties, etc. There's no explicit "About the role" but we can treat the summary as about the role? The posting includes "Job Description Summary Entity Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA) Worker Type Employee Worker Sub-Type Regular Cost Center ...". That's metadata; we should fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it. We should not repeat job title as heading. We need to preserve all substantive information. We need to decide sections: Likely "Responsibilities" will contain the bulk of duties. Possibly "Qualifications" or "Requirements" maybe not present explicitly; the posting includes some qualifications like board certification, maintain certification, etc. There's mention of "If board certified in primary specialty area, maintain certification. If seeking certification, ascertain within one year of employment, or complete equivalent competencies..." That's qualification. Also "Maintain competence in specialty area and sub-specialty area." Also "Participate in training and precepting of pharmacy students, interns, and residents". That's more responsibilities. There's no explicit Benefits, Pay, Schedule besides "Pay Rate Type Salary Pay Grade Health-34 Scheduled Weekly Hours 40 Work Shift Day". That's pay and schedule info. So we can include a Pay section with that info, and a Schedule section maybe with weekly hours and shift. However instruction: "never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them." It does state Pay Rate Type Salary Pay Grade Health-34 Scheduled Weekly Hours 40 Work Shift Day. So we can include Pay and Schedule sections. Benefits not mentioned, so omit. We need to use
for section headings. Use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
for prose.
We need to avoid filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present.
We need to remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO etc. Not present.
We need to preserve all substantive info. So we need to capture all responsibilities bullet points. They are many sentences separated by periods. We could break them into list items.
We also need to include the metadata like Worker Type etc maybe as a short
at top.
Let's structure:
Entity: Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA); Worker Type: Employee; Worker Sub-Type: Regular; Cost Center: CC000603 CHS - Pharmacy - Administration Quality and Safety Services (Main); Pay Rate Type: Salary; Pay Grade: Health-34; Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40; Work Shift: Day (United States of America).
Then sections:
Responsibilities
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... many items.
We need to split responsibilities into logical groups maybe but can just list each sentence as - . Ensure we keep all content.
Let's extract responsibilities sentences from the text.
The responsibilities are under "Clinical Pharmacy Services - 40%" etc. Let's parse.
I'll copy the responsibilities block:
"Clinical Pharmacy Services - 40% Act as a role model and mentor to clinical pharmacists for clinical initiatives.Aid in administration of medications in accordance with legal regulations and Medical Center policies, as applicable.Applies pharmacokinetic principles to achieve efficacious, safe, and economical pharmacotherapeutic regimens.Attends meetings related to disease state-related projects and clinical services on a local, state, and national level.Chart review and cross-cover other patient services typically covered by another clinical specialist and/or clinical pharmacist as needed to ensure continuity of care for all patients.Collaborate with clinical specialists to alleviate medication related issues for patient care. Competently and willingly perform the functions of a clinical specialist when needed.Collaborate with clinical pharmacists to alleviate medication related issues for patient care. Competently and willingly perform the functions of a clinical pharmacist when needed.Collect all pertinent information to understand the patient’s medical/medication historyCoordinate therapeutic drug monitoring programs for your patient population as applicable.Coordinate with other clinical specialists, schedulers, referring providers, and nurses as applicable to initiate treatment, follow-up, and monitoring plansCounsels patients and/or caregivers as to proper drug administration, potential adverse reactions, and medication storageDevelops educational and care plans for patients to assist them in reaching treatment goalsDevelops patient care plans in concert with the medical and pharmacy teamDocument all interventions in the medical record or other designated software per MUSC Policies and Best Practice.Evaluate patients drug regimen for efficacy, side effects, supportive care needs, drug-interactions, contraindications, and warnings, and identify the need for any dose adjustments, or therapeutic alternatives.Exhibit and utilize specialized knowledge of therapeutic agents, administration, symptom management, and supportive care.Identify drug-related problems such as complications resulting from drug therapy (ineffective therapy, allergic reactions, drug interactions, and adverse drug reactions). Develop actionable steps to rectify these problems.If an on-call program exists in your area of practice, participate in the on-call program on a rotational basis as scheduled.In collaboration with the medical team, participate in transitions of care planning to ensure an uninterrupted continuum of care.Interprets laboratory and other patient-specific data to develop treatment plans and monitor response to therapyMaintain competence in specialty area and sub-specialty area. If board certified in primary specialty area, maintain certification. If seeking certification, ascertain within one year of employment, or complete equivalent competencies to demonstrate knowledge, skills, and abilities at the level of a clinical specialist. Competencies can be CE credits in area of specialty, or other approved educational courses as agreed upon with supervisorMake or recommend customized changes to patient treatment goals based on individual patient outcomesMake verbal or written recommendations in a clear, succinct, and appropriate manner.Monitor patients while receiving and after treatment for toxicities, efficacy, organ dysfunction, compliance and recommend dose adjustments if needed.Participates as an integral member of the assigned patient care team. Assists with therapeutic decisions such as drug product selection, drug dosing, and therapeutic drug monitoring for clinic and/or pharmacy patientsParticipates in other identified clinical initiatives that are identified throughout the yearProvide medication-related interventions focused on selecting the safest and most appropriate therapy that offers the best potential outcomes for patients while being mindful of financial impact.Provide patient specific medication review to detect significant drug-drug, drug-laboratory, drug-food, and drug-disease interactions. Make recommendations to avoid and/or account for interactions.Provides clinical pharmacy services to a consult service, including daily rounds, if feasibleRecommend appropriate care setting (inpatient or outpatient) based on patient therapy, potential side-effects, monitoring, and supportive care needs. Participate in interdisciplinary patient care. May be clinic, rounds, sit-down rounds, work groups, team meetings, etc.Recommends therapy or alternative approaches based on interpretation of relevant medical literature and clinical experienceRespond to therapeutic queries posed by physicians and other health care providers.Review patient medical records for necessary information to ensure the safety and optimization of medication treatment.Serves as the MUSC contact for anti-infective formulary decisionsServes as a pharmacy liaison to the microbiology lab and infection control group"
Then "Distributive Pharmacy Services - 5% Assist with medication order entry and verification when needed to support patient care. Enters medication orders into the EHR within scope of practice and in alignment with prescribing policiesComplies with department policies and procedures on procurement.Contacts prescriber for clarification if prescription requires correction or verification and documents interventions or resolution on prescription and/or in the EMRHelp to solve operational problems in area of practicePerform supervisory functions by providing immediate and direct supervision of supportive personnel assigned to his/her area and participate in the annual performance review process for these staff members.Take responsibility for conduct and success of shift. Gives report and pass off any important and relevant information to oncoming shift."
Then "Scholarship - 10% Assists and supports formulary reviews, evaluations, and assessments to the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee in the area of his/her expertiseAttend external healthcare organizations to represent MUSC and bring back major insights to share and implement Collect data related to ambulatory anti-infective prescribing and utilization and report to pharmacy, physicians, hospital leadership, and state and national authorities, as applicableContribute towards area-specific metrics (quality, clinical, productivity, or financial)Encourage provider involvement in decisions about practices and policies that impact their work, such as CPA protocolsParticipate in other committees/meetings as applicable to your practice area. Examples include [Primary Care Meetings, Epic Ambulatory Meetings, Preceptor Meetings, Staff Meetings, Quality and Outcomes meetings, patient safety meetings, Pharmacy & Therapeutics meetings, etc.]Participates in scholarly activity and keeps department informed of developments in area of expertiseProactively review, evaluate, and interpret relevant scientific literature as a means of providing patient-and-population-specific drug information to health care professionals and patients.Provide prescribers with published/available evidence to support medication-related treatment recommendationsPublish innovative practices or insights as a positive representation of MUSC.Retrieves, analyzes, evaluates, and interprets scientific literature as a means of providing audience specific drug information."
Then "Patient Experience - 5% Acknowledges patients as they enter the pharmacy or other area of work; takes the initiative to be the one that serves themBe approachable when Care Team Members need help (e.g. finding a patient's medications, working insurance claims)."
Then "Development, Training and Education - 15% Actively participates as a presenter in departmental staff development programsAttends hospital, medical, and pharmacy department meetings and conferencesCreate and deliver in-service education to physicians, nursing, and/or pharmacy in-service education. Topics may include, but are not limited to, new medications, guideline updates, and policy changes.Facilitate or actively participate in educational activities such as journal clubs, topic discussions, grand rounds, and continuing education sessions to stay current, expand knowledge, and maintain clinical acumen.Mentor and provide immediate feedback to clinical pharmacists for clinical initiatives and coordination of pharmacists' activities in their area of practice.Orients and trains all new personnel in assigned areas, as applicableParticipate in annual performance evaluations of peers and other staff members to enhance continued staff development.Participate in hiring and onboarding of new employees, including but not limited to, technicians, interns, and pharmacistsParticipate in training and precepting of pharmacy students, interns, and residentsPresent updated clinical information or initiatives at pharmacy department meetings.Pursue continuous professional development.Serve as a preceptor for resident research projects and medication use evaluations.Serves as the primary educational resource for therapeutic area related topicsSupport our residency programs by submitting ideas for projects and medication use evaluations."
Then "Systems of Care - 20% Adheres to all drug use policy and formulary decisions of the Pharmacy and Therapeutics CommitteeAssume primary responsibility for the conduct of medication evaluations, prescribing trends, overall utilization, etc. Report out results to pharmacy, physicians, hospital leadership, and state and national authorities, as applicable.Collaborate with health care providers and relevant policy-making committees to establish policies or workflows to implement improvements to improve drug therapy outcomes and overall quality of patient care.Create and actively participate in cost-savings initiatives related to medication use.Develop pharmacy programs and systems for providing optimal clinical pharmacy care.Develop systems which optimize use of informatics and artificial intelligence (AI), as appropriate, in the various steps of the medication-use process. Develops and achieves annual quality and financial goals for therapeutic area and/or team.Document medication errors or patient safety concerns in SHIELD.Ensures compliance with therapeutic area-related clinical pathways and guidelinesEstablishes processes to evaluate the cost effectiveness and quality of service-related outcomes.Evaluates and documents the impact of clinical pharmacy services upon patient care outcomes (clinical outcomes, quality of life outcomes, and cost outcomes).Identifies therapeutic categories or individual therapeutic agents warranting medication use evaluations.Identifies, develops, and implements the necessary infrastructure, procedures, and relationships for a successful therapeutic area-related teamIdentify concerns or area of opportunity for process improvement, quality, or gaps in practice.Participate in department programs and initiatives.Participate in Just
for prose. We need to avoid filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present. We need to remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO etc. Not present. We need to preserve all substantive info. So we need to capture all responsibilities bullet points. They are many sentences separated by periods. We could break them into list items. We also need to include the metadata like Worker Type etc maybe as a short
at top. Let's structure:
Entity: Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA); Worker Type: Employee; Worker Sub-Type: Regular; Cost Center: CC000603 CHS - Pharmacy - Administration Quality and Safety Services (Main); Pay Rate Type: Salary; Pay Grade: Health-34; Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40; Work Shift: Day (United States of America).
Then sections:Responsibilities
- ... ... many items. We need to split responsibilities into logical groups maybe but can just list each sentence as
- . Ensure we keep all content. Let's extract responsibilities sentences from the text. The responsibilities are under "Clinical Pharmacy Services - 40%" etc. Let's parse. I'll copy the responsibilities block: "Clinical Pharmacy Services - 40% Act as a role model and mentor to clinical pharmacists for clinical initiatives.Aid in administration of medications in accordance with legal regulations and Medical Center policies, as applicable.Applies pharmacokinetic principles to achieve efficacious, safe, and economical pharmacotherapeutic regimens.Attends meetings related to disease state-related projects and clinical services on a local, state, and national level.Chart review and cross-cover other patient services typically covered by another clinical specialist and/or clinical pharmacist as needed to ensure continuity of care for all patients.Collaborate with clinical specialists to alleviate medication related issues for patient care. Competently and willingly perform the functions of a clinical specialist when needed.Collaborate with clinical pharmacists to alleviate medication related issues for patient care. Competently and willingly perform the functions of a clinical pharmacist when needed.Collect all pertinent information to understand the patient’s medical/medication historyCoordinate therapeutic drug monitoring programs for your patient population as applicable.Coordinate with other clinical specialists, schedulers, referring providers, and nurses as applicable to initiate treatment, follow-up, and monitoring plansCounsels patients and/or caregivers as to proper drug administration, potential adverse reactions, and medication storageDevelops educational and care plans for patients to assist them in reaching treatment goalsDevelops patient care plans in concert with the medical and pharmacy teamDocument all interventions in the medical record or other designated software per MUSC Policies and Best Practice.Evaluate patients drug regimen for efficacy, side effects, supportive care needs, drug-interactions, contraindications, and warnings, and identify the need for any dose adjustments, or therapeutic alternatives.Exhibit and utilize specialized knowledge of therapeutic agents, administration, symptom management, and supportive care.Identify drug-related problems such as complications resulting from drug therapy (ineffective therapy, allergic reactions, drug interactions, and adverse drug reactions). Develop actionable steps to rectify these problems.If an on-call program exists in your area of practice, participate in the on-call program on a rotational basis as scheduled.In collaboration with the medical team, participate in transitions of care planning to ensure an uninterrupted continuum of care.Interprets laboratory and other patient-specific data to develop treatment plans and monitor response to therapyMaintain competence in specialty area and sub-specialty area. If board certified in primary specialty area, maintain certification. If seeking certification, ascertain within one year of employment, or complete equivalent competencies to demonstrate knowledge, skills, and abilities at the level of a clinical specialist. Competencies can be CE credits in area of specialty, or other approved educational courses as agreed upon with supervisorMake or recommend customized changes to patient treatment goals based on individual patient outcomesMake verbal or written recommendations in a clear, succinct, and appropriate manner.Monitor patients while receiving and after treatment for toxicities, efficacy, organ dysfunction, compliance and recommend dose adjustments if needed.Participates as an integral member of the assigned patient care team. Assists with therapeutic decisions such as drug product selection, drug dosing, and therapeutic drug monitoring for clinic and/or pharmacy patientsParticipates in other identified clinical initiatives that are identified throughout the yearProvide medication-related interventions focused on selecting the safest and most appropriate therapy that offers the best potential outcomes for patients while being mindful of financial impact.Provide patient specific medication review to detect significant drug-drug, drug-laboratory, drug-food, and drug-disease interactions. Make recommendations to avoid and/or account for interactions.Provides clinical pharmacy services to a consult service, including daily rounds, if feasibleRecommend appropriate care setting (inpatient or outpatient) based on patient therapy, potential side-effects, monitoring, and supportive care needs. Participate in interdisciplinary patient care. May be clinic, rounds, sit-down rounds, work groups, team meetings, etc.Recommends therapy or alternative approaches based on interpretation of relevant medical literature and clinical experienceRespond to therapeutic queries posed by physicians and other health care providers.Review patient medical records for necessary information to ensure the safety and optimization of medication treatment.Serves as the MUSC contact for anti-infective formulary decisionsServes as a pharmacy liaison to the microbiology lab and infection control group" Then "Distributive Pharmacy Services - 5% Assist with medication order entry and verification when needed to support patient care. Enters medication orders into the EHR within scope of practice and in alignment with prescribing policiesComplies with department policies and procedures on procurement.Contacts prescriber for clarification if prescription requires correction or verification and documents interventions or resolution on prescription and/or in the EMRHelp to solve operational problems in area of practicePerform supervisory functions by providing immediate and direct supervision of supportive personnel assigned to his/her area and participate in the annual performance review process for these staff members.Take responsibility for conduct and success of shift. Gives report and pass off any important and relevant information to oncoming shift." Then "Scholarship - 10% Assists and supports formulary reviews, evaluations, and assessments to the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee in the area of his/her expertiseAttend external healthcare organizations to represent MUSC and bring back major insights to share and implement Collect data related to ambulatory anti-infective prescribing and utilization and report to pharmacy, physicians, hospital leadership, and state and national authorities, as applicableContribute towards area-specific metrics (quality, clinical, productivity, or financial)Encourage provider involvement in decisions about practices and policies that impact their work, such as CPA protocolsParticipate in other committees/meetings as applicable to your practice area. Examples include [Primary Care Meetings, Epic Ambulatory Meetings, Preceptor Meetings, Staff Meetings, Quality and Outcomes meetings, patient safety meetings, Pharmacy & Therapeutics meetings, etc.]Participates in scholarly activity and keeps department informed of developments in area of expertiseProactively review, evaluate, and interpret relevant scientific literature as a means of providing patient-and-population-specific drug information to health care professionals and patients.Provide prescribers with published/available evidence to support medication-related treatment recommendationsPublish innovative practices or insights as a positive representation of MUSC.Retrieves, analyzes, evaluates, and interprets scientific literature as a means of providing audience specific drug information." Then "Patient Experience - 5% Acknowledges patients as they enter the pharmacy or other area of work; takes the initiative to be the one that serves themBe approachable when Care Team Members need help (e.g. finding a patient's medications, working insurance claims)." Then "Development, Training and Education - 15% Actively participates as a presenter in departmental staff development programsAttends hospital, medical, and pharmacy department meetings and conferencesCreate and deliver in-service education to physicians, nursing, and/or pharmacy in-service education. Topics may include, but are not limited to, new medications, guideline updates, and policy changes.Facilitate or actively participate in educational activities such as journal clubs, topic discussions, grand rounds, and continuing education sessions to stay current, expand knowledge, and maintain clinical acumen.Mentor and provide immediate feedback to clinical pharmacists for clinical initiatives and coordination of pharmacists' activities in their area of practice.Orients and trains all new personnel in assigned areas, as applicableParticipate in annual performance evaluations of peers and other staff members to enhance continued staff development.Participate in hiring and onboarding of new employees, including but not limited to, technicians, interns, and pharmacistsParticipate in training and precepting of pharmacy students, interns, and residentsPresent updated clinical information or initiatives at pharmacy department meetings.Pursue continuous professional development.Serve as a preceptor for resident research projects and medication use evaluations.Serves as the primary educational resource for therapeutic area related topicsSupport our residency programs by submitting ideas for projects and medication use evaluations." Then "Systems of Care - 20% Adheres to all drug use policy and formulary decisions of the Pharmacy and Therapeutics CommitteeAssume primary responsibility for the conduct of medication evaluations, prescribing trends, overall utilization, etc. Report out results to pharmacy, physicians, hospital leadership, and state and national authorities, as applicable.Collaborate with health care providers and relevant policy-making committees to establish policies or workflows to implement improvements to improve drug therapy outcomes and overall quality of patient care.Create and actively participate in cost-savings initiatives related to medication use.Develop pharmacy programs and systems for providing optimal clinical pharmacy care.Develop systems which optimize use of informatics and artificial intelligence (AI), as appropriate, in the various steps of the medication-use process. Develops and achieves annual quality and financial goals for therapeutic area and/or team.Document medication errors or patient safety concerns in SHIELD.Ensures compliance with therapeutic area-related clinical pathways and guidelinesEstablishes processes to evaluate the cost effectiveness and quality of service-related outcomes.Evaluates and documents the impact of clinical pharmacy services upon patient care outcomes (clinical outcomes, quality of life outcomes, and cost outcomes).Identifies therapeutic categories or individual therapeutic agents warranting medication use evaluations.Identifies, develops, and implements the necessary infrastructure, procedures, and relationships for a successful therapeutic area-related teamIdentify concerns or area of opportunity for process improvement, quality, or gaps in practice.Participate in department programs and initiatives.Participate in Just