Ambulatory Care Pharmacist I
About the Role
The Ambulatory Care Clinical Pharmacist will collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to provide comprehensive medication management and assist with clinical oversight of an assigned patient population. This role promotes coordinated, evidence-based care for patients throughout the health system to optimize cost-effective quality and safety outcomes.
The pharmacist will aid in the education of healthcare professionals on pharmacotherapy management, serve as a resource and liaison for medication-related issues, and foster relationships between pharmacy and other healthcare professionals. Additionally, this position involves formal precepting and mentoring for pharmacy students, residents, and other trainees.
Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive medication management for assigned patient populations.
- Assist with clinical oversight to ensure coordinated, evidence-based care.
- Promote cost-effective quality and safety outcomes across the health system.
- Educate healthcare professionals on pharmacotherapy management.
- Serve as a resource and liaison for medication-related issues.
- Foster collaborative relationships between pharmacy and other healthcare professionals.
- Participate in formal precepting and mentoring for pharmacy students, residents, and trainees.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy, PharmD degree, or equivalent from an accredited school of pharmacy.
- 2 years of relevant post-graduate clinical pharmacy experience, or PGY1 residency training (equivalent to 2 years of experience).
- Must be licensed as a pharmacist by the NC Board of Pharmacy by the start date.
- American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required within 30 days of hire.
- Obtain continuing education credits as required by the North Carolina Board of Pharmacy.
About the Organization
ECU Health Medical Center, one of four academic medical centers in North Carolina, is the 974-bed flagship hospital for ECU Health. It serves as the primary teaching hospital for The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University and has achieved Magnet® designation twice. The medical center provides acute and intermediate care, rehabilitation, and outpatient health services to a 29-county region home to more than 1.4 million people.