Ambulatory Care Pharmacist III

About the role

The Ambulatory Care Clinical Pharmacist will work with an interdisciplinary team to provide comprehensive medication management and assist with clinical oversight of assigned patient population. This role will promote coordinated, evidence-based care for patients throughout the health system to optimize cost-effective quality and safety outcomes.

The Ambulatory Care Clinical Pharmacist will be responsible for aiding in the education of healthcare professionals on pharmacotherapy management and serve as a resource and liaison for medication-related issues, as well as fostering and promoting the relationship between pharmacy and other healthcare professionals. This position will participate in formal precepting and mentoring for pharmacy students, residents, and other trainees. Performs other duties as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive medication management for assigned patient population.
• Assist with clinical oversight to optimize cost-effective quality and safety outcomes.
• Promote coordinated, evidence-based care across the health system.
• Aid in the education of healthcare professionals on pharmacotherapy management.
• Serve as a resource and liaison for medication-related issues.
• Foster and promote relationships between pharmacy and other healthcare professionals.
• Participate in formal precepting and mentoring for pharmacy students, residents, and trainees.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy, PharmD degree, or equivalent from an accredited school of pharmacy.
• One of the following combinations of experience and certification:
  • 5 years of relevant post-graduate clinical pharmacy experience and a Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS) certification, or
  • 8 years of post-graduate clinical pharmacy experience, or
  • PGY1 residency training (equal to 2 years of experience) and 3 years of post-graduate experience with a BPS certification, or
  • PGY2 residency (equal to 5 years of experience) and a BPS certification.
• Must be licensed as a pharmacist by the NC Board of Pharmacy by 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 and serves as the primary teaching hospital for The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. ECU Health Medical Center has achieved Magnet® designation twice and provides acute and intermediate care, rehabilitation, and outpatient health services to a 29-county region that is home to more than 1.4 million people.