Ambulatory Clinical Pharmacist – Anticoagulation Clinic - Full Time

Key Responsibilities

• Provide clinical oversight and guidance for Anticoagulation Clinic services.
• Manage patients receiving anticoagulation therapy utilizing evidence-based protocols and best practices.
• Review medication regimens, laboratory values, and patient-specific factors to optimize anticoagulation outcomes.
• Adjust anticoagulation therapy as appropriate under approved Collaborative Drug Therapy Management (CDTM) agreements.
• Preserve medications within the scope of provider-approved CDTM protocols.
• Maintain therapeutic effectiveness, monitor adverse events, and ensure patient safety.

Patient Care and Education

• Assess, document, and communicate patient progress and response to therapy.
• Educate patients and caregivers regarding anticoagulation medications, monitoring requirements, adherence strategies, and lifestyle considerations.
• Respond to patient inquiries and triage clinical concerns via telephone and telehealth platforms.
• Serve as an advocate for patient-centered anticoagulation management.

Care Coordination

• Collaborate effectively with physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, and other healthcare professionals.
• Communicate recommendations, interventions, and outcomes to referring providers.
• Coordinate patient scheduling and maintain efficient clinic workflow.
• Ensure timely patient access, especially for urgent clinical needs.

Documentation and Quality Improvement

• Maintain accurate, organized, and timely documentation of clinical interventions, recommendations, follow-up plans, and outcomes.
• Participate in departmental quality improvement, performance improvement, and research initiatives.
• Aid in quality assurance reporting and regulatory readiness activities.
• Support preparation for accreditation, regulatory inspections, and compliance reviews.

Education and Professional Development

• Participate in the training and development of PGY1 Pharmacy Residents and PharmD students.
• Maintain competency in ambulatory care and anticoagulation management through ongoing professional development.
• Participate in departmental, multidisciplinary, hospital, and health-system committees as a leader, member, or consultant.

Population Health and Value-Based Care

• Support Organizational Value-based Care Initiatives, including Medication adherence programs for: Diabetes medications, Renin-Angiotensin System (RAS) antihypertensives, Statin therapies, Statin Use in Persons with Diabetes (SUPD), Comprehensive Medication Reviews (CMRs), Targeted medication interventions, Cost-savings initiatives, Referral-based medication management services, and Pharmacotherapy consultations focused on effectiveness, safety, and value.