Ambulatory Clinical Pharmacist - Cardiology (Hybrid)

Position Summary / Career Interest

The Ambulatory Clinical Pharmacist provides comprehensive pharmaceutical care for patients in the ambulatory setting. This includes ensuring drug therapy that results in safe, effective, and cost-conscious use of pharmaceuticals. Additionally, the pharmacist ensures patients have appropriate access to prescribed medications and are provided with medication education as needed.

Candidates must demonstrate excellent interdisciplinary communication skills and exhibit strong educational and precepting abilities. All Ambulatory Clinical Pharmacists are embedded within clinics and have remote opportunities averaging at least one day per week.

Responsibilities And Essential Job Functions

• Participates in organizational and departmental performance improvement efforts to enhance pharmaceutical care systems and processes.
• Attends patient care rounds and provides patient-focused pharmaceutical care, assessing and monitoring drug therapy to ensure safe and cost-conscious treatment regimens.
• Flexes to other areas or alternative scheduling to assist in coverage of supplemental shifts when primary team is in need.
• Completes patient-specific medication profile reviews, executing protocol-based drug therapy, including pharmacokinetic dosing and IV to PO conversions with appropriate documentation.
• Adjusts doses as necessary for patient-specific parameters such as renal or hepatic dysfunction.
• Reports medication incidents and adverse drug reactions in the Patient Safety Net (PSN) and participates in medication incident review, peer review, or other activities to establish safe medication systems.
• Supports pharmacy residency programs, clerkship students, and interns by precepting organized rotations, providing timely and constructive feedback, participating in training and orientation, and collaborating on presentations and projects.
• Shares pharmaceutical expertise by coordinating and providing educational presentations or in-services for pharmacy and non-pharmacy staff.

Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit.

Required Education And Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy from an accredited college or university.
• Licensed Pharmacist - State Board of Pharmacy in state of primary practice site.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) - American Heart Association (AHA) certification as necessary.
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) and/or Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification as necessary.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS or BCLS) - American Heart Association (AHA) certification.

Preferred Licensure And Certification

• Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties certification in chosen area of specialty.

Time Type

Job Requisition ID: R-56074

Important Information For You To Know

• The health system is an equal employment opportunity employer.
• Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally-protected status.
• We provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities during the recruitment process.
• See also Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.
• Employment with the health system is contingent upon, among other things, agreeing to the health-system-dispute-resolution-program.pdf and signing the agreement to the DRP.

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