Ambulatory Pharmacist Clinician

Description

Penn Medicine is dedicated to its tripartite mission of providing the highest quality of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaborating with top clinical, technical, and business professionals across all disciplines.

Summary

Provide clinical pharmacy services including pharmacist-managed clinics, transitions of care communication, and other direct patient care activities by designing, recommending, monitoring, and evaluating patient-specific pharmacotherapy. Serve as a clinical pharmacy expert for aspects of the ambulatory service line and be responsible for training and education as it relates to clinical activities, competency assessment, development and implementation of clinical programs, committee activities, etc.

Responsibilities

• Design, recommend, monitor, and evaluate patient-specific pharmacotherapy
• Serve as a clinical pharmacy expert for aspects of the ambulatory service line
• Train and educate staff as it relates to clinical activities
• Assess and develop clinical programs
• Participate in committee activities

Requirements

• Pharm.D. and ASHP-accredited Pharmacy Practice Residency required or equivalent experience
• ASHP-accredited Specialty Residency or equivalent experience preferred
• Current licensure or eligibility to reciprocate in state of Pennsylvania required
• Board Certification may be preferred dependent upon specialty
• One year of experience practicing in an ambulatory setting
• Three years of experience practicing in an ambulatory setting
• Health care provider in good standing with Medicare, Medicaid, and other federal and state health insurance programs

Qualifications

• Attention Concentration: Strong concentration skills are essential.
• New Learning and Memory: A large portion of the position requires reliance on verbal memory and new learning.
• Problem Solving, Reasoning and Creative Thinking: Much autonomy of thought and problem-solving is required. The individual must apply logical or scientific thinking to define problems, form concepts, use categories, generalize from single instances, apply procedural rules and general principles, and interpret, analyze, and diagnose. The individual must collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. The individual must think creatively with a degree of inventiveness, experimentation, and intuition.
• Working within Tolerances, Set Limits or Standards: Ability to adapt to situations requiring precise attainment of set limits, tolerances, or standards; to be precise, thorough, exacting, or meticulous in regard to material worked; or in activities such as numerical determinations, record preparation, or inspecting.
• Performing Under Stress: Ability to perform under stress when confronted with emergency, critical, unusual, or dangerous situations, or in situations where working speed and sustained attention are critical aspects of the job. Subject to danger or risk, or to tension as a regular, consistent part of the job.
• Variety and Change: Ability to perform a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure involving significant differences in technologies, techniques, procedures, environmental factors, physical demands, or work situations.
• Communication: Ability to exchange information with others clearly and concisely; to present ideas, facts, and technical information.
• Interpersonal Relations: Ability to maintain relationships that facilitate task accomplishment; to cooperate and resolve conflicts; to recognize needs and be sensitive of others.
• Planning and Control: Ability to identify task requirements and monitor progress toward accomplishment.

Credentials

• Pharmacist (Required)

Education or Equivalent Experience

• Ph.D. (Required)

Benefits

We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region.