Clinical Ambulatory Specialist - Pharmacist - FT - Days - MSS

Location: Hollywood, Florida

About the Role

Provides specialized care for medication management by reviewing medication regimens and pharmaceutical needs for patients in an ambulatory clinical setting at Memorial Healthcare System (MHS), a nationally recognized leader for providing “A-rated” patient care and safety.

Responsibilities

• Participates in continuous quality improvement activities and outcomes research.
• Educates and counsels patients on medications and explains in detail any and all changes to their regimen.
• Addresses and resolves potential barriers to patient understanding or medication access and provides patient with a written medication plan.
• Serves as patient advocate, ensuring that quality care is given.
• Coordinates a transitions of care medication plan for patients transitioning across the continuum of care.
• Obtains and reviews medication histories and assists in the medication reconciliation process to assess for potential duplicate therapy, inappropriate dosing, or medication omissions and coordinates the dispensing of medications if necessary.
• Contributes expertise to multidisciplinary committees/teams in developing protocols/guidelines, pharmacy formulary reviews, and order sets.
• Serves as a preceptor and resource to pharmacy residents, students and interns.
• Actively participates in the development, implementation, and ongoing coordination of pharmacy residency research projects and/or mentors the resident in the preparation of posters, and/or national presentations and/or publications.
• Reviews medication orders for appropriateness and monitors laboratory parameters to ensure optimal therapy in collaboration with prescribers.
• Communicates directly with prescriber to optimize therapeutic outcomes, resolve patient’s medication-related issues, and give recommendations for changes in drug therapy based on information obtained through patient interviews and objective monitoring parameters.
• Reviews literature and delivers evidence-based drug information and education to multi-disciplinary team and patients.
• Serves as subject-matter expert and contributes expertise to inter-professional teams.
• Provides enhanced patient care through detailed counseling on medications, disease states, and adherence.
• Monitors patients for the purpose of evaluating and optimizing therapeutic outcomes, drug utilization and patient compliance, detecting and/or minimizing ADR's, eliminating unnecessary drug use and duplication.
• Provides drug information and education to providers and staff via presentations, newsletters, formal utilization reviews, and one-on-one interactions.

Requirements

• Doctor of Pharmacy or BS in Pharmacy from an accredited School of Pharmacy.
• Pharmacist License (PS LICENSE) - State of Florida (FL).
• Three (3) years of experience.
• Must be board or specialty certified, or residency trained in one of the following fields:
  • AAHIVP – American Academy of HIV Pharmacist
  • CSP – Certified Specialty Pharmacist
  • BCOP – Board Certified Oncology Pharmacist
  • BCPS – Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist
  • BCACP - Board Certified Ambulatory Care Pharmacist
  • BCGP - Board Certified Geriatrics Pharmacist
  • BCIDP - Board Certified Infectious Disease Pharmacist
• Requires critical thinking skills, effective communication skills, decisive judgment, and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.

Skills

• Accountability
• Customer Service
• Developing Relationships
• Disease Management Practices
• Drug Information and Patient Education
• Medication Use Evaluation
• Patient Pharmaceutical Care
• Responding to Change
• Standards of Behavior

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements

• Bending and Stooping: 60%
• Climbing: 40%
• Keyboard Entry: 100%
• Kneeling: 40%
• Lifting/Carrying Patients 35 Pounds or Greater: 40%
• Lifting or Carrying 0 - 25 lbs Non-Patient: 80%
• Lifting or Carrying 25.01 lbs - 75 lbs Non-Patient: 60%
• Pushing or Pulling 0 - 25 lbs Non-Patient: 60%
• Pushing or Pulling 26 - 75 lbs Non-Patient: 60%
• Pushing or Pulling > 75 lbs Non-Patient: 40%
• Reaching: 80%
• Repetitive Movement Hand/Arm: 80%
• Running: 60%
• Sitting: 80%
• Squatting: 80%
• Standing: 80%
• Walking: 80%
• Audible Speech: 80%
• Hearing Acuity: 80%
• Smelling Acuity: 60%
• Depth Perception: 80%
• Distinguish Color: 80%
• Seeing - Far: 80%
• Seeing - Near: 80%
• Exposure to Bio hazardous Waste: 80%
• Exposure to Biological Hazards - Respiratory: 40%
• Exposure to Biological Hazards - Skin or Ingestion: 40%
• Exposure to Blood and/or Bodily Fluids: 40%
• Exposure to Communicable Diseases and/or Pathogens: 60%
• Exposure to Cytotoxic Chemicals: 80%
• Exposure to Dust: 80%
• Exposure to Gas/Vapors/Fumes: 60%
• Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals: 80%
• Exposure to Hazardous Medication: 80%
• Exposure to Latex: 80%
• Computer Monitor Use: 100%
• Exposure to Domestic Animals: 40%
• Exposure to Fire Risk: 40%
• Exposure to Magnetic Fields: 60%
• Exposure to Moving Mechanical Parts: 80%
• Exposure to Needles/Sharp Objects: 80%
• Exposure to Potential Electric Shock: 40%
• Exposure to Potential for Physical Assault: 40%
• Exposure to Radiation: 40%
• Exposure to Wet or Slippery Surfaces: 60%