Clinical Pharmacist Specialist

Responsibilities

The clinical pharmacist specialist is responsible for the provision of safe, effective, and prompt medication therapy. Provide patient-centered care and integrated pharmacy services in a decentralized practice setting with physicians, nurses, and other hospital personnel. In this clinical role, the specialist participates in all necessary aspects of the medication-use system while providing comprehensive pharmaceutical care to the patients in the assigned areas. As well as provide support of centralized and decentralized medication-use systems.

Qualifications

• B.S. or Pharm D. from an ACPE-accredited School of Pharmacy
• Clinical pharmacy experience in a hospital setting
• Completion of an accredited PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency or fellowship AND
• Completion of an accredited PGY-2 Specialty Pharmacy Residency or fellowship (in an appropriate specialty field)
• OR Completion of an accredited PGY-1 Pharmacy residency or fellowship AND 3 + year’s clinical pharmacy experience (if no PGY-2 is completed)
• OR 5 + year’s clinical pharmacy experience with no history of residency or fellowship
• Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS) certification (or attained within 1 year)
• Active Pharmacist license in good standing with the appropriate State Board of Pharmacy
• Other applicable state requirements – i.e. sterile compounding, etc.
• BLS certification must be obtained within 14 days of hire or transfer into the role and prior to providing direct patient care
• ALS/ ACLS certification
• Board Certification