Clinical Pharmacist Specialist- Heart Transplant

Duties & Responsibilities

• Designs and leads pharmaceutical outcomes research.
• Identifies opportunities for and participates in drug utilization reviews and research.
• Identifies opportunities for publishing case reports, unique therapeutic interventions, development of practice standards, and other medication related pharmacy topics.
• Participates in the education of pharmacy staff, nursing staff, medical staff, pharmacy residents and students, other healthcare allied professionals and patients and families.
• Serves as a preceptor and mentor for pharmacy residents and students.
• Provides drug information services by responding to questions regarding medication compatibilities, adverse drug events, regimens, dosing, interactions, storage and disposal, compounding, therapeutic uses of medications and pharmaceutical supplies in a timely manner; using a systematic approach to effectively searching, retrieving, and evaluating the literature and appropriately communicating and applying the information to the patient care situation; and assisting with the development, maintenance, and implementation of hospital and department policy and procedures related to medication use, storage, restrictions, and administration.
• Sustains and implements quality and safety initiatives and practices in the department and throughout the hospital.
• Reports adverse drug events and medication variances using the hospital variance reporting program (QSRS).
• Demonstrates sustained record of identifying and leading quality improvement/assurance initiatives.
• Sustains clinical pharmacy services throughout the organization by providing pharmaceutical care for pediatric patients of all age ranges through participation in multi-disciplinary team rounds and/or care, emergency response, education, guidance, interpretation and analysis of medication related therapeutic issues; documenting pharmaceutical interventions according to departmental standards; performing therapeutic drug monitoring and disease outcome analysis; and timely verification of medication orders in an electronic health record system.
• Participate in general pharmacy operations throughout the organization through appropriate medication preparation, dispensing, and inventory control.
• Provides oversight to pharmacy technicians, interns, residents and students as needed.

Qualifications

• DegreesBS in Pharmacy orDoctorate of Pharmacy
• ExperienceTwo (2) years of residency experience or One (1) year of residency plus three (3) years of work experience
• Equivalency Three (3) years of pharmacy work experience in area of specialty accepted in lieu of 2nd year of residency.
• Licenses & CertificationsBoard of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS) Certification required within 3 years of start date in positionBLS certification (American Heart Association, American Red Cross, or American Safety and Health Institute accepted)
• State of Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) Pharmacy license
• Preference for experience in heart transplant or transplant specific PGY2