Clinical Pharmacy Specialist– Ambulatory Care – Pulmonary

About the role

The clinical specialist, pharmacy I practices as a clinical expert in specialty practice area(s).

Responsible for ensuring appropriate medication therapy and clinical outcomes for the institution related to specialty area.

Engages in external professional activities to maintain clinical competency and knowledge of current trends and practices.

Responsible for department training and competency assurance for specialty area.

Responsible for overall departmental pharmacy financial stewardship for specialty area.

Responsibilities

• Practices as a clinical expert in specialty practice area.
• Develops and promotes advanced clinical practice based upon recent evidenced based practice.
• Practices under existing and establishes new collaborative practice agreements to enhance pharmaceutical care.
• Ensures institution-wide appropriate therapy and institutional outcomes in specialty area.
• Consistently provides patient-centered, interdisciplinary pharmaceutical care.
• Prevents and/or resolves drug-related problems to ensure safety, efficacy, and cost-efficiency by consulting with the ordering prescriber and appropriately documents.
• Daily in-depth patient profile review to assess, monitor and recommend appropriate drug therapy as applicable.
• Evaluates, intervenes, and documents clinical interventions beyond institutional protocols and guidelines.
• Promotes the documentation of clinical activities and adverse drug events.
• Attends medical codes as applicable.
• Develops system policies and processes for proper dosing, storage, handling, dispensing, and/or administration of medications and compounded products.
• Participates in development of system clinical practice initiatives.
• Serves as a role model for complex clinical and ethical situations and resolves conflict constructively.
• Develops, uses and promotes effective patient education materials and techniques for drug therapy, adverse effects, compliance, appropriate use, handling and drug administration education.
• Engages in coordination of transitions of care as appropriate.
• Answers drug information questions with in-depth knowledge of research designs, methodologies, and biostatistics.
• Participates in scholarly activities in specialty area; Submits publications or national presentations routinely.
• Recognizes process failures and actively engages in analysis and improvement efforts.
• Leads medication use evaluation or quality improvement project annually in specialty area.
• Oversees the work performed by pharmacy students, technicians and pharmacists to ensure performance standards are maintained and work is in accordance with state, federal and organizational regulations.
• Documents adverse drug reactions and medication variances per policy.
• Reviews trends and recommends patient safety solutions in specialty.
• Promotes new ideas to improve quality or overcome barriers to advance the profession in specialty area.
• Responsible for department training and competency assurance for specialty area.
• Participates in multidisciplinary or system Emory Healthcare committee.
• Performs other duties as assigned or requested.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of pharmacy.
• ASHP-Accredited Post Graduate Year 1 and 2 Residency or Fellowship or equivalent experience in the specialty area.
• Relevant Pharmacy Specialty Board Certification is preferred.
• Candidate is required to be licensed in Georgia prior to official start date.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification in accordance with the American Heart Association required within 90 days.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support required within 6 months, if directly applicable to practice specialty.

Qualifications

• Minimum qualifications include a graduate of an accredited school of pharmacy.
• Relevant Pharmacy Specialty Board Certification is preferred.
• Candidate must be eligible for Georgia licensure.
• Must have Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification in accordance with the American Heart Association within 90 days.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support required within 6 months, if directly applicable to practice specialty.

Skills

• Knowledge of research designs, methodologies, and biostatistics.
• Ability to recognize process failures and engage in analysis and improvement efforts.
• Ability to develop, use, and promote effective patient education materials and techniques.
• Ability to answer drug information questions with in-depth knowledge.
• Ability to lead medication use evaluation or quality improvement projects.
• Ability to promote new ideas to improve quality or overcome barriers to advance the profession.
• Ability to oversee the work performed by pharmacy students, technicians, and pharmacists.
• Ability to participate in multidisciplinary or system Emory Healthcare committees.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health benefits that start day one.
• Student Loan Repayment Assistance & Reimbursement Programs.
• Family-focused benefits.
• Wellness incentives.
• Ongoing mentorship and leadership programs.

Pay

Details about pay are not specified in the job posting.

Schedule

Details about schedule are not specified in the job posting.