Clinical Pharmacy Specialist

Essential Responsibilities

• Provides pharmaceutical care in their specialty practice area which can include reviewing and evaluating patients' drug/medical history, providing drug therapy recommendations to optimize care, providing drug information, evaluation of medical literature, rounding with medical services, drug utilization reviews/monitors and patient counseling.
• Plans, implements, performs and measures the clinical processes that will improve treatment outcomes while minimizing adverse drug events and contribute favorable quality and financial outcomes.
• Captures, analyzes, trends and evaluates data to be synthesized into reports for action by committees.
• Creates a culture of learning and sharing in the network that supports the development of a fully qualified clinical staff through coaching, motivation and empowerment.
• Implements staff development on clinical processes and oversees the training of Pharmacists, Pharmacy Residents, students and healthcare providers.
• Promotes interdisciplinary teamwork including development and implementation of clinical pathways and protocols that promote appropriate medication safety and medication utilization using best practice evidence based recommendations.
• Provides input in planning pharmaceutical care to meet department and organizational goals. May assist and perform duties of a Pharmacy Practice Supervisor/Coordinator.
• When applicable, instructs, mentors and empowers Pharmacy Residents to become clinical specialists.
• Contributes to the medical community and pharmacy practice by presenting research at meetings and/or publishing results in journals.

Qualifications

• Minimum Pharmacy Residency (PGY1) or 4 years of demonstrated clinical experience.
• Licensed or eligible for licensure as a Registered Pharmacist in the state of PA or eligible to obtain licensure within 120 days.