Clinical Pharmacy Specialist

Description

6:00a-2:30p /Part-Time / 20 Hours
Emory Healthcare is an academic medical center with a high acuity patient population. Our pharmacy staff works side by side with our fellow health care providers creating an interdisciplinary team approach to patient care. The Pharmacy at Emory’s goal is to provide patient- and-family centered medication management to the patients we serve and defines a new standard of care for humankind.

Responsibilities

• Practices as a clinical expert in specialty practice area(s).
• 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.
• Proactively reviews and processes orders accurately and efficiently.
• Prevents and/or resolves drug-related problems to ensure safety, efficacy, and cost-efficiency by consulting with the ordering prescriber and appropriately documents.
• Performs daily in-depth patient profile review to assess, monitor and recommend appropriate drug therapy as applicable.
• Consistently evaluates, intervenes, and documents clinical interventions beyond institutional protocols and guidelines.
• 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 external professional activities to maintain clinical competency and knowledge of current trends and practices.
• Recognizes process failures and actively engages in analysis and improvement efforts.
• Maintains and promotes understanding of 340b practices as applicable.
• Responsible for oversight of medication use systems in specialty area.
• Participates in multidisciplinary or system committees.

Qualifications

• 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.
• Active Georgia Pharmacist license.