Clinical Pharmacy Specialist I - Emergency Medicine

Description

Penn Medicine is dedicated to its mission of providing the highest quality of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaborating with top clinical, technical, and business professionals across all disciplines.

About the Role

The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP) is the flagship hospital of Penn Medicine located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Inpatient Pharmacy Department at HUP supports over 950 inpatient beds across both our HUP Main Campus as well as the HUP Pavilion. The HUP Pavilion, opened in October 2021, has over 500 beds and a two-floor ED with 24-hour pharmacy services.

Responsibilities

• Provides optimal pharmacy service to patients and other health care professionals by designing, recommending, monitoring, evaluating and documenting patient and age-specific pharmacotherapy
• Participates in the education of all healthcare providers regarding safe and effective medication use
• Precepts pharmacy students, residents and pharmacy staff as assigned
• Provides pharmaceutical education to patients and caregivers
• Verifies, prepares and dispenses medications using appropriate techniques to ensure positive outcomes of drug therapies and compliance with regulatory requirements and the organization’s policies and procedures
• Ensures adherence to medication-use policies and guidelines
• Provides concise, applicable and timely responses to drug information requests from health care providers and patients
• Participates in the management of medical emergencies
• Contributes to, participates in, and leads multidisciplinary quality improvement initiatives and clinical research within the pharmacy and/or other institutional departments to improve patient care
• Supervises and directs the activities and growth of other pharmacists, residents, technicians, interns, and students
• Works to advance the practice of pharmacy through contributions to the medical and pharmaceutical literature as well as through participation in professional organizations

Qualifications

• PA Pharmacist license required
• Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties Certification in area of specialty practice (or Pharmacotherapy if no specialty certification available)
• Must be obtained within 1 year of hire
• Education or Equivalent Experience: Pharmacy- Bachelor of Science Degree or Doctor of Pharmacy Degree from an accredited College of Pharmacy (required)
• Personal commitment to advancing the profession
• Demonstration of contributions to pharmacy practice and leadership skills
• Successful completion of a PGY1 Pharmacy Residency OR As a licensed pharmacist in a hospital pharmacy with >50% of time in area of specialty
• Preferred PGY2 Specialty Residency in area of specialty practice they are applying for OR As a licensed pharmacist in a hospital pharmacy with >50% of time spent in area of specialty