Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Pain Management, Cobb Medical Center

About the Role

As a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in Pain Management at Wellstar, you will provide comprehensive pharmaceutical care to patients through clinical services, formulary management, policy development, and integrated drug distribution. You will also precept pharmacy students and residents, orient new staff pharmacists, and contribute to patient care activities, including pharmacokinetics, nutrition support, and medication regimen management as prescribed by providers.

Responsibilities

• Provide recommendations and assume responsibility for pain management-related activities or other medication regimens as prescribed by a physician.
• Document clinical interventions on an ongoing basis.
• Demonstrate a basic understanding of distributive responsibilities, including computer functions.
• Manage pain medications or other medication regimens as prescribed by the provider.
• Round with interdisciplinary teams (where applicable).
• Provide on-call clinical pharmacy services as needed.
• Perform medication management activities as outlined per Wellstar policies.
• Provide drug information when needed or requested.
• Develop and provide educational programs/in-services for healthcare practitioners and patients.
• Precept/instruct students from accredited colleges/schools of pharmacy.
• Serve as a preceptor/instructor for the Pharmacy Residency Program (where applicable).
• Assist in developing drug protocols.
• Participate on assigned committees, including the Wellstar Pharmacy and Therapeutics (P&T) Committee.
• Identify target medications/therapies, develop criteria, and implement data collection for Medication Use Evaluations (MUE) and other pain management-related studies/initiatives.
• Tabulate and present completed MUE data to the P&T Committee.
• Assist in formulary maintenance by critiquing new entities, comparing medication classes, and developing therapeutic interchanges.
• Assist in preparing for and maintaining compliance with regulatory agency (e.g., The Joint Commission) standards/requirements.
• Monitor quality metrics related to pain management patients and develop improvement strategies as necessary.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Comply with all Wellstar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s in Pharmacy or Doctorate in Pharmacy (preferred).
• Licensed by, and in good standing with, the Georgia State Board of Pharmacy or ability to obtain a Georgia State Board of Pharmacy License within 6 months of hire.
• Minimum 3 years of clinical experience or completion of a PGY-1 Residency.
• Minimum 2 years of clinical pharmacy experience in Pain Management/Palliative Care or completion of a PGY2 Pain Management/Palliative Care Residency (preferred).
• Board Certification (e.g., BCPS, BCGP, etc.) is preferred.
• Specialty credentialing (e.g., Certified Pain Educator) is preferred.

Preferred Experience

• Substance use disorder, geriatrics, and/or oncology.
• Nutrition support, anticoagulation management, and pharmacokinetics.