Critical Care Pharmacy Clinical Specialist - Full Time Days

Essential Functions & Responsibilities

• Provides clinical pharmacy services to patients in clinical areas as assigned.
• Participates in pharmacy related committees such as P&T Committee.
• Evaluates current drug usage and makes recommendations utilizing current research, monographs, and medication audits.
• Participates in Joint Commission mandates and National Patient Safety Goals initiatives.
• Participates in MSET calls and cardiopulmonary resuscitation efforts as required.
• Participates in continuing education as required by the Department.
• Participates in medication safety related activities and initiatives as required.
• Collaborates with nursing in medication and patient related initiatives.
• Precepts pharmacy students and residents as required.
• Develops and implements annual cost-containment measures in their respective areas of specialization.
• Performs health-economic studies annually to assess the impact and value of a pharmaceutical care service line in their area of specialization.
• Develops, implements, and coordinates CQI measures annually in their area of specialization.
• Integrates, on a continual basis, the clinical specialist functions with the medication distribution functions of the Department.
• Performs all aspect of pharmaceutical care, including drug distribution, parenterals admixtures, compounding and basic clinical pharmacokinetics functions when called upon.
• Collaborates with peers, nurses, and physicians to analyze and evaluate current systems of pharmaceutical care delivery, identifies and supports implementation of new practice patterns as appropriate: serves as a clinical resource.
• Applies principles of communication and change theory in providing health care consultation.
• Works independently, with high regard to coordination with other specialty areas.
• Facilitates/attends interdisciplinary and grand round sessions.
• Provides and assists in program development.
• Actively participates in a professional organization.
• Absolutely possesses excellent clinical, interpersonal and communications skills.
• Certified or Board Eligible for Certification by the Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties required.

Qualifications

• Doctor of Pharmacy degree and post-graduate residency or fellowship required.
• Licensed, or eligible for licensure, as a pharmacist in the Commonwealth of Virginia required.
• CPR certification required within first 90 days of employment.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) required within first 90 days of employment or placement.
• Three years hospital experience with enhanced clinical responsibilities or one year of same and completion of an ASHP-accredited pharmacy residency or research fellowship required.
• Absolute ability to work independently required.
• Absolute ability to work with computers required.
• Experience providing drug information and performing pharmacokinetics required.