Pharmacist - Clinical Specialist

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with nursing and medical staff with medication chart reviews to optimize medication therapy.
• Implements up-to-date pharmacotherapy and treatment guidelines with providers.
• Conducts Drug Utilization Reviews and prepares Drug Review Criteria for medical staff review at Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee.
• Aids in the development of new clinical services aligned with strategic initiatives.
• Provides oversight of clinical services provided by decentralized and centralized pharmacists in areas of expertise.
• Collects and analyzes quality metrics in specialty area.
• Prepares medications and drug information relative to patient conditions during emergency codes in the hospital.
• Communicates drug-related side effects, dosages, and potential complications to healthcare professionals.
• Advices patients and/or their representatives on the use of various medications, including dosage, side effects, and composition.
• Remains informed about current developments concerning new drugs or test results regarding drug usage; researches drug information requests and responds promptly.
• Promotes effective use of formulary system through drug product selection and therapeutic alternative suggestions for non-formulary orders.
• Maintains drug therapy as assigned by physicians; suggests alternative drug therapy when appropriate.
• Consults with and advises medical staff personnel regarding the utilization of drugs and pharmaceuticals.
• Oversees the work of Pharmacy Technicians/Pharmacy Interns participating in the preparation, documentation, and dispensing of medications and pharmaceuticals.
• Adheres to TMCH organizational and department-specific safety, confidentiality, values policies and standards.
• Provides education to pharmacy interns, students, and PGY1 residents.
• Participates in rounds and care coordination conferences as appropriate.
• Participates in quality improvement committees as assigned.
• Participates in committees, meetings, and workgroups related to area of specialty.

Requirements

• Doctor of Pharmacy degree from an AACP-accredited College of Pharmacy or bachelor’s degree from an AACP-accredited College of Pharmacy.
• Five (5) years of clinical pharmacist experience in specialty area or completion of PGY1 residency with three (3) years of additional experience in specialty area or PGY2 with one (1) additional year of experience in specialty area.
• Pharmacy residency preceptor experience required.
• Current Arizona Pharmacist license upon hire.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certifications.
• Board certified in Pharmacotherapy or in specialty area if certification available within 12 months of eligibility for certification preferred.
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) preferred.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of drugs, possible side effects or interactions with other drugs, and how to compound medication in accordance with professional standards and practices.
• Skill in following physicians’ orders and prescribed medications and relaying any procedures and concerns to the patient.
• Skill in responding to patients’ questions or concerns.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to inquiries or complaints from employees, patients and/or their representatives, and the public.
• Ability to apply advanced mathematical concepts such as exponents or logarithms.
• Ability to apply mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution, single or multiple regressions, determination of test reliability and validity, correlation techniques, sampling theory and factor analysis.
• Ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems.
• Ability to deal with nonverbal symbolism (formulas, scientific equations, graphs, etc.).
• Ability to deal with a variety of abstract and concrete variables.