Pharmacist Facility Program Manager - Anticoagulation and Formulary

About the role

The Anticoagulation Program Manager/Formulary Manager Clinical Pharmacy Specialist (CPS) or Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner (CPP) will function at the highest level of clinical practice - providing comprehensive medication management working under a scope of practice in anticoagulation as defined by the medical center that is consistent with policies established at the national - VISN - and local levels.

Responsibilities

• The Anticoagulation Program Manager CPP have full responsibility to develop - organize - and manage patients diagnosed with conditions needing anticoagulation therapy and to coordinate further diagnostic assessment through appropriate professionals when there is question regarding the treatment diagnosis
• Serves as the facility Anticoagulation Program Manager
• As the Formulary Manager - the CPP will serve as the primary prior authorization drug request reviewer
• Complete and document reviews in the Electronic Health Record in a timely manner (every effort will be made to complete reviews in no later than 96 hours of medication request) and include allergy assessment - ADR information - drug-drug and drug-food interaction potential - lab value assessment - elimination of duplicate/obsolete orders and appropriate drug conversions
• Clinical Pharmacy Services: Directly involved in the design - implementation and monitoring of therapeutic drug plans to achieve definite outcomes through direct interactions with patients and providers in assigned areas in pain as outlined in the individual's scope of practice
• Maintains an active scope of practice - serving as a pharmacist with advanced scope of practice within the ambulatory care