Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner
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This position is located at Edward Hines Jr. VA, 5000 South 5th Ave. Hines, IL The Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner, Primary Care Service - PACT functions as a member of their assigned team(s) and serves as an advanced practice provider to initiate, modify, or discontinue medication therapy and as a consultant for intensive medication therapy management services.
Duties
The Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner (CPP) must understand current practice standards from ASHP, Joint Commission, VA PBM Guidance, VHA Directives, VHA Handbooks, Hospital Policy, and Procedures, EPRP, Quality Measures, and/or other professional standards and advise the organization and the department of their impact on patient care. Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner (CPP) functions as an advanced level of clinical pharmacy practice to provide comprehensive medication management (CMM) in the outpatient primary care practice settings.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following areas:
Clinical- Direct Patient Care Activities:
- Functions as a mid-level practitioner to design, implement, and monitor therapeutic drug plans to achieve definite outcomes through direct interactions with patients and providers in assigned areas.
- Orders, performs, and interprets the physical measurements necessary to monitor, support, and modify the patient's medication therapy.
- Conducts virtual and in-person (when appropriate) encounters with patients for CMM in the PACT practice area..
- Follows-up with patients in a timely manner and monitors for drug therapy response, potential adverse drug reactions, allergies, adherence, laboratory results, and other monitoring measures as appropriate; treatment plan adjustments are made accordingly based on assessed measures.
- Reviews patient medication regimens for clinical effectiveness, drug selection, dosing, contraindications, side therapeutic outcomes as required; information is communicated with team members and appropriate alternatives to current treatment plans are provided.
- Assists in medical emergencies and high-risk scenarios, when applicable. The PACT CPP ensures appropriate selection of medications, dosages, and administration, and provides recommendation on routes and dosages for alternatives medications if warranted.
- Reviews patient medication regimens for clinical effectiveness, drug selection, dosing, contraindications, side effects, potential drug interactions, and therapeutic outcomes as required. Communicates findings with prescribers and provides appropriate alternatives to current treatment plans as needed.
- Utilizes VAADERs Adverse Drug Reaction (ADR) reporting system to monitor and report drug errors, adverse drug reactions, allergies, and patient compliance issues.
- Supports effective drug usage criteria approved by the national VHA Pharmacy Benefits Management (PBM), VISN PBM and local Pharmacy & Therapeutic (P&T) which help to ensure quality patient care in a cost-effective manner. Ensures appropriate utilization of the VHA formulary by health care providers.
- Develop, upgrade, and disseminate acceptable criteria for use of formulary and non formulary medications and other high-cost items directed at employed cost effectiveness with compromising the quality of patient care. Dissemination of information may occur in a setting requiring speaking in front of a large group of providers and/or practitioners.
- Responsible for processing all electronic orders for assigned team as requested or needed including verifying patient information, correct medication dose, route, and frequency of administration. All orders are checked for patient allergies, drug interactions, incompatibilities, duplication, and priority.
- Dispenses controlled substances with accuracy according to current policies and procedures.
- Coordinate of the activities of the assigned pharmacy technicians and pharmacy volunteers engaged in the preparation, labeling, dispensing, manufacturing, and delivery of medications and
other pharmaceutical supplies in accordance with physician orders.
- Serves as a preceptor for students, PGY-1, and PGY-2 residents at Hines VA Hospital and maintains preceptor qualifications that aligns with American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists (ASHP) and set forth by the residency program director.
- Serves as an advocate for the pharmacy profession and educates team members on PACT and CPP processes.
- Participates in the development and implementation of different education as needed. Assists with timely training or in-servicing of any health care provider including but not limited to physicians, residents, technicians, pharmacists, students, or nurses.
- Assists in the development or improvement of proposals for new or existing clinical
pharmacy services.
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8am-4:30pm
Travel: Coverage of Hoffman Estates when needed
Telework: Ad-hoc, if approved by the facility
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
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Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required
