Clinical Pharmacist Specialist
4 weeks ago
The Clinical Pharmacist Specialist is responsible for providing safe, effective, and prompt medication therapy to patients with a broad range of disease states. They work in a decentralized practice setting with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to deliver optimal medication therapy.
The Clinical Pharmacist Specialist assesses patient needs, considers age and disease-specific characteristics, and adjusts care accordingly. They provide clinical interventions to detect, mitigate, and prevent medication adverse events.
The Clinical Pharmacist Specialist serves as a departmental resource and liaison to other departments, hospital personnel, or outside groups. They conduct practice advancement projects and patient care quality and regulatory compliance initiatives to improve medication-use processes and pharmacy practice.
Responsibilities:
- Consults with medical staff to design custom drug regimens based on specific patient parameters.
- Recommends and monitors therapy.
- Evaluates medication orders for appropriate indication, dose, route, strength, dosage form, and frequency of administration.
- Formulates total parenteral nutrition based on specific patient parameters.
- Performs pain assessments and designs pain management care plans.
- Participates in antibiotic stewardship program and other restricted medication programs.
- Communicates effectively and appropriately with caregivers and assures continuity between transitions of care.
- Makes appropriate evidence-based, patient-centered medication recommendations.
- Responds to medical emergencies and assists as needed.
- Facilitates pharmacy care services and medication utilization systems in assigned practice area.
- Actively identifies practice-related issues and facilitates clinical research projects, quality improvement initiatives, or healthcare provider education as needed.
- Provides instruction on pharmacotherapy to nurses, pharmacists, physicians, and other learners.
- Recognizes medication errors, adverse drug events, and files complete reports.
- Coaches and trains new personnel, residents, interns, and other students.
Other Functions:
- Serves as a member of various committees when needed.
- Maintains strict confidentiality of all information.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Doctor degree in pharmacy (PharmD) - Graduate from an accredited school of pharmacy.
- Either three years of clinical pharmacy practice experience or ASHP Hospital residency (Post Graduate Year - PGY1).
- Competent to accept any clinical pharmacy assignment and work independently.
- Certified by Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BCPS certification) (Certification must be completed within 1 year of hire if not previously completed) Must be renewed at least every eight years.
- Licensed to practice pharmacy in the state of Virginia.
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