Pharmacist Specialist

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Shift:

Pharmacist Specialist - Cardiology / Transplant Services - Ambulatory Care 

Position Highlights:

Nebraska Medicine is now taking applications for a talented individual to join us as an Pharmacist Specialist - Ambulatory Care to support the outpatient Heart and Lung Transplant Clinics as well as other cardiology clinics in the Heart and Vascular Center at Nebraska Medicine. The ambulatory care pharmacist will be part of a multidisciplinary team providing direct patient-centered care. The candidate must demonstrate excellent communication skills, exhibit strong educational and precepting abilities and be knowledgeable in cardiology and ambulatory care pharmacy services. One must be dedicated to continuous learning coupled with a passion for healing and serving our patients.

Shift:

Full Time and benefits eligible (1.0 FTE / 40 hours per week)

Monday - Friday from 8:00/8:30 AM to 4:30/5:00 PM

Location will be our Nebraska Medicine Main Campus.

Why Nebraska Medicine:

Our shared values reflect who we are and why we're here and include, Innovation, Teamwork, Excellence, Accountability, Courage and Healing.

Competitive benefits including retirement match contribution, PTO accrual, tuition reimbursement

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Pharmacist Specialist - Cardiology / Transplant Services - Ambulatory Care:

Lead provision of patient-oriented pharmaceutical care services including creation and maintenance of pharmaceutical care plan, cost-effective therapeutic drug monitoring, drug utilization, guideline development, and drug use evaluation in assigned clinical teams. Provide training and educational support for development of clinical skills in professional staff. Responsible for dissemination of new knowledge, utilization trends and outcomes information related to medication use/pharmaceutical care programs at the organization. Lead efforts to educate other disciplines regarding appropriate use of drug therapy.

Required Qualifications:  

Graduate of an Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) accredited Doctor of Pharmacy degree program OR possess a Bachelor or Master of pharmacy degree with 10 years of experience required.

Graduate of an American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) accredited postgraduate year one residency with a focus in ambulatory care or an ASHP accredited postgraduate year two residency relevant to practice area or have 4 years of pharmacist experience in an ambulatory care environment or have pharmacist experience within a Nebraska Medicine ambulatory care clinic required.

Demonstrate excellence in clinical areas as displayed by ability to consistently and completely meet and contribute to updating standards of practice required.

Maturity and leadership skills required.

Licensed in the state of Nebraska or jurisdiction in which pharmacy practice is conducted upon start or transfer required.

Basic Life Support (BLS) certification as deemed appropriate and relevant to practice required, must be from an American Heart Association (AHA) endorsed program (effective for new hires starting January 1, 2023 or later).

Preferred Qualifications:

Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties (BPS) certification as deemed appropriate and relevant to practice preferred.