As part of a very progressive Ambulatory Care pharmacy team at Community Health Network, you will participate in team-based care under approved protocols where as a pharmacist you may make medication changes, as appropriate. Our ambulatory anticoagulation clinical pharmacy specialist is an integral part of the interprofessional team. As an ambulatory anticoagulation clinical pharmacy specialist, you will manage direct oral anticoagulants and warfarin through our innovative RN-PharmD hybrid anticoagulation service supporting Indianapolis and central Indiana region. Care is delivered both in-person and virtually.
Other aspects of this position include providing staff education, guideline/policy development and implementation, and participation in performance improvement initiatives and practice advancement. You will have opportunities to mentor and teach pharmacy students and pharmacy residents along with serving as a clinical resource for the healthcare team. Your expertise in your field will allow you to advance the level of patient care to achieve the best possible outcomes. This position will provide patient care in the Anticoagulation Clinics and virtually.
Expansion of cardiology pharmacist services to clinic sites in central Indiana and Indianapolis region will provide the pharmacist an opportunity to advance services with the support, resources, and infrastructure of a well-established ambulatory cardiology pharmacy team.
Your Exceptional Skills and Qualifications- Strong knowledge of anticoagulation pharmacotherapy and management of hypercoagulable disease states, atrial fibrillation, venous thromboembolism, peripheral vascular disease, ischemic stroke
- You have strong communication skills and a collaborative approach to patient care
- You practice at the top of your license utilizing established anticoagulation protocols
- You will meet with patients individually (in-person and remotely) to provide extensive drug and disease state education, in particular peri-procedural management
- You are able to work closely with physicians and health care teams, while providing direct patient care
- You are able work closely with patients to overcome medication adherence issues
- With the assistance of medication assistance coordinators and Specialty Pharmacy colleagues, you are able to assist patients in obtaining cost effective anticoagulants
- Ability to serve as a drug information resource for the other providers and clinic staff, answering medication therapy questions
- Ability to monitor for drug-therapy-related adverse events by performing/ordering the appropriate clinical or laboratory tests
- You are able to engage in anticoagulation population health projects to impact the lives of patients we serve
- Timely consults for providers and RN collaborators
- Facilitate and support Anticoagulation Forum Center of Excellence standards
- You have a clear understanding of quality improvement principles
- You have the ability to precept pharmacy students and residents
- Graduate of an accredited college of pharmacy, Bachelor or PharmD; Doctorate degree
- Indiana Pharmacist license
- Successful completion of a PGY1 Pharmacy Residency and PGY2 residency with Cardiology or Ambulatory Care focus is strongly encouraged or a minimum of three (3) years working under a drug therapy agreement in a clinical setting
- Board certification as a Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist, Board Certified Ambulatory Care Pharmacist, Board Certified Cardiology Pharmacist, or Certified Anticoagulation Care Provider is encouraged and required within 2 years of accepting the position
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