Clinical Pharmacist Specialist, Ambulatory, FT Days

Job Summary

Provides patient care through the provision of direct operational and/or clinical patient services. Pharmacists will collaborate within the department to enhance departmental operations and clinical programs. Staff will participate in departmental and/or institutional committees, actively participate in the provision of education, and promotion of the profession. This position will require employees to work weekends, any required evenings, and holidays. The amount of time allocated to operations and clinical services will depend upon patients requirements, staffing, and overall pharmacy workload. This position also acts as a mentor to facilitate learning among pharmacy students and/or residents.

The Clinical Pharmacist Specialist collaborates with the multidisciplinary team to improve care, achieve optimal outcomes, and provide continuity of care to patients through the provision of pharmacy patient care services to include therapy care plan development, medication management, education, monitoring and follow up. The pharmacist provides evidence-based and cost-effective comprehensive medication management for patients with chronic conditions.

In order to enhance collaborative patient care, pharmacists will be delegated the authority to obtain a patient medical history, order and evaluate laboratory results, and make medication decisions including modifying or discontinuing treatment when appropriate with their scope of practice.

Essential Functions

• All team members are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Prisma Health's purpose:  Inspire health.  Serve with compassion.  Be the difference

• Actively participates and leads department and institutional committees and projects (e.g., performance improvement, formulary management, regulatory, patient safety, financial).

• Provides accurate medication order-entry, drug distribution, and patient care. Confirms the appropriateness of drug therapy as it relates to the care of neonates, pediatrics, adolescents, adults and geriatrics. Seeks to minimize turnaround time for products and services.

• Provides concise, applicable, timely responses for drug information requests and other pharmaceutical care services through an on-call service. Provides documentation in the patient care record when appropriate.

• Actively participates in representing Prisma Health within a professional organization through the provision of service, presentations, and/or publications.

• Provides experiential education, evaluation, and training for technicians, students, pharmacy residents, medical students/residents and new employee.

• Provides leadership and pharmaceutical excellence through direct patient care activities as a member of a multidisciplinary medical team.

• Shares clinical and scholarly activity that promote the evidence-based use of medications and advance the profession of pharmacy to a variety of audiences.

• Provides lab review, clinical services, patient education, and corresponding documentation via the departmental clinical initiatives.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

In Lieu Of

• In lieu of an active Pharmacist license, may be a graduate of an ACPE accredited US college of Pharmacy with an intern certificate pending initial licensure or have completed requirements for reciprocity pending board of pharmacy interview for licensure.

Required Certifications, Registrations, Licenses

• Licensed to practice as a pharmacist or eligible to become licensed within 4 months of hire date in the state the team member is working.

• Board Certification in Pharmacy obtained within 18 months of hire date. In the ambulatory setting, will accept BCACP in lieu of BCPS.

• Knowledge of medical and pharmacy terminology; possess good mathematical, computer, and aseptic technique skills

• Knowledge of State BOP/Dept of Health/DEA rules/regulations

• Ability to handle urgent, stressful working conditions

Work Shift

Day (United States of America)

Location

Corporate - Columbia - Taylor at Marion

Facility

Value-Based Care and Network Services

Department

Pharmacy