Pennsylvania Hospital is seeking a full time Clinical Pharmacist Specialist in Emergency Medicine ! Summary: - Pennsylvania Hospital is seeking a full-time Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Emergency Medicine. This position is responsible for provision of comprehensive medication management for patients under the care of the Emergency Department. This pharmacist serves as a resource to Pennsylvania Hospital on best practices, evidence-based guidelines, emerging therapies, transitions in care, optimal pharmacologic management, effective medication reconciliation, and other pharmaceutical services. This pharmacist collaborates on hospital and health system committees, workgroups, and initiatives and the position reports to the Associate Director, Professional Practice. The successful candidate will have demonstrated contributions to pharmacy practice, leadership skills, and a personal commitment to advancing the profession. Responsibilities: - Participate in patient care collaborative interactions with interdisciplinary colleagues, clinical pharmacists, residents, and students. Monitors medication therapy for appropriate selection, use, dosing, dosage form, route, therapeutic duplication and drug/dietary/disease state interactions and documents pharmacist interventions. Assists in navigation of drug shortages to limit impact on patient care. - Ensure continuity of care through transition in care activities for patients including education and access to medication in collaboration with the ambulatory pharmacy. - Provide educational in-services, newsletters, online material, and other media for health professional updates on pharmacotherapy topics. Develop competency assessments in pharmacotherapy management practices through experiential and didactic training for pharmacists. - Serve in a preceptor/mentor role for pharmacy residents, pharmacy clerkship students, and pharmacists. - Participate as an appointed member of the PAH Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee and other hospital and health system committee memberships to support new clinical initiatives. Contribute to assessment and selection of medications for hospital formulary. - Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to ensure appropriate therapeutic uses of medication. Help maintain formulary adherence by prescribers. - Develop and implement policies and procedures that support evidence-based treatment guidelines and clinical care plans for pharmacotherapy management. Ensure that existing pharmacy policies, guidelines, and educational papers pertaining to pharmacotherapy are current with the latest clinical advances and standards of practice. - Develop clinical decision support tools relative to pharmacotherapy management. Provides operational support and recommendations for safe and effective use of information technology for pharmacotherapy management. - Implement and maintain clinical pharmacy programs that support meeting Medicare Core Measures. Effectively utilize information technology to enhance pharmacotherapy management through surveillance, utilization, and outcome reporting. Contribute to organizational performance improvement by recommending changes for improving services to the pharmacy leadership team. - Develop and conduct target drug programs and Drug Use Evaluations (DUEs) for selected pharmacotherapeutic agents. Report findings to Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee. Credentials: - Current Registered Pharmacist license in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (required) - Board certification in Emergency Medicine or Critical Care OR eligible for board certification within 1-year of hire (preferred) Education or Equivalent Experiences: - Doctor of Pharmacy Degree from an accredited College of Pharmacy and completion of a Pharmacy Practice Residency (PGY1) or equivalent experience (required) - Successful completion of a PGY-2 Specialty Residency in either Emergency Medicine or Critical Care OR two years of experience as a licensed pharmacist in a hospital with >50% of time spent with providing pharmaceutical care for Emergency Medicine patient populations and disease states (preferred) - Experience precepting students and residents (preferred)