MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist I - Surgical/Transplant ICU

MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center • $120K — $238K *
Washington, DC 20011In-Person
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
3 weeks ago
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Doctoral degree (PharmD) from accredited pharmacy college required or equivalent degree
  • PGY-1 and PGY-2 residency completion required or PGY-1 plus 2 years in specialized area
  • 5-7 years of hospital experience with at least 4 years in a specialized area
  • Active Registered Pharmacist licensure in practicing state required
  • Board certification in specialty area required within 1 year

Responsibilities

  • Evaluate therapeutic options and provide clinical guidance to staff and residents
  • Monitor drug therapy and develop patient care plans
  • Provide functional supervision for support personnel, ensuring workflow efficiency
  • Participate in patient care rounds to assess patients and develop therapeutic plans
  • Respond to drug information requests and ensure compliance with clinical guidelines
  • Take a leadership role in quality improvement initiatives
  • Contribute to the development of clinical practice guidelines based on biomedical literature evaluations

Benefits

  • Provides educational services for professional development of pharmacy staff and healthcare professionals
  • Engagement in community outreach efforts on behalf of the department and hospital
  • Opportunity to participate in research and present findings at professional meetings
  • Involvement in multidisciplinary quality improvement teams
  • Access to continual learning and professional growth through conferences and seminars
Full Job Description
General Summary of Position
Under limited supervision provides a higher level of direct patient care pharmacy services for an assigned specialized patient population to assure adequate patient care according to professional standards and practices. Advises/consults with patients and their families and with the medical and nursing staff. Participates in research and drug use outcomes management programs within specialty area; instructs and trains pharmacy residents and students. Acts as a mentor to clinical pharmacists
Primary Duties and Responsibilities

  • Evaluates therapeutic options and provides clinical guidance to staff clinical level I and II pharmacists residents and residents. Monitors drug therapy and develops patient care plans of assigned patients
  • Evaluates medication orders for accuracy and thoroughness. Resolves discrepancies of medication orders through communication with the physician clinical pharmacist or nursing staff and dispenses medication. Enters and verifies computer entries and data for drug orders as needed.
  • Provides functional supervision for support personnel. Monitors attendance and work quality organizes and prioritizes resources based on workload and productivity and directs the workflow of support personnel. Ensures departmental standards and time frames are met
  • Participates autonomously in-patient care rounds. Reviews patient specific data to evaluate patient's status and medication needs and develops a therapeutic plan. Counsels/educates patient on their medications e.g. to correct dosing schedule and duplicate therapy
  • Responds to evaluative and/or non-evaluative drug information requests
  • Assures compliance of prescribers with clinical practice guidelines and other drug policies or third-party prescription benefit management procedures minimizes non-formulary drug use eliminates therapeutic duplication. Makes recommendations for appropriate alternative medications duplicate therapy and dosage changes
  • Takes a leadership role in continuous quality improvement efforts and represents the department as an interdisciplinary interface in the assigned specialty areas
  • Participates in the development of drug and disease state-based clinical practice guidelines that also influence clinical practice. This responsibility includes providing biomedical literature evaluations to various other committees as needed. These evaluations often require detailed analysis and evaluation of multiple references as well as the biomedical literature
  • Writes reviews and presents high-quality evidence-based documents such as newsletters SBARs therapeutic interchanges drug monographs class reviews and drug shortage mitigation strategies among others ensuring time-sensitive completion and accuracy of clinical content
  • Serves as a preceptor for pharmacy students and residents on clinical rotation
  • Participates in multidisciplinary quality and service improvement teams as appropriate. Participates in meetings serves on committees and represents the department and hospital/facility in community outreach efforts as appropriate
  • Coordinates supports and participates in research research protocol review and research development and publishes articles and presents at local and national meetings
  • Provides educational services including professional development of pharmacy technicians and the clinical pharmacists pharmacy residents nurses prescriber and other healthcare professionals
  • Contributes to the achievement of established goals and objectives and adheres to department policies procedures quality standards and safety standards and MedStar SPIRIT Values. Complies with governmental and accreditation regulations
  • Participates in meetings and on committees and represents the department and the hospital in community outreach efforts as appropriate
  • Participates in multidisciplinary quality and service improvement teams
  • Maintains own knowledge of current trends and developments in the field by reading literature attending related seminars and conferences and completing continuing education credits as required by the department
    • Minimal Qualifications
    Education
    • Doctoral degree PharmD from an accredited college of Pharmacy required or
    • an equivalent Pharmacy degree from an accredited college of Pharmacy required
    Experience
    • PGY-1 and PGY-2 required or
    • PGY-1 plus 2 years of direct patient care experience in a specialized area required or
    • 5-7 years of hospital experience with at least 4 years in a specialized area required
    Licenses and Certifications
    • RPH - Registered Pharmacist Licensure as a Pharmacist in the state of practice Upon Hire required and
    • Board certification in area of specialty within 1 Year required
    Knowledge Skills and Abilities
    • PROBLEM SOLVING: Job requires a relatively high level of problem-solving to find solutions to difficult human technical clinical or administrative problems.
    • INTERNAL CONTACTS: Internal contacts necessary to effectively advise consult or counsel others to gain cooperation and acceptance of ideas or actions
    • INDEPENDENT JUDGEMENT: Work is occasionally performed according to existing procedures and instructions but often requires analysis of problems and development of solutions. This involves determining appropriate methods and task sequences
    • PATIENT CARE: Assists with patient care by performing duties that allow others to provide direct patient care (e.g. performing lab tests).
    • RESPONSIBILITY FOR WORK OF OTHERS: Responsible as an individual contributor but may sometimes direct one or two other employees
    • Verbal and written communication skills. Basic computer skills preferred

    This position has a hiring range of

    USD $120,702.00 - USD $238,222.00 /Yr.

    About MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center

    MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center is a medical facility located in Clinton, Maryland. It is a 192-bed acute care hospital that provides a range of services including emergency care, cardiology, cancer care, orthopedics, and women's health. The hospital is part of the MedStar Health system, which is the largest healthcare provider in Maryland and the Washington, D.C. region. MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center is committed to providing high-quality, compassionate care to its patients and improving the health of the communities it serves.
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    Size
    1,200 employees
    Industry
    Healthcare
    * Ladders Estimates

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