Clinical Pharmacist

Clinical Pharmacist

Emory Healthcare

1pm to 11:30pm / Full-Time / 35 Hours

This clinical pharmacist I role practices as a pharmacy generalist with a focus on the Operating Room (OR) pharmacies. Emory Healthcare is an academic medical center with a high acuity patient population. Our pharmacy staff work side by side with our fellow health care providers, creating an interdisciplinary team approach to patient care. The Pharmacy at Emory’s goal is to provide patient‑ and family‑centered medication management to the patients we serve and to define a new standard of care for humankind.

The clinical pharmacist I practices as a pharmacy generalist in one or more patient care areas. In addition to direct patient care activities, this position participates in departmental or institutional quality, safety, and cost‑saving initiatives. The pharmacist consistently provides patient‑centered, interdisciplinary pharmaceutical care and proactively reviews and processes orders accurately and efficiently.

• Prevents and/or resolves drug‑related problems to ensure safety, efficacy, and cost‑efficiency by consulting with the ordering prescriber and documenting appropriately. Performs daily in‑depth patient profile reviews to assess, monitor and recommend appropriate drug therapy as applicable. Consistently evaluates, intervenes, and documents clinical interventions according to institutional protocols and guidelines. Accurately evaluates the usefulness of medical literature in optimizing evidence‑based care.
• Monitors drug therapy regimens and makes recommendations or modifications per protocol. Utilizes system nomograms and other guidelines. Documents clinical activities and adverse drug events. Attends medical codes as applicable. Follows, maintains, and reinforces system policies and processes for proper dosing, storage, handling, dispensing, and/or administration of medications and compounded products. Handles conflict and problems, including ethical issues, constructively and appropriately. Engages with other clinical pharmacists and leadership as needed.
• Uses effective patient education materials and techniques for drug therapy, adverse effects, compliance, appropriate use, handling and drug administration education. Participates in coordination of transitions of care as appropriate. Responsible for service completion and patient satisfaction. Maintains clinical competency through licensure and departmental requirements. Serves as preceptor for pharmacy students or provides at least one educational in‑service annually. Precepts pharmacy students and residents as available.
  
  Assists in training of the department of pharmacy and other disciplines. May participate in research and publication opportunities.
• Active engagement within departmental mentorship and collaboration programs. Recognizes process failures and actively engages in analysis and improvement efforts. Participates in at least one medication use evaluation or quality improvement project annually. Oversees the work performed by pharmacy students, technicians and pharmacists to ensure performance standards are maintained and work is in accordance with state, federal and organizational regulations. Documents adverse drug reactions and medication variances per policy.
• Follows, maintains, and reinforces medication use policies and processes to ensure financial medication stewardship. Supports cost‑savings initiatives. Engages in review of medication insurance authorization status as applicable. Maintains understanding of 340b practices as applicable. Performs other duties as assigned or requested.

• One year of relevant experience;
  Pharmacy Specialty Board certification or ASHP‑Accredited Post Graduate Year 1 pharmacy residency preferred. One year of experience will be waived for candidates who have been employed as student/interns within the Emory Healthcare system.
• Active Georgia Pharmacist license.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification in accordance with the American Heart Association required within 90 days. Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) required within 6 months, if directly applicable to practice specialty.

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