Clinical Pharmacy Specialist

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The Clinical Pharmacy Specialist provides pharmaceutical care services through direct interaction with patients and providers, at the highest level of clinical practice, working in close collaboration with other clinical team members and serves as a consultant for intensive medication therapy management services. The Clinical Pharmacy Specialist may also serve as pharmacy representative to health center committees as requested; assist in student preceptor programs;

participate in research programs where appropriate; and provides appropriate leadership to other pharmacy staff. The Clinical Pharmacy Specialist reports directly to the Pharmacy Clinical Coordinator.

• Writes and delivers performance evaluations for clinical pharmacy technicians
• Provides appropriate coaching and counseling

• Use broad scope of skills and pharmacotherapy knowledge for providing direct patient care, as well as providing complex, in‑depth clinical services.
• Provide services such as, but not limited to, monitoring patients in specialty services, collecting patient‑specific data, interpreting drug related laboratory data, performing relevant physical assessments, interviewing patients, and identifying patient goals of therapy.
• Review and assess patient‑specific drug therapy by evaluating therapy appropriateness and identifying potential interaction or adverse effects.
• In collaboration with the Clinical Coordinator, review and analyze relevant data to improve drug usage, patient adherence, and pharmacoeconomic impact to improve clinical programs.

• Work with Clinical Coordinator to coordinate, improve, expand, and deliver ambulatory care services within Chase Brexton Health Care centers.
• Coordinates continuing education activities for medical providers, nursing, and pharmacy staff and orients new staff on pharmacy practice and procedures.
• Collaborate with pharmacy leadership for submission of pharmacy newsletter, participate in journal clubs and provide in‑services to all professional staff.
• Work closely with CBHC pharmacies and mail order teams to coordinate all aspects of pharmacy management including prescription processing, delivery, storage, security, returns, copayment collection, documentation, etc.
• Serves as preceptor to pharmacy students, residents, and volunteers.

• Responsible for medication management for HIV treatment and prevention, also with a focus on chronic disease state management, hepatitis, antibiotic stewardship, and outpatient antimicrobial therapy.
• Participate in patient care activities and work as part of an interdisciplinary team in a patient‑centric care environment with emphasis on patient safety and drug therapy management.

• Design and recommend a comprehensive drug therapy and patient education plan for patient‑specific problems and appropriately justify recommendations based on patient specific pharmacological and evidence‑based information.
• Perform periodic and ongoing review of pharmacy related processes and make appropriate recommendations to the Clinical Coordinator.

• Reports and document drug errors, adverse drug reactions, allergies, and patient adherence issues.
• Participate in on‑site clinical/department meetings, and committees as appropriate.

• Maintain compliance with all relevant CBHC Policies and Procedures, CBHC drug formulary, and regulatory agency guidelines such as Board of Pharmacy, DEA, JCAHO, etc.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Ability to function independently and/or collaboratively within a team setting.
• Highly effective problem solving, planning, and organization skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Able to make verbal presentations to large groups.
• Excellent computer skills…