Clinical Pharmacist Specialist, Inpatient Blood and Cellular Therapies

Primary Location

UofL Health - Brown Cancer Center - UMC Address: 529 S. Jackson St. Louisville, KY 40202 Shift: First Shift (United States of America)

UofL Health is a fully integrated regional academic health system with five hospitals, four medical centers, nearly 200 physician practice locations, more than 700 providers, the Frazier Rehab Institute and Brown Cancer Center. With more than 12,000 team members—physicians, surgeons, nurses, pharmacists and other highly skilled health care professionals—UofL Health is focused on one mission: delivering patient-centered care to each and every patient each and every day.

The Clinical Pharmacy Specialist provides specialized pharmaceutical services to improve drug usage and therapeutic outcomes for patients. The Clinical Pharmacy Specialist actively participates in multidisciplinary patient care rounds, medication order evaluation and verification, drug distribution, technician supervision, and clinical services including medication histories, pharmacokinetic dosing, drug information requests, and patient counseling to ensure the best medication therapy outcomes. The Clinical Pharmacy Specialist will participate in development of new programs, services, practices, and facilitate scholarly and professional development activities in their area of expertise.

medication order evaluation (to include but not limited to appropriateness and effectiveness) and verification, drug distribution support, technician supervision, clinical intervention, formulary management, and resource for nursing and physician medication related inquiries. The Clinical Pharmacy Specialist will participate in the design, implementation, and monitoring associated with the provision of safe, effective and economical pharmacotherapy for all patients. They will serve as a subject matter expert collaborating with pharmacy leadership in the development and implementation of clinical pharmacy services and ensure compliance with policies and procedures at UofL Health.

• Delivers comprehensive pharmaceutical care to patients
• Works collaboratively with other clinicians and health-care providers to implement and maintain innovative disease management programs and clinical pharmacy services
• Actively participates in multidisciplinary patient care rounds
• Reviews medication orders for accuracy, appropriateness and efficacy
• Documents all pharmacy interventions in patient electronic medical record and integrated clinical decision support system
• Monitors drug therapy to evaluate appropriateness of use, dose, dosage form, regimen, route, therapeutic duplication, and drug interactions
• Provides pharmacokinetic consultations and other dosing recommendations as required
• Prevents, detects, monitors, documents, and reports adverse drug reactions and medications errors
• Participates in the drug therapy management of medical emergencies (code blue, code stroke, etc.)
• Performs both admission history and discharge medication review and/or counseling in order to facilitate the admission/discharge/transfer of patients
• Provides operational support to Clinical Staff Pharmacists as determined by departmental need
• Responds to drug information requests and optimize pharmacotherapy regimens utilizing current evidence-based literature
• Promotes and demonstrates rational, cost-effective drug therapy
• Participates in formulary management by implementing therapeutic interchanges and enforcing the non-formulary ordering process
• Assists in the procurement of medication when necessary, including verification of home medication supply, when applicable
• Facilitates the implementation of clinical and operational initiatives
• Documents clinical consultations and cost avoidance as part of the departmental clinical documentation program
• Prepares formulary review and drug use evaluations of medications used in the area of clinical expertise for presentation to the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee
• Assists pharmacy leadership in the determination, communication, and education of alternative therapies during medication shortages

• Facilitates and participates in scholarly and professional development activities
• Provides guidance and supervision to certified pharmacy technicians
• Precepts pharmacy students during IPPE and APPE rotations as necessary
• Precepts PGY1 residents and Precepts PGY2 residents, as qualified by ASHP standards
• Participates in staff development (preceptor…