Clinical Pharmacy Specialist | Emergency Medicine | 2​/2​/3 Schedule

Come and join us in the Christiana Care Pharmacy - Dedicated to getting the right drug to the right patient at the right time!

Why Christiana Care?

• At the Newark Campus, operations run through a network of inpatient pharmacists, including a central pharmacy and satellite pharmacies that focus on critical care, emergency medicine, heart failure, investigational drugs, neonates, oncology, pediatrics, perioperative services, sterile and non-sterile compounding, transplant, and trauma.
• Clinical services include robust acute and ambulatory care services. In the acute care setting, the department employs a decentralized model of practice, placing pharmacists directly into patient care units as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Generous PTO plan and 12-Week Fully Paid Parental Leave
• 403(b) with competitive employer match and Defined Contribution Retirement Plan
• Not-for-profit organization eligible with the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program
• Pharmacy Board Certification reimbursement

Christiana Care is currently recruiting for an Emergency Medicine Clinical Pharmacy Specialist to work full time. This is a 2/2/3 rotation and hours are 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m

• Week 1:
  Work 2 days, off 2 days, work 3 days
• Week 2:
  Off 2 days, work 2 days, off 3 days

In this position, you will collaborate with healthcare providers, assess drug therapy, and provide medication-related care to achieve measurable outcomes.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Participate in acute patient care as the pharmacy resource in the emergency department, including trauma, stroke, cardiac arrest, and other unstable patients
• Assist healthcare professionals in discussions with patients and/or family members to help make informed decisions regarding pharmacotherapy options
• Provide drug therapy related education to ED team members
• Review the patient medication history to determine which maintenance medications should be continued during the acute illness
• Assist with medication reconciliation for ED patients at the time of admission, transfer, or discharge to home or facility
• Evaluate drug therapy for appropriate indication, dose, drug interactions, drug allergies, and monitor the pharmacotherapeutic regimen for effectiveness and adverse drug events (ADEs), and intervene as needed
• Provide routine stewardship activities targeted at anti-infectives and other medications, including those that may be high risk for adverse events, high cost concerns, and inappropriate utilization (e.g., factor products, anticoagulants, sedatives, acid-suppressive therapies)
• Appropriately convert/manage medications per P&T approved pharmacist policy (e.g. IV to PO and renal dose adjustment)
• Participate in the investigation and resolution of missing dose issues in the ED when needed
• Evaluate appropriate laboratory tests necessary to monitor and support the patient’s drug therapy regimen when needed
• Coordinate the development and implementation of emergency medicine focused drug therapy protocols, guidelines, order sets, and/or care pathways to maximize benefits of pharmacotherapy
• Prepare and present drug therapy monographs and formulary reviews to the Pharmacy and Therapeutic committee for medications used in ED and critically ill patients as needed
• Participate in reporting ADEs to institutional committees and national programs (e.g., the FDA Med Watch program)
• Participate in investigational drug programs as requested
• Provide an interprofessional experience in training and mentoring pharmacy students, PGY-1 and PGY-2 pharmacy residents through experiential ED rotations

Education and Experience Requirements:

• PharmD from an ACPE-accredited School of Pharmacy required
• ASHP-accredited PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency required or equivalent experience (3 years of acute clinical pharmacy experience)
• ASHP-accredited PGY2 Pharmacy Residency (Emergency Medicine) required or equivalent experience (3 years of in a Level I trauma center or Emergency Department) in addition to PGY1 residency or equivalent)
• Board Certification (example, BCEMP) required within 2 years of hire
• Current licensure (or eligible to reciprocate) in the State of Delaware

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