Minneapolis, Minnesota
Whittier, California
Charlotte, NC
Posted: 24-Jul-24
Location: Irving, Texas
Salary: Open
Categories:
Internal Number: 211172
Summary:
The Specialty Clinical Pharmacist is responsible and accountable for the provision of safe, effective, and prompt medication therapy. Specialty Clinical Pharmacists provide proficient direct patient-centered care in a decentralized practice setting. In this clinical role, Specialty Clinical Pharmacists participate in all necessary aspects of the medication-use system while providing comprehensive and individualized pharmaceutical care to the patients in their assigned areas. Pharmaceutical care services include but are not limited to assessing patient needs, incorporating age and disease-specific characteristics into drug therapy and patient education, adjusting care according to patient response, and providing clinical interventions to detect, mitigate, and prevent medication adverse events. Specialty Clinical Pharmacists serve as departmental resources and liaisons to other departments, or external groups. They also conduct clinical research and practice advancement projects as well as patient care quality and regulatory compliance initiatives designed to improve medication-use processes or pharmacy practice. Specialty Clinical Pharmacists provide medication and practice-related education/training and actively serve as preceptors for Doctor of Pharmacy students and pharmacy residents. The Specialty Clinical Pharmacists will participate in the quality management program with the goal of improving services by monitoring processes, analyzing data, implementing interventions to improve, and evaluating the effectiveness of those interventions.
The Specialty Clinical Pharmacists will be responsible for the clinical management of patients on a variety of specialty therapies for medical conditions including but not limited to Hepatitis C, inflammatory conditions (gastroenterology, dermatology, asthma, and allergy), pulmonary conditions (idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, cystic fibrosis), neurology (multiple sclerosis, migraine headache), dyslipidemia, osteoporosis, and oncology.
Responsibilities:
Leads assigned patient service lines, clinical areas, and therapeutic programs
Delivers direct patient care
Provides pharmaceutical services throughout the health system
Participates in pharmacy operations and medication dispensing as assigned
Facilitates experiential education and practice advancement
Requirements:
- Doctor of Pharmacy degree from an ACPE accredited school of Pharmacy is required.
- PGY1 residency or 5 years of clinical practice (community, ambulatory care, PBM, or hospital) required.
- PGY2 residency preferred.
- Specialty pharmacy experience preferred.
- EPIC suite products experience preferred (EMR, Compass Rose, Willow Ambulatory)
- Significant knowledge and expertise in advanced pharmacy practice, specialty medication therapy management, and specialty evidence-based medicine in areas appropriate for clinical assignments required.
- Licensed pharmacist in the state of practice.
- Pharmacy preceptor license within 90 days of start date.
- Must accrue American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Residency Preceptor status within 18 months of hire.
- Must obtain Certified Specialty Pharmacist (CSP) certification or other applicable board (e.g. BCOP, BCACP, BCPS, BCMTMS, BCGP) certification within 18 months of hire.
Work Schedule:
TBD
Work Type:
Full Time
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