Shire Jobs

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Clinical:

• Assists in coordinating and providing care to patients across continuum of care, in conjunction with other health care professionals
• Serves as a resource person to support pharmacy personnel and other healthcare professionals in designated area
• Assists in designing and coordinating clinical pharmacy services
• Assists in training pharmacy staff
• Monitors and manages drug therapy in designated patient population
• Develops care plans/guidelines to include drug, devices and delivery modalities

Education:

• Provides pharmacotherapy education
• Assists in programs to meet the needs of the pharmacy and other healthcare professionals
• Develops objectives for and facilitate student/resident training
• Provides medication use education to patients, family members, community, etc.
• Participates and assists in educational programs that focus on disease prevention and wellness promotion
• Participates in departmental performance improvement programs
• Maintains CE (Continuous Education) hours as required

Operations:

• Assists in prevention, detection, and resolution of medicine abuse
• Working knowledge of pharmacy and medical claims systems
• Understanding of retail and hospital outpatient operations
• Working knowledge of billing and reimbursement procedures (ICD-9/HCPC/CPT Coding, OPPS reimbursement, Medicare, etc.)
• Verifies patient health insurance benefits and pre-certificationsfor Third Party Payers

Financial/Budget:

• Compares, evaluates, and assesses drug therapy treatments regimes and drug delivery in designated practice areas
• Assists in compliance of departmental budget
• Participates in ongoing revision of system-wide formulary

Reporting/Recordkeeping:

• Maintains service activities and outcomes reports for designated practice area(s)
• Provides reports in an accurate and efficient manner

Research:

• Coordinates, conducts, and participates in pharmacology research/development in cooperation with other healthcare professionals

Regulatory:

• Ensures departmental compliance with accreditation, legal, regulatory, and safety requirements
• Adheres to NMHS/NMMC Policies, Procedures/Guidelines

EDUCATION/JOB KNOWLEDGE

• Bachelor's Degree; required
• Doctorate of Pharmacy (PharmD); preferred
• Graduate of an accredited school of Pharmacy; required
• Licensed as a Pharmacist in the state based on facility location by the State Board of Pharmacy; required
• Minimum of 3 years experience in comparable health system pharmacy; required
• American Society of Health Systems Pharmacy Residency (ASHP) or 3 years clinical practice experience (clinical)
• American Society of Health Systems Pharmacy Residency (ASHP) or 3 years operational experience (operational)
• Previous patient care or equivalent previous experience with demonstrated proficiency in clinical areas needed to enhance pharmaceutical care; required
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; required
• Demonstrated proficiency in multiple clinical or operational areas; required
• Knowledge and skill across broad populations or specialized populations; required
• Interaction with a patient population of all ages ranging from infants to geriatrics.
• Stays abreast of the pharmacotherapy literature.
• Enhances pharmacotherapeutic management of patient.
• Establishes new drug standards.
• Shows good clinical judgment.
• Ability to work independently.
• Improves patient quality outcome measures.
• Assists in the reduction of overall healthcare costs.
• Provide preceptorship to students and residents as designated.
• Must have extensive contact with: patients, visitors, physicians, pharmacy team members and departmental professionals.
• Must reflect a positive, caring attitude toward clients, patients, staff and the public we serve.