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POSITION SUMMARY:

To be fully engaged in providing Quality/No Harm, Customer Experience, and Stewardship by: Performing clinical pharmacy services and ensuring that the pharmacy provides optimal clinical services on a daily basis. The Ambulatory Care Clinical Pharmacist assists with the development, implementation, and maintenance of systems that promote desirable patient outcomes through the use of safe, cost- effective drug therapies.

PRIMARY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Quality/No Harm:

• Monitors drug therapy regimens for contraindications, drug-drug interactions, drug-food interactions, allergies, and appropriateness of drug and dose.
• Reads, extracts, and interprets information in patient records, as appropriate.
• Prepares and presents drug use evaluation (DUE), drug utilization review (DUR), and pharmacy performance measures summary to P&T committee.
• Reviews the use of targeted medications for compliance with current pharmcoeconomic programs.
• Assists the Clinical Coordinator in the development, implementation, and maintenance of clinical pharmacy services.
• Facilitates the development and implementation of treatment guidelines, protocols, formulary changes, and critical pathways as approved by appropriate committees.
• Monitors drug therapy regimens for contraindications, drug-drug interactions, drug-food interactions, adverse drug reactions, and appropriateness of drug and dose.
• Maintains current pharmacist licensure.
• Completes all competence/skills assessment requirements (see attached competence assessment/skills list).
• Maintains patient and department confidentiality.
• Participates in the quality improvement activities of the department. Collects and analyzes data and maintains documentation of all clinical activities.
• Maintains patient and department confidentiality

Customer Experience:

• Provides accurate, adequate, and timely drug information to the professional staff and patients.
• Provides training and education to pharmacists, residents and students regarding pharmaceutical care and pharmacoeconomics.
• Supervises, instructs and evaluates residents and pharmacy students.
• Participates in community educational programs (e.g., diabetes classes, health fairs).
• Assists Clinical Coordinator with policies and procedures for clinical activities (e.g., establishing prior authorization criteria).
• Establishes productive, collaborative relationships with staff members and within the community.
• Attends assigned committee meetings and reads pertinent email communications.
• Sustains professional competence and promotes development through participation in in- services, workshops, seminars, and professional organizations.
• Presents one major clinical presentation annually (ex. FSHP, AMCP, ASHP, CME, etc)

Stewardship:

• Facilitates the identification, resolution, implementation, and communication of cost-effective medication use issues in collaboration with the medical staff.
• Provides clinical consultation and clarification to practitioners. Suggests appropriate, cost effective therapeutic alternatives to medical staff as needed.
• Reads and evaluates the medical literature for studies supporting the pharmaceutical care and pharmacoeconomic programs.
• Prepares reports on pharmaceutical care and pharmacoeconomic activities including financial impact, as directed.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:

• Graduated from accredited college of pharmacy
• Must possess a Pharm.D. degree
• Graduated from ASHP accredited PGY1 residency program or equivalent clinical experience required; PGY2 preferred
• Must have a license to practice in the state of Florida by Board of Pharmacy
• Basic Life Safety with CPR certification required
• Hours may be long and irregular; includes evenings, weekends, and holidays as necessary

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Repetitive use of hands and fingers. Good hand and wrist dexterity to enable typing and/or computer work for 8-10 hours/day.
• Good eyesight to read literature, reports, and clinical documentation.
• Good hearing to understand phone conversations, customers and those in which the position depends.
• Ability to work in noisy distracting atmosphere, to handle frequent interruptions, to adapt to changes in workload and work schedule.
• Handle large volumes of work for long periods of time.
• Walk, bend, stoop, twist, sit, stand for long periods of time, 8-10 hours a day.
• May require lifting and carrying light loads (Up to 40 lbs.)

MENTAL DEMANDS:

• Ability to work independently. Patience, positive attitude, cooperation, work well with others, friendly, problem solving skills, analytical skills, attention to detail - thoroughness.
• Attention to accuracy, organized, good communications skills (orally and in writing), ability to handle and work well under stress.
• Good listening skills, good social skills, perform multiple tasks at one time, and are able to make quick accurate decisions.
• Ability to evaluate medical literature.

Job: *Pharmacy

Organization: *Holmes Regional Medical Center

Title: Ambulatory Care Clinical Pharmacist - Anticoagulation Management Services

Location: Florida - Brevard County-Melbourne

Requisition ID: 073408