Ambulatory Care Clinical Pharmacist - Clinical Integration Services

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.