Lead Ambulatory Care Clinical Pharmacist

The position of Lead Ambulatory Care Clinical Pharmacist assumes the same role and responsibilities of the clinical pharmacist with greater emphasis on providing leadership and clinical pharmacist services in ambulatory care settings. This individual will lead and supervise workflow daily, regularly attend designated committee meetings, collaborate with the pharmacy leadership on clinical initiatives, policies, and protocols, and serve as a liaison between pharmacy leadership and clinical pharmacists. The Lead Ambulatory Care Clinical Pharmacist will assist with operationalizing and implementation of clinical policies, as well as assisting with quality improvement and medication safety processes and initiatives.


The Lead Ambulatory Care Clinical Pharmacist is expected to work collaboratively with pharmacy personnel, as well as all other medical personnel to ensure that the department is delivering high quality pharmaceutical services to hospital patients in a fiscally responsible manner. The Lead Ambulatory Care Clinical Pharmacist position will split between staffing days and on campus project days.

Education:
Pharm D from an accredited college or university or BS in Pharmacy from an accredited pharmacy school, with completion of ASHP accredited residency program. If residency is not completed, must have a minimum of three to five years of hospital pharmacy experience.

Licensures/Certifications:
Current Maryland State Pharmacist License, eligibility
Current driver's license and car insurance

Experience:
* Clinical Pharmacy Residency preferred, ideally with a concentration in Ambulatory Care
* Ambulatory Care Specialty Residency, BCPS or other specialty certification preferred
* If residency is not completed, must have a minimum of three to five years of hospital pharmacy experience in specialty area
Skills:
* Thorough knowledge of current theory and practice of proper pharmacy services.
* Ability to access and recommend therapeutic regimens for complex and chronically ill ambulatory care patients.
* Demonstrated ability to achieve desired therapeutic outcomes while taking into account safety, quality, cost and evidence-based practices.
* Ability to work collaboratively with multidisciplinary clinicians and care teams to provide safe and effective care.
* Strong communication skills in order to effectively counsel patients, provide drug information and answer questions.
* Knowledge of clinical pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, adverse drug reactions and drug interactions and ability to interpret clinical laboratory data.
* Skill in preparing intravenous admixture solutions such as parenteral nutrition formulations and chemotherapeutic agents.
* Skill in data analysis and interpretation.
* Understanding of potential ambulatory care clinical pharmacy issues related to operations, billing systems and other non-clinical topics.
* Skill in proactively identifying and anticipating issues; ability to escalate issues when necessary.
* Ability to organize and prioritize the day to day activities to be most efficient when assigned to specific patient care units.
* Skill in problem assessment and resolution.
* Ability to coordinate the work of others when tasked.
* Knowledge of personnel practices such as monitoring attendance, evaluating & improving performance, and handling employee complaints.
* Skill in managing teams and mentoring pharmacists, students and residents.
* Skill in oral and written communication.
* Good critical thinking skills.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
Direct patient care responsibilities, including, but not limited to the following:
* Leads the provision of safe, efficient, equitable, and patient-centered ambulatory clinical pharmacy services.
* Assesses, recommends and makes modifications to therapeutic regimens for complex and chronically ill ambulatory care patients so as to achieve desired therapeutic outcomes, taking into account safety, quality, cost, and evidence-based practices.
* Collaborates with multidisciplinary clinicians and care teams to provide safe and effective care.
* Evaluates appropriate laboratory tests and utilizes physical assessment skills in support of medication therapy.
* Provide drug information to patients and health care team members
* Demonstrates knowledge and communication skills to effectively counsel patients and answer questions.
* Provides and documents clinical consults and encounters appropriately, and in a manner, that supports the measurement of pharmacist outcomes.
* Provides medication education in the ambulatory care setting as requested by nursing, providers or other personnel as related to direct patient care.
* Acts as a well-integrated member of the patient-centered multidisciplinary care teams. Actively participates in advancing the concepts of patient-centered care in the inpatient and ambulatory care settings.
Project Day Responsibilities:
* Participates in strategic development and growth of pharmacy programs, including ambulatory patient care services.
* Collaborates with Clinical Pharmacy Manager to develop and maintain policies and procedures related to ambulatory clinical pharmacy services.
* Facilitates, analyzes, and/or implements quality improvement initiatives that align with nationally recognized standards and best practices in ambulatory care, including medication use and clinical outcomes measures.
* Works toward entering into collaborative practice agreements with physicians/physician groups to provide collaborative drug therapy management
* Collaborates with Transition of Care pharmacist coordinator in implementing well aligned process of patient's discharge. Actively involved in creating sound medication reconciliation process across all levels of care.
* Attends designated interdepartmental meetings as pharmacy representative.
* Provides ambulatory care clinical pharmacy perspective on issues related to operations, billing systems, and other non-clinical topics.
* Works with the pharmacy operations team to support daily workflow, and helps manage schedules within ambulatory care clinics.
* Escalates necessary clinical issues to the appropriate management team within the department.
* Leads pharmacist participation in meaningful scholarship activities through example and mentorship of department pharmacists, students and residents.
Staffing and Other Responsibilities:
* Works collaboratively with all staff to ensure the safe and efficient operation of the Pharmacy.
* Provide support to transitions of care coordinator in the development and implementation of a consistent and sustainable TOC service
* Provide guidance to transitions of care coordinator in strategizing the coordination of transitions of care across health care settings
* Readily accepts challenges and performs assignments utilizing critical thinking skills.
* Identifies and anticipates issues, takes responsibility for correcting issues with a well-designed solution.
* Participates in interviewing & hiring new employees, oversees the orientation & training of new & current employees, provides performance feedback periodically and maintains the documentation necessary to support decisions related to performance.
* Willingly mentors colleagues, co-workers and students.
* Performs the duties as a preceptor for pharmacy students and residents.
* Works with Clinical Pharmacy Manager to support staff education
* Assists with clinical questions from staff.
* Plans for the department and helps to implement staff competencies.
* Supports Clinical Pharmacy Manager in meeting the goals for the department.
* Reports at the monthly clinical meeting.
Other Duties as Assigned:
* Work as staff Clinical Pharmacist in Main Pharmacy and/or Anti-Coagulation Clinic should department coverage be needed.

Pay Range

Final salary offer will be based on the candidate's qualifications, education, experience and alignment with our organizational needs.

Equal Employment Opportunity

GBMC HealthCare and its affiliates are Equal Opportunity employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, mental or physical disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.