Pharmacy Specialist - Ambulatory Care

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist (CPS) for Ambulatory CareThe Clinical Pharmacy Specialist (CPS) for Ambulatory Care provides comprehensive pharmacotherapy support in the ambulatory care setting, serving as a consultative resource to providers on evidence-based therapeutic alternatives, medication optimization, and drug information. The Ambulatory CPS collaborates daily with the interdisciplinary care team to deliver high-quality, patient-centered care across a broad ambulatory population, including direct patient care services provided under approved collaborative practice agreements. Responsibilities include reviewing and interpreting medication orders, laboratory data, and complete medication profiles to ensure safe, effective, and appropriate drug therapy while identifying and mitigating potential drug interactions and medication-related problems. The Ambulatory CPS contributes to clinical protocol development and quality initiatives and serves as a preceptor for pharmacy students and residents. The Ambulatory CPS is expected to obtain credentialing as a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist through the UAMS Medical Board Credentialing Committee within six months of employment.QualificationsMinimum Qualifications:Graduate of an ACPE-accredited College of Pharmacy with a Doctor of Pharmacy or BS Pharmacy DegreePGY1 residency training OR 3 years of applicable experienceArkansas Pharmacist license or eligible for Arkansas licensurePreferred Qualifications:Completion of an ASHP-accredited PGY2 residency in Ambulatory Care or 5 years of experience working as a clinical pharmacy specialist in an Ambulatory Care settingBoard of Pharmacy Specialties Certification preferred and required within 3 years of hiringQualifications Equivalencies:Additional Information:Responsibilities:Leads assigned patient service lines, clinical areas, and therapeutic programsFacilitates pharmaceutical care services, direct patient care programs, and medication utilization systems within assigned services and care areas to assure drug utilization activities are aligned with patient care needs, evidence-based best practices, and regulatory standardsDesigns and implements stewardship activities and restriction/surveillance programsTracks and evaluates assigned pharmacy programs for operational, quality, and financial efficiency and routinely benchmarks against local and national best practicesActively identifies practice-related issues that require evaluation and facilitates clinical research projects, quality improvement initiatives, or healthcare provider education as needed to advance practiceAssures pharmacy is an integral part of the health-care delivery system and facilitates enhancement and expansion of pharmacy services/programsDelivers direct patient care and clinical practice, including decentralized and service-based programsMaintains proficiency in decentralized pharmacy services and clinical pharmacy programsWorks as an active member of a multidisciplinary team and collaborates with healthcare providers within decentralized patient care areas to provide patient-centered careIdentifies high-risk patients and implements interventions to improve quality and safetyMakes appropriate evidence-based, patient-centered medication recommendationsParticipates in the management of medical emergenciesProvides discharge medication review, reconciliation, and counseling as appropriateProvides pharmaceutical services throughout the medical centerMaintains proficiency in hospital computer systems and medication ordering systemsProvides accurate, safe, timely, and appropriate medication therapy based on patient age and needsCompletes critical patient monitoring and reviews patient profile/chart to identify, prevent, or mitigate drug-related problems, improper drug or dose selection, sub-therapeutic dosage, overdosage, adverse drug reactions, drug interactions, failure to receive drugs, untreated indications, medication use without an indication, and treatment failuresCommunicates effectively and appropriately with healthcare providers and caregivers (physicians, nurses, etc.) and assures continuity of pharmaceutical care between shifts and among staffActively participates in stewardship activities and restricted medication programsParticipates in pharmacy operations and medication dispensingMaintains proficiency in and actively engages in operational programs, central dispensing pharmacies, satellite dispensing pharmacies, and specialty pharmacy areas as appropriate for job assignmentFacilitates specialty medication procurement, ordering, and dispensing procedures including but not limited to chemotherapy, parenteral nutrition, controlled substances, etc. as appropriate for assignmentFacilitates experiential education and practice advancementMaintains proficiency in preceptor roles and actively emulates education/mentorship skillsDevelops student, resident, and staff training experiences/competencies and creates new relationships for teaching and training opportunitiesIdentifies, designs, and implements improvements in the medication-use system to advance patient safety, maximize therapeutic outcomes, or control costsUpon request, the Ambulatory CPS may participate in department, hospital, and campus committees and help develop and implement Clinical Pharmacy Services in assigned areas.Other duties as assigned.Salary Information: Commensurate with education and experienceRequired Documents to Apply: License or Certificate (see special instructions for submission instructions), List of three Professional References (name, email, business title), ResumeOptional Documents: Proof of Veteran StatusSpecial Instructions to Applicants:Recruitment Contact Information: Please contact View email address on click.appcast.io for any recruiting related questions.All application materials must be uploaded to the University of Arkansas System Career Site do not send to listed recruitment contact.Pre-employment Screening Requirements:Annual TB Screening, Criminal Background Check, Sex Offender Registry, Substance Abuse TestingThis position is subject to pre-employment screening (criminal background, drug testing, and/or education verification). A criminal conviction or arrest pending adjudication alone shall not disqualify an applicant except as provided by law. Any criminal history will be evaluated in relationship to job responsibilities and business necessity. The information obtained in these reports will be used in a confidential, non-discriminatory manner consistent with state and federal law.Constant Physical Activity:N/AFrequent Physical Activity:Grasping, Hearing, Manipulate items with fingers, including keyboarding, Sitting, Standing, Talking, WalkingOccasional Physical Activity:Crouching, Kneeling, Lifting, Pulling, Pushing, Reaching, StoopingBenefits Eligible:Yes