Clinical Pharmacist - Outpatient

Clinical Pharmacist - Outpatient

The Clinical Pharmacist - Outpatient is responsible for working with pharmacy department staff and the interdisciplinary team to ensure safe, effective, cost-conscious and patient-centered drug therapy. This includes clinical assessment of drug therapy based on patient specific factors, recommending appropriate alternatives to optimize medication use, and providing drug information and education to health care professionals, patients, and caregivers. The clinical pharmacist abides by regulations and standards relating to all aspects of distribution, control, and records for scheduled and non-scheduled prescription and over the counter medications and medical supplies. Indirect patient care activities include pharmacy benefits management, staff development, quality assurance, medication utilization review, and teaching/mentoring to incorporate students, interns, residents, and other trainees into patient care.

Functions of Position: Outpatient Clinical Pharmacy Program:

• Participates in a patient-focused, team-based multi-disciplinary model of patient centered care to promote positive patient outcomes through direct and indirect interaction with patients, caregivers, nursing, providers, and other facility staff.
• Documents patient education, relevant patient contact, and interventions in the medical record and in other documentation systems as appropriate.
• Provides drug information, including treatment alternatives or additional interventions, to maximize patient care outcomes taking into consideration choice of therapy, safety, efficacy, and pharmacoeconomics. When communicating with patients and caregivers, assesses age and learning readiness and modifies communication accordingly.
• Consults with the physician to provide therapeutically appropriate cost-effective patient drug therapy information by recommending changes in drugs, dose, schedule and route of administration based on evaluation of the patient, patient drug regimen, formulary status of a drug, and various patient lab values and blood levels of a drug.
• Performs all outpatient clinical pharmacy roles in an efficient, professional manner. This includes: profile review and medication optimization, antimicrobial stewardship, anticoagulation, medication reconciliation, educating patients and caregivers on medication use, optimizing medication use upon transitions in care, and other program duties and assignments as developed and implemented by the department.
• Serves as a backup during periods of unplanned leave for positions within the outpatient pharmacy program.
• Provides medication reconciliation where warranted and patient medication counseling; verifying and documenting patient understanding of the medication, proper medication use, expected outcomes, and how to obtain refills of medication.

Outpatient Pharmacy Operational Services:

• Participates in outpatient work groups to develop and optimize processes to ensure the most efficient, safe, effective, educational, patient-centered, and team-focused outpatient pharmacy practice.
• Effectively organizes workload to complete work within the assigned shift. Solves problems independently whenever possible, working with co-workers and other health care professionals. Discusses ongoing issues in a positive and constructive manner, utilizing continuous improvement techniques.
• Participates in quality improvement activities, pharmacoeconomic initiatives (e.g., drug conversions), committees, and workgroups in support of pharmacy service goals and plans.
• Assists in assuring that the outpatient pharmacy program is compliant with all regulatory and accrediting body requirements (DEA, Joint Commission, FDA, ASHP, USP, OIG, EPA, etc).
• Assists in developing departmental goals and is an active advocate and catalyst for achievement of departmental and agency goals.
• Serves as the pharmacist-in-charge when needed in the absence of a supervisor.

Work Schedule: Full-Time, Variable day/evening tours, assigned weekends and holidays

Telework: Ad-Hoc ONLY

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

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Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized

Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized