Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Emergency Department

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Emergency Department

The Clinical Pharmacy Specialist based in the Emergency Department is an integral member of the ED care team, providing real-time clinical pharmacy services to optimize medication therapy, enhance patient safety, and support rapid decision-making in a high acuity environment. This role involves direct patient care, interdisciplinary collaboration, and active participation in emergency responses.

This position supports, and is responsible for incorporating into job performance, the Frederick Health (FH) mission, vision, core values and customer service philosophy and adheres to the FH Compliance Program, including following all regulatory requirements and the FH Standards of Behavior.

Essential Functions:

• Clinical Care
  • Provide bedside pharmacotherapy expertise for ED patients across all acuity levels, including trauma, cardiac, and neurologic emergencies
  • Perform prospective medication order review and intervene to prevent medication errors, adverse drug events, and therapeutic delays.
  • Conduct medication reconciliation for high-risk or complex patients on arrival.
  • Optimize medication therapy through dose adjustments renal/hepatic dosing, antimicrobial stewardship, and evidence-based recommendations
  • Participate rounds, huddles, case discussions with physicians, nurses and other healthcare professionals.
• Emergency Response
  • Respond to all ED code blues, stroke alerts, sepsis alerts, and other rapid response events.
  • Prepare and deliver emergency medications, ensuring accuracy and timeliness during critical interventions.
  • Support procedural sedation, rapid sequence intubation, and toxicology emergencies with medication selection and dosing guidance.
• Operational Responsibilities
  • Oversee ED medication distribution, including automated dispensing cabinet optimizations, inventory management, and controlled substance oversight.
  • Ensure compliance with policies, regulations, and accreditation standards.
  • Assist with medication shortage by recommending safe, clinically appropriate alternatives
  • Oversee the medication reconciliation process in the ED
  • Participate in ED quality improvement initiatives and metric reporting.
  • Duties may vary depending on location:

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Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to demonstrate sound professional judgement
• Ability and initiative to assume responsibility for patient's drug therapy
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Ability to communicate effectively with pharmacy staff, physicians, nurses, and patients
• Ability to lead pharmacy technicians
• Strong teaching and mentoring skills.
• Commitment to evidence-based practice
• Adaptability and resilience

Minimum Education, Training, and Experience Required:

• Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Completion of PGY1 Pharmacy Residency or equivalent clinical experience.
• Maryland Pharmacist license or eligible to reciprocate.

• ACLS, PALS and/or BLS certification within one required.

• Preferred
  1. PGY2 Residency in Emergency Medicine, Critical Care, or related specialty
  2. Board certification (e.g. BCEMP, BCCCP, BCPS)
  3. Two years of experience in medical practice, hospital, or clinic setting.

Patient Contact:

Must demonstrate and maintain current knowledge and skills in providing appropriate care/contact for patients in the following age groups:

_X__ Neonate (0 thru 30 days)

_X__ Infant (31 thru 12 months)

_X__ Child (13 months thru 12 years)

_X__ Adolescent (13 years thru 17 years)

_X__ Adult (18 years thru 65 years)

_X__ Geriatric (66+ years)

Physical Requirements:

Light Work - Lifting up to 20 pounds on an infrequent basis (less than one lift every three minutes and/or carrying up to 10 pounds, or requiring walking or standing to a significant degree (about six [6] hours a day).

Ergonomic Risk Factors:

Repetition : Repeating the same motion over and over again places stress on the muscles and tendons. The severity of risk depends on how often the action is repeated, the speed of the movement, the required force and muscles involved.

Working Conditions:

Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Risk: Category B MAY have exposure to blood or body fluids.

Reporting Relationship:

Reports to Clinical Manager

Qualifications:

Licenses & Certifications

Required

Pharmacist

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