Clinical Pharmacist Ambulatory

Pharmacy Specialist

Reports to Director Brown University Health Pharmacy, Director Specialty Pharmacy, or Ambulatory Manager as applicable. Under the supervision of the Pharmacist-In-Charge, Pharmacy Supervisor, Senior Clinical Pharmacist Specialist, or Clinical Coordinator is responsible for the interpretation, evaluation, preparation, and dispensing of medications pursuant to a legitimate order or prescription in keeping with established policies, procedures, standards of practice, and scope of pharmacy ambulatory services. Collaborates with multidisciplinary care providers to monitor, assess, and intervene as needed to ensure safe, appropriate, and cost-effective medication use. Oversees and closely reviews the work of pharmacy technicians, pharmacy interns, and ancillary support personnel. Brown University Health employees are expected to successfully role model the organization's values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence as these values guide our everyday actions with patients, customers and one another. In addition to our values, all employees are expected to demonstrate the core Success Factors which tell us how we work together and how we get things done. The core Success Factors include: Instill Trust and Value Differences Patient and Community Focus and Collaborate

Responsibilities:

• Applies pharmacotherapeutic and pharmacokinetic principles to ensure safe and effective use of medications for the patient populations served.
• Ensures pharmacy services in area of practice are provided in accordance with established policies and procedures and federal and state rules and regulations.
• Receives patient medication orders or prescriptions from practitioners in the outpatient setting.
• Reviews each order or prescription to determine therapeutic appropriateness of the patient's drug regimen as it relates to the patient's clinical status, concomitant drug therapy, and diet with consideration of the aging processes and human developmental stages (neonate, child, adolescent, adult, geriatric).
• Contacts the prescriber, or covering practitioner, as necessary to initiate appropriate interventions to maximize therapeutic efficacy, minimize potential drug therapy risks, and optimize cost effectiveness.
• Provides optimal patient care by removing barriers to medication access.
• Fosters the growth of Brown University Health Pharmacy through patient recruitment.
• Provides education and instruction on use of medications to patients and their families, as required.
• Provides accurate and comprehensive information about drugs including drug interactions, potential side effects or adverse reactions, incompatibilities, and instructions for administration, to physicians, nurses, and other healthcare practitioners.
• Participates in education and training of healthcare practitioners, physicians, nurses, pharmacy interns, pharmacy technicians, pharmacy students, and other care providers on matters relevant to medication use.
• May serve as a preceptor to pharmacy residents and interns.
• Participates in continuous quality assessment and improvement activities and total quality management initiatives, including, but not limited to the adverse drug reaction, pharmacist clinical intervention, and medication incident reporting programs.
• Maintains professional competence through participation in Pharmacy staff development and skills enhancement programs, ongoing independent study, education-related professional activities, and affiliations.
• Performs immunizations or medication administrations in accordance with Rhode Island Board of Pharmacy Rules and Regulations, dependent on specific position and responsibilities.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

Basic Knowledge: Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy degree from an accredited college of pharmacy. Prior to start date, possesses current unrestricted licensure as a licensed pharmacist, or as a licensed 90-day temporary pharmacist, in the State of Rhode Island. Obtains full licensure prior to expiration of 90-day temporary pharmacist license, then possesses and maintains current unrestricted licensure as a licensed pharmacist in the State of Rhode Island. Within 6 months of start date, for positions that perform immunizations or medication administrations in accordance with Rhode Island Board of Pharmacy Rules and Regulations, must possess and maintain an American Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) approved Immunization Certification and American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification

Experience: Two to three years progressively more responsible related experience, preferably gained in a similarly diverse and operationally complex health care environment is desired. Knowledge of pharmacy information systems, EHRs, automated dispensing technology and personal computers. Occasional travel between facilities or sites as required. Effective interpersonal and communication skills.

Work Environment and Physical Requirements: Extended periods of time spent standing and walking. Requires the visual and manual dexterity to operate a computer.

Independent Action: Performs independently within department policies and practices. Refers specific complex problems to supervisor where clarification of departmental policies and procedures may be required.

Supervisory Responsibility: None.