Clinical Pharmacy Specialist

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Clinical Pharmacist Specialist
I. JOB SUMMARY
The Clinical Pharmacist Specialists are responsible and accountable for the provision of safe, effective,
and prompt medication therapy. Through various assignments within the department, they provide support
of centralized and decentralized medication-use systems as well as deliver optimal medication therapy to
patients with a broad range of disease states. Clinical Pharmacist Specialists proficiently provide direct
patient-centered care and integrated pharmacy operational services in a decentralized practice setting with
physicians, nurses, and other hospital personnel. These clinicians are aligned with target interdisciplinary
programs and specialty services to deliver medication therapy management within specialty patient care
services and to ensure pharmaceutical care programs are appropriately integrated throughout the
institution. In these clinical roles, Clinical Pharmacist Specialists participate in all necessary aspects of the
medication-use system while providing comprehensive and individualized pharmaceutical care to the
patients in their assigned areas. Pharmaceutical care services include but are not limited to assessing
patient needs, incorporating age and disease specific characteristics into drug therapy and patient
education, adjusting care according to patient response, and providing clinical interventions to detect,
mitigate, and prevent medication adverse events. Clinical Pharmacist Specialists serve as departmental
resources and liaisons to other departments, hospital personnel, or external groups. They also conduct
clinical research and practice advancement projects as well as patient care quality and regulatory
compliance initiatives designed to improve medication-use processes or pharmacy practice. Clinical
Pharmacist Specialists provide medication and practice-related education/training and actively serve as
preceptors for doctor of pharmacy students and pharmacy residents.
If applicable, participation in the quality management program is expected with the goal of improving
services by monitoring processes, analyzing data, implementing interventions to improve and evaluating
the effectiveness of those interventions. Responsibilities may include working to establish and maintain
long and short term goals for the Quality Management Program; monitoring and documenting Quality
Improvement Projects for progress in meeting QI goals; and providing guidance and education to staff on
Quality Management priorities and projects.
II. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
 Leads assigned patient service lines, clinical areas, and therapeutic programs
o Facilitates pharmaceutical care services, direct patient care programs, 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 standards
o Designs and implements stewardship activities and restriction/surveillance programs
o Tracks and evaluates assigned pharmacy programs for operational, quality, and financial
efficiency and routinely benchmarks against local and national best practices
o Actively identifies practice related issues which require evaluation and facilitate clinical research
projects, quality improvement initiatives, or healthcare provider education as needed to advance
practice
o Develops and oversees policies and procedures for drug purchasing, drug usage, drug
distribution, and drug control
o Assures pharmacy is an integral part of the health-care delivery system and facilitates
enhancement and expansion of pharmacy services/programs
 Delivers direct patient care and clinical practice, including decentralized and service-based programs
o Maintains proficiency in decentralized pharmacy services and clinical pharmacy programs
o Works as an active member of multidisciplinary team and collaborates with healthcare providers
within decentralized patient care areas to provide patient-centered care
o Identifies high-risk patients and implements interventions to improve quality and safety
o Makes appropriate evidence-based, patient-centered medication recommendations
o Participates in the management of medical emergencies
o Provides discharge medication review, reconciliation, and counseling as appropriate
 Provides pharmaceutical services throughout medical center
o Maintains proficiency in hospital computer systems and medication ordering systems
o Provides accurate, safe, timely, and appropriate medication therapy based on patient age and
needs
o Completes critical patient monitoring and reviews patient profile/chart to identify, prevent, or
mitigate drug-related problems, improper drug or dose selection, sub therapeutic dosage, over
dosage, adverse drug reactions, drug interactions, failure to receive drugs, untreated
indications, medication use without an indication, and treatment failures
o Communicates effectively and appropriately with healthcare providers and caregivers
(physicians, nurses, etc.) and assures continuity of pharmaceutical care between shifts and
among staff
o Actively participates in stewardship activities and restricted medication programs
 Participates in pharmacy operations and medication dispensing
o Maintains proficiency in and actively engages in operational programs, central dispensing
pharmacies, satellite dispensing pharmacies, and specialty pharmacy areas as appropriate for
job assignment
o Facilitates specialty medication procurement, ordering, and dispensing procedures including but
not limited to chemotherapy, parenteral nutrition, controlled substances, etc. as appropriate for
assignment
o Oversees pharmacy operations and technician practice/activities
 Facilitates experiential education and practice advancement
o Maintains proficiency in preceptor roles and actively emulates education/mentorship skills
o Develops student, resident, and staff training experiences/competencies and creates new
relationships for teaching and training opportunities
o Identifies, designs, and implements improvements in the medication-use system to advance
patient safety, maximize therapeutic outcomes, or control costs
III. QUALIFICATIONS
Education
 Graduate of an ACPE accredited College of Pharmacy.

 Doctor of Pharmacy or other advanced degree highly preferred.
Experience
 Completion of ASHP accredited PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency.

 Completion of PGY-2 Specialty Pharmacy Residency is preferred.
 Clinical pharmacy experience (2-4 years) in a hospital setting preferred (required if no PGY-2
residency).
 Knowledge of contemporary hospital/clinical practice and service.
 Significant knowledge and expertise in advanced pharmacy practice, specialty medication therapy
management, and specialty evidence-based medicine in area appropriate for clinical assignments.

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Clinical Pharmacist Specialist

II. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

 Graduate of an ACPE accredited College of Pharmacy.

 Completion of ASHP accredited PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency.

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