Ambulatory Clinical Pharmacist - Primary Care

Ambulatory Clinical Pharmacist - Primary Care Bell Hospital The Ambulatory Clinical Pharmacist provides comprehensive pharmaceutical care for patients in the ambulatory setting. This consists of ensuring drug therapy that results in safe, effective, and cost-conscious use of pharmaceuticals. In addition, the pharmacist ensures patients have appropriate access to prescribed medications and are provided with medication education as well as adherence tools when needed/appropriate. Candidates must demonstrate excellent interdisciplinary communication and exhibit strong educational and precepting abilities.
This pharmacist will work in the Primary Care clinics to serve patients with various chronic diseases. They will be responsible for the following:
Referral based, pharmacist-led comprehensive medication management appointments for the following indications: diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, GLP-1 for obesity, device education, medication tapering plans, comprehensive medication review, deprescribing and/or management of other chronic disease states.

• Actively participates in organizational and departmental performance improvement efforts to strengthen existing systems, processes, policies and procedures by introducing new ideas that lead to improved pharmaceutical care in clinical areas and in the pharmacy department as a whole.
• Actively participates on the multidisciplinary team by consistently attending patient care rounds and providing patient – focused pharmaceutical care by assessing and monitoring drug therapy to ensure safe and cost – conscious treatment regimens.
• Actively supports department staffing needs by flexing to other areas or alternative scheduling in order to assist in coverage of supplemental shifts when primary team is in need.
• Assures timely medication order processing by participating in order entry, order verification and reviewing medication orders for timely resolution of problem orders.
• Completes patient-specific medication profile reviews resulting in execution of protocol based drug therapy including, but not limited to pharmacokinetic dosing and IV to PO conversions with appropriate documentation. Adjusts doses as appropriate for patient specific parameters such as renal or hepatic dysfunction.
• Continually reports medication incidents and adverse drug reactions in Patient Safety Net (PSN) and participates in medication incident review, peer review, or other activities to establish safe medication systems.
• Participates in medication reconciliation at the time of admission, transfer, and/or discharge and provides patient education when appropriate.
• Shares pharmaceutical expertise by coordinating and providing educational presentations or in-services for pharmacy and non-pharmacy staff.
• Supports pharmacy residency programs, clerkship students and interns by precepting organized rotations, providing timely and constructive feedback, participating in training and orientation, providing mentorship, and collaborating on presentations and projects.

• Must be able to perform the professional, clinical and or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department.
• Note: These statements are intended to describe the essential functions of the job and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities. Skills and duties may vary dependent upon your department or unit. Other duties may be assigned as required.

• Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy
• Pharmacist licensure in state of primary practice site required
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification as necessary
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) and/or Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification as necessary

• Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties certification in chosen area of specialty
• Internship ~ Completion of an accredited post graduate training program (PGY-1 and/or PGY-2 residency program)

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