Ambulatory Clinical Pharmacist – Dermatology (Hybrid)

The University of Kansas Health System; North Kansas City (MO); Hybride; USD 110 000 - 140 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

The University of Kansas Health System is seeking an Ambulatory Clinical Pharmacist to provide comprehensive pharmaceutical care in ambulatory clinics with occasional remote opportunities. You will ensure safe, effective, and cost-conscious medication use, educate patients, and support adherence tools.

Embedded within clinics with remote options about one day per week, this role emphasizes interdisciplinary collaboration, medication reviews, dosing adjustments, and participation in quality

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy from an accredited college or university.
• Completion of an accredited pharmacy post graduate training program (PGY-1 and/or PGY-2 residency).
• Licensed Pharmacist – State Board of Pharmacy in state of primary practice site.
• ACLS, PALS/NRP certifications as necessary.
• BLS certification as necessary.
• Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties certification in chosen area of specialty (preferred).

Responsabilités

• Participate in performance improvement efforts to strengthen systems and processes.
• Attend rounds with multidisciplinary team and provide patient-focused pharmaceutical care.
• Support staffing needs by flexing to other areas as needed.
• Review and process medication orders for timely resolution.
• Perform patient-specific medication profile reviews and dose adjustments as needed.
• Report medication incidents and contribute to safety reviews.
• Involve in medication reconciliation and patient education.
• Provide educational presentations and precept rotations for residents, students, and interns.

Connaissances

Interdisciplinary communication

Educational/precepting abilities

Pharmacotherapy optimization

Formation

Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy

PGY-1/PGY-2 residency program

Description du poste

Position Summary / Career Interest:

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. All our Ambulatory Clinical Pharmacists are embedded within our clinics in addition to having remote opportunities on average at least 1 day per week.

Responsibilities and Essential Job Functions

• 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.
• 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.

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelors Degree in Pharmacy from an accredited college or university.

Preferred Education and Experience

• Completion of an accredited pharmacy post graduate training program (PGY-1 and/or PGY-2 residency program).

Required Licensure and Certification

• Licensed Pharmacist – State Board of Pharmacy in state of primary practice site.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) – American Heart Association (AHA) certification as necessary.
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) and/or Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification as necessary.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS or BCLS) – American Heart Association (AHA)

Preferred Licensure and Certification

• Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties certification in chosen area of specialty.

We are an equal employment opportunity employer without regard to a person’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, ancestry, age (40 or older), disability, veteran status or genetic information.