Clinical Pharmacist / ED Emory Healthcare

EM pharmacists; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

EM pharmacists in Atlanta seeks a clinical pharmacist generalist responsible for direct patient care across one or more care areas, ensuring appropriate therapy and outcomes.

The role involves reviewing orders, documenting interventions, preventing drug-related problems, and collaborating with prescribers and the healthcare team to optimize safety, efficacy, and cost-efficiency.

You will engage with leadership on quality initiatives and participate in codes as applicable.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient-centered pharmaceutical care across designated patient care areas.
• Review and process medication orders to ensure safety, efficacy, and cost-effectiveness.
• Document clinical interventions and monitor adverse drug events per protocol.
• Participate in codes and collaborate with prescribers and leadership on quality initiatives.

Skills

Clinical pharmacist

Patient care

Pharmacotherapy review

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Job description

The clinical pharmacist I practices as a pharmacy generalist in one or more patient care areas. In addition to direct patient care activities, this position is responsible for participating in departmental or institutional quality, safety, and cost-saving initiatives.

Practices as a clinical pharmacist generalist in one or more patient care areas. Ensures appropriate therapy and institutional outcomes. Consistently provides patient-centered, interdisciplinary pharmaceutical care. Proactively reviews and processes orders accurately and efficiently. Prevents and/or resolves drug-related problems to ensure safety, efficacy, and cost-efficiency by consulting with the ordering prescriber and appropriately documents. Performs daily in-depth patient profile review to assess, monitor and recommend appropriate drug therapy as applicable.

Consistently evaluates, intervenes, and documents clinical interventions according to institutional protocols and guidelines. Accurately evaluates the usefulness of medical literature in optimizing evidenced based care. Monitors drug therapy regimens and makes recommendations or modifications per protocol. Utilizes system nomograms and other guidelines. Documents clinical activities and adverse drug events. Attends medical codes as applicable. Follows, maintains, and reinforces system policies and processes for proper dosing, storage, handling, dispensing, and/or administration of medications and compounded products. Handles conflict and problems, including ethical issues, constructively and appropriately.

Appropriately engages with other clinical pharmacists and leadership as needed. Engages with other clinical pharmacists for complex clinical situations.