Clinical Pharmacist Specialist - Emergency Medicine

BHS; Corbin (KY); On-site; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition Assistance reimbursement

Maternity/Paternity leave paid by the-

Bereavement Leave

Paid Time Off

Employee Assistance Program

Retirement plans with company match

Job summary

Baptist Health in Corbin, KY seeks a Clinical Pharmacist Specialist – Emergency Medicine to provide safe, effective, and prompt medication therapy. The role supports centralized and decentralized medication use systems and serves as the emergency medicine pharmacotherapy expert.

Responsibilities include managing high-acuity therapies, participating in antimicrobial and opioid stewardship, and collaborating with physicians, nurses, and other health professionals to optimize patient outcomes in

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited College of Pharmacy.
• Minimum of three years of job-related experience, or completion of a PGY-1 or PGY-2 ASHP-accredited residency in the area of practice in lieu of additional experience.
• Current Kentucky Pharmacist License for the site.
• ACLS certification required within 6 months of hire.
• Board Certification required within 1 year of hire.
• Competency in emergency medicine pharmacotherapy, emergency response medication management, procedural sedation support, RSI, antimicrobial stewardship, and protocol-based monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe, effective, and timely medication therapy for emergency medicine patients.
• Deliver clinical pharmacy services in both centralized and decentralized medication use systems.
• Review, verify, and enter medication orders for appropriateness, including dosing, route, frequency, allergies, interactions, contraindications, and therapeutic duplication.
• Serve as the emergency medicine expert for high-acuity therapies and high-risk medications.
• Monitor and manage medication regimens per approved protocols and consults.
• Respond to medical emergencies (Code Blues, stroke alerts, rapid response events).
• Assist with procedural sedations and rapid sequence intubations.
• Support nursing in safe use of infusion pumps and other delivery technologies in ED.
• Provide drug information education to physicians, nurses, patients, and healthcare team.
• Participate in antimicrobial and opioid stewardship, medication use evaluations, adverse event reporting, and quality improvement.
• Support formulary management, policy development, and automation optimization.

Skills

Emergency medicine

Pharmacotherapy

Drug information

Clinical monitoring

Team collaboration

Education

PharmD or pharmacy degree

Tools

ACLS certification

Job description

Summary

Job Description:

Clinical PharmacistSpecialist-Emergency Medicine

Full Time ISecondShift

Corbin, KY

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 supportofcentralized and decentralized medication use systems as well as deliveroptimalmedication therapy to patients within their specialty. All pharmacistsare responsible fordrug preparation and distribution for medications; evaluating, inputting and verification of medication orders;assistingproviders and other health care professionals by serving as a drug information resource; monitoring and managing medication regimens per protocol or per consult; and managing pharmacy inventory.

Job Duties

• Provide safe, effective, andtimelymedication therapy foremergency medicine patients
• Deliver clinical pharmacy services in both centralized and decentralized medication use systems
• Review, verify, and enter medication orders for appropriateness, including drugselection, dosing, route, frequency, allergies, interactions, contraindications, and therapeutic duplication
• Serve as theemergency medicineexpert for high-acuity therapies, including vasoactive infusions, sedatives, analgesics, neuromuscular blockers, and other high-risk medications
• Monitor and manage medication regimens per approved protocols, consults, and collaborative clinical practice standards
• Respond to medical emergencies, including Code Blues, stroke alerts, rapid response events, and other urgent clinical situations
• Assistwith procedural sedations and rapid sequence intubations to ensure safe andaccuratemedication preparation and administration
• Support nursing staff in the safe use of programmable infusion pumps and other medication delivery technologies inthe emergency department
• Provide drug information consultation andeducationto physicians, nurses, patients, and other members of the healthcare team
• Participate in antimicrobial stewardship, opioid stewardship, medication use evaluations, adverse drug event reporting, and quality improvement initiatives
• Support medication preparation, dispensing, distribution, and inventory management, including compliance with USP 795, 797, and 800 standards
• Assistwith formulary management, medication policy development, automated dispensing cabinet optimization, and medication-related process improvement activities

Requirements:

• Graduate of an accredited College of Pharmacy.
• Minimum of three years of job-related experience, or completion of a PGY-1 or PGY-2 ASHP-accredited pharmacy residencyin the area ofpractice in lieu ofadditionalexperience.
• Current Kentucky Pharmacist License, asapplicable to the site.
• ACLS certificationrequiredwithin 6 months of hire.
• Board Certificationrequiredwithin 1 year of hire.
• Demonstrated competency in emergency medicine pharmacotherapy, emergency response medication management, procedural sedation support, rapid sequence intubation (RSI), antimicrobial stewardship, and protocol-based clinical monitoring.

Benefits:

• Tuition Assistance reimbursement program
• Company paid Maternity and Paternity leave
• Bereavement Leave (includes pets)
• Paid Time Off available upon hire
• Employee Assistance Program
• Retirement plans with company match

Work Experience

Education

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.