Clinical Pharmacist Stewardship - Regional Medication Quality

Vanderbilt Health; Tennessee; Sur place; USD 120 000 - 165 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Vanderbilt Health Regional Hospital is seeking a Clinical Pharmacist to lead a specialized healthcare team, developing pharmacotherapeutic goals, recommending regimens, and creating monitoring plans to optimize patient drug therapy and safety.

The Clinical Pharmacist will collaborate with Vanderbilt Health Regional Hospital teams to support anticoagulation, antimicrobial, opioid, and glycemic stewardship, while contributing to program policy, SOPs, and performance metrics.

Qualifications

• State of Tennessee Pharmacist license is required.
• Completion of an ASHP-accredited PGY1 residency training program is preferred.
• Hospital pharmacy experience is required.

Responsabilités

• Create and maintain stewardship infrastructure and education for pharmacy staff.
• Serve as a liaison between Vanderbilt Health's main campus and regional hospital stakeholders.
• Maintain expertise in literature and best practices for antimicrobials, anticoagulants, opioids, and glycemic agents.

Formation

Bachelor's (Required)

Description du poste

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Organization

Pharmacy Inpt Operations

Job Summary

Provides leadership in a specialized healthcare team and the patient to assure optimal cost-effective drug therapy. This includes developing specific pharmacotherapeutic goals, recommending a regimen and developing a monitoring plan to meet the individualized drug therapy needs of the patient. The Clinical Pharmacist is responsible for leading efforts in the prevention and reporting of medication errors and adverse drug reactions according to policy and works to continuously improve process and practice in the institution to enhance safety of medication therapy.

TheClinical Pharmacist will collaborate with Vanderbilt Health Regional Hospital teams to establish and maintain standard processes supporting anticoagulation stewardship, antimicrobial stewardship, opioid stewardship, and diabetes and glycemic agent oversight.

Key Responsibilities

• Create and maintain stewardship infrastructure, including education/competencies for pharmacy staff.
• Serve as a liaison between Vanderbilt Health's main campus and regional hospital key stakeholders from pharmacy and quality departments.
• Maintains expertise for relevant literature and best practices in various practice areas in all aspects of the medication use process impacting antimicrobials, anticoagulants, and opioids.
• Review/maintain medication formularies at Vanderbilt Health Regional Hospitals, including electronic medical record builds related to anticoagulants, antimicrobials, opioids, and/or glycemic agents (including order sets).
• Facilitate system process improvements and standardization for stewardship activities.
• Ensure the consistency of quality and standards of practice related to stewardship activities.
• Review anticoagulant, antimicrobial, opioid, and/or glycemic agent related medication events documented in the safety reporting system.
• Establish and maintain clinical policies and procedures, standard operating procedures (SOP), standing orders, and/or protocols related to stewardship activities.
• Develop/review key performance indicators (KPIs) for anticoagulation, antimicrobial, opioid stewardship, and glycemic agents, and present to relevant stakeholders.
• Assist with regulatory compliance with program, operational, and regulatory bodies (TJC, NHSN, ASHP, state and federal regulations, Leapfrog, etc.).

Qualifications

• State of Tennessee Pharmacist license is required.
• Completion of an ASHP-accredited PGY1 residency training program is preferred.
• Hospital pharmacy experience is required.

Technical Capabilities

• Mentoring & Coaching (Intermediate): Demonstrates good training and mentoring practices on a regular basis. Acts as a mentor to a person in need of support and direction. Makes a concerted effort to seek problem definition so it is clearly understood, clarifying and refining goals, as needed. Knows how to make personal gains apparent, supporting pride in accomplishment. Cites specific examples of conduct and responds to lack of progress in constructive ways. Encourages two-way dialogue, soliciting opinions of people being trained and mentored. Explores alternative solutions and approaches which make a person or team more likely to accomplish their goals.
• Medication Management (Advanced): Demonstrates the uppermost levels of expertise in medication management in challenging and complex situations. Often takes a lead role in highly pressurized situations when there is a need to achieve results. Has the ability to determine the clinical appropriateness of each medication taken by the patient, determine the appropriateness of the dose, dosage form, indication, contraindications, potential adverse effects and potential problems with concomitant medications. Able to monitor for therapeutic duplication or other unnecessary medications, interpret, monitor and assessing patient's laboratory results as they relate to medication therapy and provide drug information to other healthcare professionals, patients and their families.
• Pharmaceutical Drug Preparation & Dispensing (Novice): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully review, prepare and dispense prescribed medications. This includes being proficient in the general principles of aseptic technique utilized to compound sterile preparations (CSPs) to minimize the risk of contamination (where applicable).
• Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance & Compliance (Expert): Demonstrates expert knowledge of the appropriate rules and regulations as they apply to the organization. Demonstrates expertise in process improvement, quality assurance practices and/or programs. Demonstrates a commitment to continuous quality improvement and ensures compliance with a federal, state and local regulations as well as organizational policies and procedures. May represent the organization at regulatory and industry groups for discussing rules and regulations.
• Pharmaceutical Computer Literacy (Novice): Has demonstrated a proficient understanding of computers or has successfully completed training for applications that are used to support medication use processes. Is capable of using the fundamental features of pharmaceutical computer applications to support patient care issues of moderate difficulty.

Allied health is among the fastest growing occupations in healthcare today. This area can be defined as credentialed professionals who perform supportive, diagnostic, and therapeutic health care services to promote health and prevent disease in a variety of settings.

These areas are crucial to Vanderbilt Health's reputation for excellence in these areas that has made us a major center for patient referrals from throughout the Mid-South.

Each year, people throughout Tennessee and the southeast choose Vanderbilt Health for their health care because of our leadership in medical science and our dedication to treating patients with dignity and compassion.

Core Accountabilities

Organizational Impact: Independently delivers on objectives with understanding of how they impact the results of own area/team and other related teams.

Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Utilizes multiple sources of data to analyze and resolve complex problems; may take a new perspective on existing solution.

Breadth of Knowledge: Has advanced knowledge within a professional area and basic knowledge across related areas.

Team Interaction: Acts as a \"go-to\" resource for colleagues with less experience; may lead small project teams.

Core Capabilities

Supporting Colleagues

• Develops Self and Others: Invests time, energy, and enthusiasm in developing self/others to help improve performance e and gain knowledge in new areas.
• Builds and Maintains Relationships: Maintains regular contact with key colleagues and stakeholders using formal and informal opportunities to expand and strengthen relationships.
• Communicates Effectively: Recognizes group interactions and modifies one's communication style to suit different situations and audiences.

Delivering Excellent Services

• Serves Others with Compassion: Seeks to understand current and future needs of relevant stakeholders and customizes services to better address them.
• Solves Complex Problems: Approaches problems from different angles; Identifies new possibilities to interpret opportunities and develop concrete solutions.
• Offers Meaningful Advice and Support: Provides ongoing support and coaching in a constructive manner to increase employees' effectiveness.

Ensuring High Quality

• Performs Excellent Work: Engages regularly in formal and informal dialogue about quality; directly addresses quality issues promptly.
• Ensures Continuous Improvement: Applies various learning experiences by looking beyond symptoms to uncover underlying causes of problems and identifies ways to resolve them.
• Fulfills Safety and Regulatory Requirements: Understands all aspects of providing a safe environment and performs routine safety checks to prevent safety hazards from occurring.

Managing Resources Effectively

• Demonstrates Accountability: Demonstrates a sense of ownership, focusing on and driving critical issues to closure.
• Stewards Organizational Resources: Applies understanding of the departmental work to effectively manage resources for a department/area.
• Makes Data Driven Decisions: Demonstrates strong understanding of the information or data to identify and elevate opportunities.

Fostering Innovation

• Generates New Ideas: Proactively identifies new ideas/opportunities from multiple sources or methods to improve processes beyond conventional approaches.
• Applies Technology: Demonstrates an enthusiasm for learning new technologies, tools, and procedures to address short-term challenges.
• Adapts to Change: Views difficult situations and/or problems as opportunities for improvement; actively embraces change instead of emphasizing negative elements.

Position Qualifications

Certifications

LIC-Pharmacist License - Tennessee

Work Experience

Relevant Work Experience

Experience Level

1 year

Education

Bachelor's (Required)

This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact within Vanderbilt Health, supported by a comprehensive benefits package which may include health, disability, retirement and/or wellness offerings to enhance your well-being and professional growth.

EOE/Vets/Disabled.