Clinical Pharmacotherapy Specialist & Educator

20 Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Northeast Georgia Health System is seeking an experienced Pharmacist-ID Specialist to provide clinical pharmacotherapy services across neonate to geriatric patients. The role includes consulting with care teams, educating staff, and guiding evidence-based treatment.

You will participate in antimicrobial stewardship, develop pathways, and mentor residents in the pharmacy residency program, contributing to patient safety and optimal therapy across NGMC campuses.

Qualifications

• Licensed by the Georgia State Board of Pharmacy.
• Doctorate of Pharmacy plus one year residency.

Responsibilities

• Identifies and resolves medication related problems through interdisciplinary patient care rounds, profile review and consult management.
• Applies knowledge of medication management and patient assessment skills to intervene and recommend appropriate evidence-based, cost-effective and safe therapy.
• Collaborate with Medication Safety team to detect, mitigate and prevent medication adverse effects and/or outcomes.
• Supports the hospital's antimicrobial stewardship program by ensuring compliance with formulary restrictions, providing antimicrobial stewardship interventions and educating healthcare providers on appropriate prescribing and guideline adherence.
• Serves as a subject matter expert in creating and updating evidence-based treatment pathways, guidelines, protocols and order sets.
• Conducts research (IRB approved) and quality improvement projects, including medication utilization evaluations.
• Participates in the pharmacy residency program as a preceptor, preceptor-in training, program director, program coordinator or mentor.
• Maintains proficiency in preceptor roles.
• Serve as a pharmacy department resource to liaison and collaborate with other departments to improve the medication use system.
• Responds to drug information requests through retrieval, interpretation and communication of pertinent medical literature.
• Educates patients and families on medication therapy.
• Provides formal and informal education to healthcare professionals, including the GME department, at the local, state and national level to improve prescribing, administration and monitoring of medication therapy.
• Serves as an appointed preceptor for introductory and advanced pharmacy practice experiences.
• Prepares students for post-graduate residency training.
• Develops training experiences for pharmacists in medication consult management, pharmacotherapy and decentralized pharmacy services
• Represents the pharmacy department during DNV surveys in respective practice area.
• Collaborates with other departments on reaching compliance of medication management standards.
• Serves as an active member of the P&T Committee by evaluating medications for addition or deletion from formulary and developing criteria for use and/or therapeutic interchanges.
• Reviews and interprets the primary literature and effectively presents the pharmacy department proposal(s).
• Participates in hospital or system-wide committees as the subject matter expert , including but not limited to: Antimicrobial Stewardship Committee, Sepsis, Sedation, Resuscitation, Stroke, or other disease state commitees.
• Complete other duties, as assigned.

Skills

Pharmacotherapy

Clinical pharmacology

Interdisciplinary rounds

Drug information

Education

Doctorate of Pharmacy (PharmD)

Residency (1 year)

Job description

Northeast Georgia Health System is seeking an experienced Pharmacist-ID Specialist to provide clinical pharmacotherapy services across neonate to geriatric patients. The role includes consulting with care teams, educating staff, and guiding evidence-based treatment.

You will participate in antimicrobial stewardship, develop pathways, and mentor residents in the pharmacy residency program, contributing to patient safety and optimal therapy across NGMC campuses.