Clinical Pharmacy Specialist

Community Health Network; Indianapolis (IN); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Community Health Network seeks an ambulatory anticoagulation clinical pharmacy specialist to support Indianapolis and central Indiana. You will manage DOACs and warfarin through a RN-PharmD hybrid service, provide staff education, develop guidelines, and participate in performance improvement.

You will mentor students and precept residents, collaborating closely with physicians to advance patient care and adherence strategies in a mixed in-person and virtual setting.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited college of pharmacy; PharmD or Bachelor degree.
• Successful completion of a PGY1 Pharmacy Residency; PGY2 in Cardiology or Ambulatory Care encouraged.
• Board certification (BCPS/BCACP/BCP) encouraged and required within 2 years of start.

Responsibilities

• Provide staff education and develop guidelines/policies.
• Manage direct oral anticoagulants and warfarin via anticoagulation service.
• Collaborate with physicians and healthcare teams for patient care.
• Deliver care both in-person and virtually within ambulatory clinics.
• Mentor pharmacy students and residents and act as a drug information resource.
• Support performance improvement initiatives and practice advancement.

Skills

Anticoagulation pharmacotherapy

Clinical collaboration

Patient education

Precept pharmacy students

Top-of-license practice

Peri-procedural management

Quality improvement

Communication

Education

PharmD or Bachelor of Pharmacy

PGY1 Pharmacy Residency

PGY2 residency in Cardiology or Ambulatory Care (strongly encouraged)

Board certification (encouraged; within 2 years)

Job description

Community Health Network was created by our neighbors, for our neighbors. Over 60 years later, “community” is still the heart of our organization. It means providing our neighbors with the best care possible, backed by state-of-the-art technology. It means getting involved in the communities we serve through volunteer opportunities and benefits initiatives. It means ensuring our dedicated caregivers can learn and grow to stay at the top of their fields and to better serve our patients. And above all, it means exceptional care, simply delivered — and we couldn’t do it without you.

Make a Difference

As part of a very progressive Ambulatory Care pharmacy team at Community Health Network, you will participate in team-based care under approved protocols where as a pharmacist you may make medication changes, as appropriate. Our ambulatory anticoagulation clinical pharmacy specialist is an integral part of the interprofessional team. As an ambulatory anticoagulation clinical pharmacy specialist, you will manage direct oral anticoagulants and warfarin through our innovative RN-PharmD hybrid anticoagulation service supporting Indianapolis and central Indiana region. Care is delivered both in-person and virtually.

Other aspects of this position include providing staff education, guideline/policy development and implementation, and participation in performance improvement initiatives and practice advancement. You will have opportunities to mentor and teach pharmacy students and pharmacy residents along with serving as a clinical resource for the healthcare team. Your expertise in your field will allow you to advance the level of patient care to achieve the best possible outcomes. This position will provide patient care in the Anticoagulation Clinics and virtually.

Your Exceptional Skills and Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of anticoagulation pharmacotherapy and management of hypercoagulable disease states, atrial fibrillation, venous thromboembolism, peripheral vascular disease, ischemic stroke
• You have strong communication skills and a collaborative approach to patient care
• You practice at the top of your license utilizing established anticoagulation protocols
• You will meet with patients individually (in-person and remotely) to provide extensive drug and disease state education, in particular peri-procedural management
• You are able to work closely with physicians and health care teams, while providing direct patient care
• You are able work closely with patients to overcome medication adherence issues
• With the assistance of medication assistance coordinators and Specialty Pharmacy colleagues, you are able to assist patients in obtaining cost effective anticoagulants
• Ability to serve as a drug information resource for the other providers and clinic staff, answering medication therapy questions
• Ability to monitor for drug-therapy-related adverse events by performing/ordering the appropriate clinical or laboratory tests
• You are able to engage in anticoagulation population health projects to impact the lives of patients we serve
• Timely consults for providers and RN collaborators
• Facilitate and support Anticoagulation Forum Center of Excellence standards
• You have a clear understanding of quality improvement principles
• You have the ability to precept pharmacy students and residents
• Graduate of an accredited college of pharmacy, Bachelor or PharmD; Doctorate degree
• Successful completion of a PGY1 Pharmacy Residency and PGY2 residency with Cardiology or Ambulatory Care focus is strongly encouraged or a minimum of three (3) years working under a drug therapy agreement in a clinical setting
• Board certification as a Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist, Board Certified Ambulatory Care Pharmacist, Board Certified Cardiology Pharmacist, or Certified Anticoagulation Care Provider is encouraged and required within 2 years of accepting the position

Why Community?

At Community Health Network, we build teams that deliver exceptional care through empathy, communication and collaboration. We consider ALL an integral part of the exceptional patient experience. We PRIIDE ourselves on not having employees but Caregivers. Join our Community as we make a difference in your community.