Clinical Pharmacy Specialist

St. Joseph's/Candler; Savannah (GA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

JobRx, Inc. is looking for a Clinical Pharmacist in Savannah, Georgia. This role focuses on providing advanced pharmaceutical care and developing clinical pharmacy services while supervising patient education and counseling efforts.

The ideal candidate has a Doctorate of Pharmacy and is required to have professional and national certifications, with emphasis on prior teaching/faculty experience and board certification within three years. Responsibilities include supervising outpatient medication distribution and participating in quality assurance programs.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of clinical practice post residency/fellowship preferred.
• Professional license with state of practice required.
• National certification required.
• Board certification in pharmacy specialty within first 3 years required.

Responsibilities

• Assess pharmacotherapy and communicate recommendations to Medical Staff.
• Supervise inpatient drug distribution and control system.
• Participate in quality assurance and DUE program.
• Develop clinical pharmacy training programs for staff.
• Assist staff during high workload demands.

Skills

Patient education and counseling

Clinical care assessment

Quality assurance participation

Education

Doctorate of Pharmacy

Job description

Position Summary

• Under the general direction of the Director and Department Manager, provides advanced pharmaceutical care according to standards established by the Department of Clinical Pharmacy to all patients. Assists in the development and coordination of clinical pharmacy services and educational programs for the Department. Responsible for providing tools and educational opportunities to enhance services provided by all staff members. Participates on intra- and interdepartmental committees as assigned. Serves as preceptor to pharmacy students and residents as assigned. Participates in the development of institution‑wide drug use policy. Responsible for ensuring safe and efficient drug distribution and control system. Participates in supervision of technical staff. Participates in clinical research with medical, dental and other Health System staff.

Education

• Doctorate of Pharmacy - Required

Experience

• 2-3 Years clinical practice post residency/fellowship - Preferred
• Prior experience in teaching/faculty - Preferred

License & Certification

• Professional License with State of Practice - Required
• National Certification - Required
• Board certification in a pharmacy specialty within the first 3 years of employment - Required

Core Job Functions

• Assess pharmacotherapy and individualize therapy to specific patient needs and communicate therapeutic recommendations to the Medical Staff. Establish and clarify goals and objectives of therapy in collaboration with the physician for each problem being treated. Provide patient education and counseling and participate in discharge planning for the purpose of ensuring continuity of drug therapy.
• Compounds any of the following as needed-inpatient unit dose medications, lotions, ointments, creams, small and large volume parenteral. Supervise all aspects of the inpatient drug distribution and control system.
• Participate in quality assurance and quality management program activities. Participate in and provide direction to the organization's DUE program. Assure department compliance with The Joint Commission.
• Develop and implement clinical pharmacy training programs for staff pharmacists, Residents and Nursing as needed. Provides supervision and instruction of PharmD students and Residents on clinical rotations as assigned. Attend and participate in Pharmacy Leadership meetings.
• Attend and participate in Pharmacy Leadership meetings. May be in charge in the absence of the Director and/or managers. Assist staff when workload or schedule demands.