Emergency Medicine Clinical Pharmacy Specialist Augusta

Wellstar Health System; Augusta (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Wellstar Health System, Inc. in Georgia seeks an Emergency Medicine Pharmacist to ensure evidence-based medication use in the ED, with daytime/evening rotation.

The role focuses on meeting medication therapy needs for ED patients and supporting transitions to inpatient floors or ICU. You will provide clinical pharmaceutical care, educate patients and teams, participate in quality initiatives, and contribute to pharmacotherapy guidelines.

Qualifications

• Active Georgia pharmacist license by time of employment.
• Minimum 2 years practicing as a critical care or EM pharmacist (or equivalent residency).
• PGY1 and/or PGY2 residency in critical care or emergency medicine preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides clinical pharmaceutical care to and verifies orders for adult ED patients.
• Prevents, detects, and resolves medication-related problems and makes evidence-based recommendations as part of the ED team.
• Provides medication education to patients, families, and interdisciplinary teams.
• Participates in performance/quality improvement and patient safety initiatives.
• Reports adverse drug events and participates in medication use evaluation/improvement with cost considerations.
• Contributes to clinical guideline development and disease management.
• Supports distributive pharmacy services with safety and efficiency.
• Precepts pharmacy residents/students as opportunities arise.
• Completes competency requirements and adheres to policies.

Skills

Clinical pharmacy care

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Patient education

Quality improvement

Education

Georgia Pharmacist License

PGY1/PGY2 in CC/EM (preferred)

Tools

EMR/EHR systems

Pharmacy operations

Job description

How would you like to work in a place where your contributions and ideas are valued? A place where you can serve with compassion, pursue excellence and honor every voice? At Wellstar, our mission is simple, yet powerful: to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve. We are proud to have become a shining example of what's possible when the brightest professionals dedicate themselves to making a difference in the healthcare industry, and in people's lives.

Work Shift

Various (United States of America)

About the Facility

Learn more about Wellstar MCG Health Medical Center, including our teams, culture, and campus environment:

Wellstar MCG Health Medical Center | Wellstar Health System

Hours: Rotating Shifts

Job Summary

The emergency medicine pharmacist is responsible for appropriate, evidence-based, medication use for the institution, focusing on our emergency department. The shifts will largely be daytime or evening in rotation with the EM group. They will work to ensure medication therapy needs are met for patients in the ED areas as well as assist with transitions of care from the emergency department to the inpatient floors or the ICU.

Core Responsibilities and Essential Functions:

• Provides clinical pharmaceutical care to and verifies orders for adult ED patients
• Prevents, detects, and resolves medication-related problems and makes appropriate evidence-based, patient-centered medication therapy recommendations as an effective member of interdisciplinary adult critical care team(s)
• Provides effective medication education to patients, families, and interdisciplinary teams
• Actively participates in the development and implementation of:
• performance/quality improvement and patient safety initiatives
• medication event/adverse reaction reporting
• clinical guideline development/disease management
• medication use evaluation/improvement with consideration of cost containment
• Demonstrates proficiency, quality, safety, and efficiency in pharmacy distributive services
• Supports interdisciplinary education and professional development of the Pharmacy Department
• Has opportunities to precept pharmacy residents and pharmacy students
• Completes medical center/pharmacy competency requirements by deadlines
• Complies with all Wellstar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.

Required Minimum License(s) and Certification(s):

All certifications are required upon hire unless otherwise stated.

• (Required) Reg Pharmacist: Active pharmacy license in the state of Georgia by time of employment
• (Preferred) PGY1 and/or PGY2 residency in critical care or emergency medicine

Required Minimum Experience:

Minimum 2 years practicing as a critical care or EM pharmacist (or equivalent residency experience)

Preferred PGY1 and/or PGY2 residency in critical care or emergency medicine

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