Lead Pharmacist - Anticoagulation

Seattle Children's; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 147,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision plans

403(b) retirement plan

Life insurance

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Seattle Children's is seeking a Lead Pharmacist for our Anticoagulation Service in Seattle. The role leads programmatic anticoagulation care across inpatient and outpatient settings, ensures regulatory compliance, and collaborates with Pharmacy, Medical Staff, Quality, and IT to optimize patient safety and outcomes.

The position requires a PharmD, state licensure in WA, and 2 years of pharmacist experience in a programmatic area, with ASHP PGY1 residency and BPS certification preferred.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited School of Pharmacy.
• Two years of pharmacist experience in programmatic area.
• Licensed by the Washington Department of Health as a pharmacist.
• Preferred: ASHP-accredited PGY1 residency.
• Preferred: BPS Board Certification in the specific area of practice.
• Preferred: WA DoH pharmacist preceptor.

Responsibilities

• Optimizes anticoagulation therapy outcomes for patients under Seattle Children’s Anticoagulation Service.
• Reviews drug levels and lab parameters; recommends therapy adjustments.
• Documents pharmaceutical care services and clinical management activities.
• Coordinates anticoagulation therapy between inpatient and outpatient settings.
• Co-chairs the Anticoagulation Safety subcommittee for P&T and develops guidelines.
• Ensures regulatory compliance and adherence to safety goals.
• Supports alignment between CDTA scopes, workflows, and EHR functionality.
• Collaborates with Pharmacy, Medical Staff, Quality, and IT to design safe workflows.
• Identifies and mitigates system-level risks affecting clinical policy.
• Drives pharmacy-driven electronic interventions, such as automated patient check-ins.

Skills

Pharmacist experience

Programmatic care

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Quality and safety focus

Education

Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD)

ASHP PGY1 residency

Washington Pharmacist License

BPS Board Certification

Job description

Lead pharmacists serve as organizationally recognized owners of programmatic work which may be scoped entirely within pharmacy or may include collaboration with multidisciplinary leaders of the specific program. Under the supervision of applicable pharmacy leadership, each lead develops, implements and sustains ongoing programmatic support. Examples of programs requiring lead pharmacist support include but are not limited to: CDTA programs, training programs for pharmacy residents, complex medication production programs and services lines providing care for complex patient populations. The applicable supervisor or manager in pharmacy provides direction as to the specific elements of accountability within an individual program.

Pharmacists provide pharmaceutical care for a wide range of pediatric patients. Responsibilities include provision of cognitive services such as attending multidisciplinary rounds, managing therapy under prescriptive authority protocols, collaborating on guidelines of care, precepting residents and pharmacy students, pharmacokinetic monitoring, providing drug information and educating medical professionals, patients and families. Other duties include order verification, drug distribution and staff supervision.

Key Accountabilities for the Anticoagulation Lead include:

Clinical Care & Coordination

• Optimizes anticoagulation therapy outcomes for individual patients managed by Seattle Children’s Anticoagulation Service.

• Reviews drug levels and relevant laboratory parameters; makes appropriate recommendations for adjustment to drug therapy.

• Documents pharmaceutical care services and other clinical management activities.

• Coordinates anticoagulation therapy between inpatient and outpatient settings.

Policies, Procedures & Governance

• Participates in the development and maintenance of evidence-based policies, procedures, and clinical guidelines for anticoagulation therapy as co-chair of the Anticoagulation Safety subcommittee for P&T.

• Assures institutional adherence to regulatory requirements and evolving national patient safety goals for anticoagulant therapy.

• Supports structural alignment between approved CDTA scopes, clinical workflows, and EHR functionality to accurately reflect operational intent.

Workflow Advancement

• Collaborates with multidisciplinary leadership including Pharmacy, Medical Staff, Quality, and Information Services to translate clinical operations into safe workflow designs.

• Proactively identifies and mitigates system-level risks, gaps, or failure modes where workflow execution misaligns with clinical policy.

• Drives the implementation of specific pharmacy-driven electronic interventions, such as automated patient check-ins .

Education & Staff Competency

• Maintains anticoagulation competency program for staff pharmacists.

• Establishes and oversees processes to ensure that patients and their caregivers receive and comprehend culturally appropriate anticoagulation education, particularly at each transition of care.

Data Tracking & Quality Improvement

• Monitors and analyzes adverse drug events, including major bleeding, thrombosis, and preventable medication errors.

• Evaluates organizational performance against key clinical safety measures annually to systematically isolate and implement opportunities for improvement.

Required Education and Experience

Graduation from an accredited School of Pharmacy.Two (2) years of pharmacist experience in programmatic area.

Required Credentials

Licensed by the Washington Department of Health as a pharmacist.

Preferred

Completion of ASHP-accredited PGY1 residency.BPS Board Certification in the specific area of practice, if offered.Licensed by the Washington Department of Health as a pharmacist preceptor.

Compensation Range

$146,572.00 - $219,858.00 per year

Salary Information

This compensation range was calculated based on full-time employment (2080 hours worked per calendar year). Offers are determined by multiple factors including equity, skills, experience, and expertise, and may vary within the range provided.

Disclaimer for Out of State Applicants

This compensation range is specific to Seattle, positions located outside of Seattle may be compensated differently depending on various factors.

Benefits Information

Seattle Children’s offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 403(b), life insurance, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and more.

About Us

Hope. Care. Cure. These three simple words capture what we do at Seattle Children’s – to help every child live the healthiest and most fulfilling life possible. Are you ready to engage with a mission-driven organization that is life-changing to many, and touches the hearts of all? #HOPECARECURE

Our founding promise to the community is as valid today as it was over a century ago: we will care for all children in our region, regardless of the families’ ability to pay. Together, we deliver superior patient care, advance new discoveries and treatments through pediatric research, and serve as the pediatric and adolescent, academic medical center for Washington, Alaska, Montana and Idaho – the largest region of any children’s hospital in the country.

U.S. News & World Report consistently ranks Seattle Children’s among the nation’s best children’s hospitals. For more than a decade, Seattle Children’s has been nationally recognized in key specialty areas. We are honored to be one of the nation’s very best places to care for children and the top-ranked pediatric hospital in Washington and the Pacific Northwest.

As a Magnet designated institution, we recognize the importance of hiring and developing great talent to provide best-in-class care to the patients and families we serve. Our organizational DNA takes form in our core values: Compassion, Excellence, Integrity, Collaboration, Equity and Innovation. Whether it’s delivering frontline care to our patients in a kind and caring manner, practicing the highest standards of quality and safety, or being relentlessly curious as we work towards eradicating childhood diseases, these values are the fabric of our culture and community. The future starts here.

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