Pharmacy Clinical Coordinator for Education

Arkansas Children's; Little Rock (AR); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Arkansas Children's Hospital is seeking a Pharmacy Coordinator for the Acute Care Pharmacy to provide clinical and educational services to patients and healthcare providers. The role requires working with staff pharmacists to optimize medication therapy and to liaise with medical and nursing staff on clinical issues.

This safety-sensitive position requires a Doctorate of Pharmacy or a Bachelor of Pharmacy (prior to 2000), plus 2 years of pharmacy experience or residency training; licensure by

Qualifications

• Doctorate of Pharmacy or Bachelor of Pharmacy (if obtained prior to 2000).
• Pharmacy experience: 2 years or residency trained.
• Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy licensure required.
• Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BCPS) recommended.

Responsibilities

• Plan, implement, analyze, monitor and maintain a safe medication-use process.
• Develop and maintain competency with hospital computer system for safety issues.
• Use Safety Tracker to report interventions and medication occurrences.
• Provide clinical and educational services such as rounding, drug information and patient education.
• Serve as consultant to pharmacists and assist with physician orders, therapy and P&T requirements.
• Act as liaison between Pharmacy and medical/nursing staff on clinical issues.
• Educate staff in pediatric drug therapy through in-services and materials.
• Train pharmacy students and residents; act as preceptor as needed.
• Substitute as staff pharmacist and assist with distributive workload.

Skills

Clinical pharmacy

Patient education

Team liaison

Education

Doctorate of Pharmacy or Bachelor of Pharmacy (if obtained prior to 2000)

Job description

ARKANSAS CHILDREN'S IS A TOBACCO FREE WORKPLACE. FLU VACCINES ARE REQUIRED. ARKANSAS CHILDREN'S IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. ALL QUALIFIED APPLICANTS WILL RECEIVE CONSIDERATION FOR EMPLOYMENT WITHOUT REGARD TO RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION, NATIONAL ORIGIN, AGE, DISABILITY, PROTECTED VETERAN STATUS OR ANY OTHER CHARACTERISTIC PROTECTED BY FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL LAWS.

This position has been designated as safety sensitive and cannot be filled by a candidate who is a current user of medical marijuana.

Work Shift

Day Shift

Time Type

Full time

Department

CC014250 Acute Care Pharmacy

Summary

Full-time. Monday - Friday. 8am - 4:30pm.

Additional Information

The Pharmacy Coordinator provides clinical and educational services to patients and other healthcare providers in a specific practice area and acts as a resource for staff pharmacists with problems related to patient medication therapy. This person also functions as a liaison with medical and nursing staff on medication related issues and assists other department managers in optimizing overall provision of service to patients.

Required Education

Doctorate of Pharmacy or Bachelor of Pharmacy (if obtained prior to 2000)

Recommended Education

Doctorate

Required Work Experience

Pharmacy - 2 years of experience or Residency trained

Required Certifications

Pharmacist - AR State Board of Pharmacy

Recommended Certifications

Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BCPS) - Board of Pharmacy Specialities

Description

1. Works with Director and others to plan, implement, analyze, monitor and maintain a safe and effective medication use process.
2. Develops and maintains competency with hospital computer system to enable identification of safety issues and assist other health care professionals in safe use of the system.
3. Uses Safety Tracker to report interventions and medication occurrences. Uses other documentation systems as requested.
4. Provides clinical and educational services such as rounding, drug information, patient education and optimization of drug therapy to patients and other health care professionals in selected practice site.
5. Serves as consultant to pharmacists and department in areas of clinical service. Assists pharmacists in resolving problems related to physician orders, therapy, medication preparation and P&T Committee requirements.
6. Acts as a liaison between Pharmacy and medical and nursing staff on issues pertaining to clinical services or other pharmacy issues.
7. Educates pharmacists and other healthcare providers in areas of pediatric drug therapy through in-services, presentations, written educational, materials and other methods. Two CE programs a year for pharmacists are required.
8. Participates in training of pharmacy students and residents. Acts as preceptor as needed or requested.
9. Substitutes as staff pharmacist and assists with distributive workload as requested by managers.
10. Assists in analysis, planning and implementation of new or revised services.
11. Performs other duties as assigned.