Pharmacy Clinical Specialist - Anticoagulation Stewardship

Cleveland Clinic; Mayfield Heights (OH); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Cleveland Clinic Hillcrest Hospital in Mayfield Heights, OH is seeking a Pharmacy Clinical Specialist - Anticoagulation Stewardship. You will coordinate pharmaceutical care for patients on an assigned unit and participate in patient care rounds with medical staff.

The role emphasizes leadership in education, mentorship, and collaboration with interdisciplinary teams to optimize anticoagulation outcomes and participate in enterprise and local committees focused on quality improvement.

Qualifications

• Pharmacist licensure in Ohio or eligibility for licensure.
• Post-graduate residency or fellowship training recommended.
• Alternate pathway includes PGY-1 with experience in clinical pharmacy.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate pharmaceutical care for patients on assigned units and participate in rounds.
• Provide education, mentorship, and consultation to clinical teams on anticoagulation.
• Standardize and enhance anticoagulation practices across the hospital.

Education

PharmD or Bachelors of Science degree in Pharmacy from an accredited college of pharmacy

Job description

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Job Title

Pharmacy Clinical Specialist - Anticoagulation Stewardship

Location

Mayfield Hts

Facility

Hillcrest Hospital

Department

Inpatient Pharmacy-Pharmacy

Job Code

T36059

Shift

Days

Schedule

7:00am-3:30pm

Job Summary

Coordinates and provides the pharmaceutical care of patients for an assigned clinical unit and participates in patient care rounds with medical staff personnel.

Job Details

A caregiver in this role will provide advanced clinical expertise and leadership in the delivery of anticoagulation services at Cleveland Clinic Hillcrest Hospital. This caregiver will support pharmacists and clinical teams through education, mentorship, and consultation to ensure consistency in anticoagulation management and optimize patient outcomes. The pharmacist will assess clinical metrics, perform quality reviews, and collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to standardize and enhance anticoagulation practices across Hillcrest Hospital. Additionally, this caregiver will represent the Ohio region on enterprise and local committees focused on anticoagulation management, patient safety, and quality improvement.

A caregiver in this role will work Monday - Friday from 7:30am-4pm.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Perform pharmacotherapeutic monitoring and provision of pharmaceutical care for patients in the area of service responsibility in a routine, continuous manner, taking into account the age and clinical condition of each patient.
• Provide general and patient specific drug information to patients, physicians, nurses and other healthcare professionals.
• Interact routinely with physicians, nurses and other healthcare professionals to provide optimal pharmaceutical care to patients.
• Support clinical pharmacist and technician educational development by participating in departmental staff development programs and provide leadership in the education of staff involved in providing pharmaceutical care to patients.
• Support clinical pharmacists in providing pharmaceutical care to patients by direct interaction and formal educational programs.
• Support and participate in pharmaceutical related research in area of specialty.
• Maintain expertise in areas of practice through continual learning, journal review and other educational activities.
• Educate clinical pharmacists, technicians, pharmacy students, post-graduate trainees, allied health professionals, nurses and physicians in pharmacotherapy within the specialty area.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• PharmD or Bachelors of Science degree in Pharmacy from an accredited college of pharmacy and completion of a post-graduate residency or fellowship training
• Current State licensure as a Registered Pharmacist (RPh) or eligible for reciprocation in current State within 90 days of hire
• Completion of a post-graduate year 2 residency (PGY2) or fellowship required OR completion of a post-graduate year 1 residency (PGY-1) plus minimum of 2 years of experience as a clinical specialist or equivalent role, which includes providing pharmaceutical care and performing pharmacotherapeutic monitoring including 50% or more of time spent in the specialty area OR minimum of 4 years of experience as a clinical specialist or equivalent role which includes providing pharmaceutical care and performing pharmacotherapeutic monitoring including 50% or more of time spent in the specialty area
• For individuals required to administer immunizations, current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through American Heart Association (AHA) and completion of a Board of Pharmacy approved course in the administration of immunizations or certification obtained within 90 days of hire
• For individuals required to respond to adult or pediatric cardiopulmonary arrest events, current Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) or Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Certification through American Heart Association (AHA), or certification obtained within one (1) year of hire

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Board certification

Physical Requirements

• Typical physical demands include ability to perform the job while standing and walking for prolonged times, approximately 75% of shift and continuously for extended periods of time.
• Manual dexterity sufficient to perform computer and dispensing functions of the job; ability to lift up to 30 lbs.
• Position often includes reaching, stretching, stooping, climbing steps and sitting.
• Must have normal or corrected vision.
• Must have ability to clearly communicate verbally by phone or in person

Personal Protective Equipment

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required

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