Pharmacy Clinical Specialist Emergency Medicine

CJW Medical Center; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 114,000 - 171,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) with match

Tuition assistance

Adoption assistance

Job summary

Johnston-Willis Hospital in Richmond, VA, seeks a Pharmacy Clinical Specialist in Emergency Medicine to lead clinical initiatives and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to optimize pharmacotherapy. The role emphasizes patient safety, medication therapy management, and active committee participation, with opportunities for teaching residents and staff.

Requires a PharmD from an ACPE-accredited program, hospital pharmacy experience, and BCPS or equivalent certification; competitive benefits

Qualifications

• Effective communication skills required (written and verbal).
• Experience with word processing, spreadsheets and pharmacy information systems.
• Interest/knowledge in pathophysiology and pharmacotherapeutics for service.
• Minimum 1 year hospital pharmacy experience with eligibility for additional criteria.
• BCPS certification preferred

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical medication therapy oversight and education to healthcare professionals and patients.
• Mentor pharmacists and residents; support cross-campus services.
• Maintain presence on patient care units for most of the shift.
• Participate in committees; lead clinical initiatives and safety programs.
• Document interventions and contribute to formulary management.

Skills

Communication

Pharmacy software

Pathophysiology knowledge

Hospital pharmacy experience

Residency/PGY1

BCPS

Education

Doctor of Pharmacy

ASHP residency/PGY1

Job description

Salary Estimate: $113692.80 - $170518.40 / year

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The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range of candidates hired. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, how many years of experience you have and comparison to other employees already in this role. The typical candidate is hired below midpoint of the range.

Do you have the career opportunities as a Pharmacy Clinical Specialist Emergency Medicine you want with your current employer? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join Johnston-Willis Hospital which is part of the nation's leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.

Job Summary And Qualifications

• Provides a minimum of two (2) in services per year on rational medication therapy and medication procedures effectively to health care professionals and patients.
• Actively participates in the provision of training and mentorship within peer group and cross campus pharmacists in a particular service line including pharmaceutical care and disease state management.
• Works closely with multidisciplinary team for a particular service line and provides backup support to service lines where appropriate and as assigned.
• Maintains active physical presence on patient care units for 80% of shift with consideration for lunch, meetings, presentations, interviews, project days, and precepting.
• Participates as an active committee member within assigned service line and additional meetings as assigned.
• Provides clinical expertise in area of service line as well as additional clinical programs as assigned.
• Serves as primary preceptor for pharmacy students and residents in a particular service and fulfills all documentation responsibilities.
• Communicates effectively with healthcare professionals, patients and family members where appropriate.
• Actively participates as a member of the local, state, and national pharmacy societies.
• Creates national visibility by presenting clinical information/programs such as poster presentations or managed case studies or publishing in nationally recognized journals.
• Monitors drug therapy regimens for contraindications, drug-drug interactions, drug-food interactions, allergies, disease state appropriateness relative to drug and dose.
• Actively participates across the campus structure aiding in recommendations for appropriate, cost-effective therapeutic medication alternatives to medical staff and peers.
• Provides accurate and timely medication information as needed to all healthcare professionals.
• Takes a lead role in working within clinical initiatives, improving patient safety and medication use.
• Facilitates or assists in the medication utilization evaluation process for a particular service.
• Documents all clinical activities and interventions accurately and completely
• Supports and participates in the goals of the organization's quality improvement, risk management, and patient safety programs to include, but limited to, National Patient Safety Goals, Core Measures, regulatory compliance and HCAHPS medication-related initiatives
• Prioritizes work and assists in implementation of clinical process changes and others as assigned.
• Assists with the preparation of the pharmacy newsletter and /or other forms of written and electronic communication or publications.
• Performs drug class reviews and prepares drug monographs for committee submission and review.
• Participates in all aspects of managing the drug formulary.
• Participates in additional department functions to support the operations of the pharmacy department.
• Competent to fulfill Clinical Pharmacist 1 job responsibilities when needed.

What qualifications you will need:

Experience

• Effective communication skills are required. Effective written and verbal skills are required. - Required
• Required - Experience using computer applications including word processing, spreadsheet software and pharmacy information systems.- Required
• Required - Interest/knowledge in pathophysiology, interpretation of diagnostic criteria, pharmacokinetics and pharmacotherapeutics in particular service. - Required
• Minimum 1 year hospital pharmacy experience AND one of the following OR two of the following:
• At least 2 years of hospital pharmacy experience
• Completion of 1 year (PGY1 or general practice) - residency/fellowship
• BCPS

EDUCATION

• Graduate of an ACPE-accredited school of pharmacy at a college or university. - Required
• Completion of two years of hospital pharmacy experience or an ASHP - approved pharmacy residency program. - Required

LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION

• Licensure by the Virginia State Board of Pharmacy by examination or reciprocity. - Required
• BLS & ACLS (IF pediatric clinical pharmacy specialist, PALS will be substitute for ACLS). - Required
• Doctor of Pharmacy from an ACPE accredited college of pharmacy - Preferred

Benefits

Johnston-Willis Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Johnston-Willis Hospital has provided quality healthcare services since 1909, giving patient's access to highly-trained physicians and advanced technology. With more than a century of pioneering healthcare, our 290+ bed hospital is one of the leading acute care facilities for Greater Richmond and the Tri-Cities area. We offer a full range of healthcare services, with specialties in cancer care, and neuroscience at our first-in-Richmond Neuroscience and Gamma Knife Center, and we are the first in the United States for HCA Healthcare, and the first in Central Virginia to offer Focused Ultrasound for essential tremors. With our sister facility, Chippenham Hospital, we've provided and continue to provide a wide range of services to Central Virginia.

"Bricks and mortar do not make a hospital. People do." - Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.