Pharmacist Clinical Specialist

The Pharmacy Clinical Specialist is responsible and accountable for the provision of safe, effective, and prompt medication therapy across inpatient and ambulatory settings. The Specialist provides direct patient-centered care and integrated pharmacy services with physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, and other hospital personnel. Pharmacy Clinical Specialists are aligned with interdisciplinary programs and specialty services to optimize medication therapy, improve patient outcomes, and support population health initiatives within their practice area. The Clinical Specialist contributes to clinical and administrative initiatives and provides medication and practice-related education and training to pharmacy learners and other healthcare professionals. The Pharmacy Clinical Specialist is responsible and accountable for the provision of safe, effective, and prompt medication therapy across inpatient and ambulatory settings. The Specialist provides direct patient-centered care and integrated pharmacy services with physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, and other hospital personnel. Pharmacy Clinical Specialists are aligned with interdisciplinary programs and specialty services to optimize medication therapy, improve patient outcomes, and support population health initiatives within their practice area. The Clinical Specialist contributes to clinical and administrative initiatives and provides medication and practice-related education and training to pharmacy learners and other healthcare professionals. ### Responsibilities Specific responsibilities and time allocation may vary depending on assigned practice setting (inpatient or ambulatory). **Participates in patient care activities:** 1. Facilitates pharmaceutical care services within assigned service/care areas to assure drug utilization activities are aligned with patient care needs, evidence-based best practices, and regulatory standards. 2. Completes critical patient monitoring and reviews patient profile/chart to identify, prevent, or mitigate drug-related problems, improper drug or dose selection, sub therapeutic dosage, over dosage, adverse drug reactions, drug interactions, failure to receive drugs, nonadherence, cost management, untreated indications, medication use without an indication, and treatment failures. 3. Provides written and/or verbal consultation and documentation related to (but not limited to) approved hospital policies, therapeutic drug monitoring, selection and/or continuation of drug therapy, and determination of therapeutic end points. 4. Tracks and documents all pharmacy related interventions. 5. Provides education and counseling to patients regarding their medications when appropriate. 6. Participates in medical emergencies (where applicable). 7. Collaborates with and provides expert consultation to other health care professionals. Specialist must maintain proficiency in the hospital computer systems, formulary, and department policies and procedures. 8. Participates in drug distribution activities during periods of staffing shortage or as scheduled to maintain continuity of department services. 9. Provides longitudinal medication management for defined patient populations and chronic disease states in ambulatory practice settings, including identification of adherence barriers, cost optimization, and coordination of care where applicable. **Participates in indirect patient care activities:** 1. Participates in multidisciplinary committees/teams. 2. Drafts, reviews, and revises medication related policies, procedures, guidelines and protocols. 3. Conducts drug usage evaluations, population health activities, and evaluates assigned pharmacy programs for operational, quality, and financial efficiency. 4. Resolves problems related to drug distribution as identified by other healthcare professionals. 5. Participates in the evaluation of drugs and preparation of monographs for the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee when needed. 6. M…