Clinical Pharmacist Specialist ED Full Time Evening shift

Minimum Job Requirements

• Bachelors Degree of Science in Pharmacy or Doctorate of Pharmacy (PharmD)
• Eligible for/or current Florida Pharmacist License maintain active and in good standing throughout employment
• American Heart Association BLS maintain active and in good standing throughout employment
• American Heart Association PALS maintain active and in good standing throughout employment
• 47 years of hospital experience as a Pediatric Pharmacist (OR) PGY1 Pharmacy Residency in Pediatric Setting or PGY2 Pediatric Residency (critical care emphasis preferred)

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of pharmacokinetic and pharmacotherapeutic properties of medications as they relate to the pediatric population
• Knowledge of drug therapy management in acute pediatric conditions and pediatric and adult medical emergencies
• Knowledge of pharmacist roles in resuscitations and direct patient care activities including critical medication dosing preparation and administration
• Ability to communicate and present information effectively in both oral and written form with all levels of hospital personnel and all patient groups
• Ability to collaborate in a multidisciplinary setting and serve as a liason between the pharmacy department and the nursing and medical staff
• Ability to perform drug therapy monitoring and intervene as necessary on drug dosing interactions adverse effects and monitoring
• Ability to interpret medication orders medication profile lists and oversee the distribution of medications
• Ability to assess patient care conditions and evaluate patient response to medication therapy regimens
• Ability to problem solve and think analytically
• Ability to provide supervisory oversight for technical staff related to medication preparation and dispensing
• Ability to troubleshoot in a timely manner including weekends and holidays
• Ability to relate cooperatively and constructively with patients coworkers clinical/ medical staff and interdisciplinary teams
• Previous experience with Cerner PyxisES C2Safe Baxa TPN Dose Edge MILT4 Lexicomp Vigilanz and PC desktop systems or equivalent pharmacy systems
• Motivated and self directed with a high degree of professional accountability
• Proficient in PC applications including Microsoft Office: Word Excel Access Power Point

Job Summary

The Clinical Pharmacy Specialist Emergency Department is responsible for the provision of comprehensive clinical pharmacy services in the ED at Nicklaus Childrens Hospital. This role will primarily be focused and based in the Emergency Department and will also have other responsibilities depending on departmental need. Clinical responsibilities for this role include but are not limited to; participation in critical and acute resuscitations traumas and codes support in the selection procurement preparation monitoring and administration of medications prospective medication order review medication reconciliation discharge patient consultation drug information and education precepting and training of pharmacy staff residents and students and policy and pathway development implementation and review including pharmacokinetic and therapeutic consultation clinical effectiveness program (CEP) involvement quality improvement and medication safety.

Job Specific Duties

• Performs and documents drug therapy monitoring and interventions onmedication dosing administration drug interactions monitoring and adversereactions.
• Actively participates in clinical pharmacy program and services and acts as aconsultant in areas of expertise.
• Responds to pediatric and adult codes/traumas in ED and throughoutorganization as assigned.
• Assists with admission reconciliation discharge counseling order processingand delivery to area of service.
• Attends and actively contributes to daily patient care activities clinicalservices meetings hospital committees task forces and projects includingprotocol/pathway development order set development and optimization andcostsavings and quality initiatives as assigned.
• Executes established policies procedures and protocols to ensure safeappropriate costeffective medication therapies for patients and recommendstherapeutic alternatives to medical staff as needed .
• Documents quality activities to achieve established metrics to meet standardsof DNVGL accreditation institutional state and federal requirements oninterventions adverse reactions medication errors contraindications drugdrug interactions drugfood interactions allergies and appropriateness ofdrug and dose.
• Provides drug information through inservice education and daily support forpharmacy department staff hospital clinical staff medical residents andmedical staff and consultation with patients and families.
• Precepts and educates pharmacy residents and pharmacy students.
• Assists with training of pharmacy staff on code response and emergencypreparedness.
• Develops quality improvement projects and participates in the qualityimprovement and medication use review activities of the department.
• Demonstrates and maintains competency with safe use of pharmacy andhospital clinical information systems (Cerner PyxisES C2Safe Baxa TPN DoseEdge Vigilanz MILT4 Lexicomp and PC desktop systems).
• Functions as a Staff Clinical Pharmacist as assigned and satisfactorilyperforms the essential duties of the role for medication management.
• Achieves cost savings targets and actively contributes to the pharmacydepartments pharmacoeconomic efforts and formulary management andassists the department leadership with maintaining budget targets.
• Provides clinical support for multidisciplinary committees including thePharmacy and Therapeutics Committee through development of materials tosupport clinical evaluation of procedures and processes including thecoordination and reporting of adverse drug reactions pharmacist interventionsand other quality initiatives within areas of direct responsibility.
• Advances the profession through publication presentations at local state ornational meetings and providing community education.