Clinical Coordinator / Pharmacy / Critical Care and Cardiology

Overview

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Description

7a-3:30p / Full Time / 40 Hours

 

The Pharmacy Clinical Coordinator provides staff supervision in a specialized clinical area (e.g. transplant, critical care, and/or nutrition support) and collaborates with departmental leadership in the design, implementation, and ongoing clinical pharmacy programs at Emory Healthcare.  

 

This position is for the Clinical Coordinator for Critical Care and Cardiology Specialists at EUH.  In addition to coordinator duties, the pharmacist in this role serves as a float ICU specialists.  There are weekend and holiday requirements.

 

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborates with departmental and patient care leadership to develop, implement and evaluate the department's mission and service goals and objectives. Effectively manages employee performance to support providing quality, timely, and cost effective products and services to outpatients and other customers.
• Actively participates on hospital committees and provides specialized pharmacotherapeutic representation in the decision making process.
• Assists with efforts to secure funding for clinical research. Writes and prepares professional articles and papers for publication and research. Participates in and supports research projects being conducted in the department. Initiates and regularly attends scheduled medical rounds to provide input on pharmacotherapy and to augment the education of medical interns and residents.
• Assists in training new employees, pharmacy students, and residents involved in clinical pharmacological activities. Serve as a model for providing direct patient care through excellent clinical skills and communications and by staying current with relevant literature. Provide daily patient profile review to assess, monitor and recommend appropriate drug therapy.
• Identify, resolve and /or prevent medication-related problems. Ensure appropriate therapy and outcomes. Make recommendations for improving upon any and all steps of the medication process. Maintains personal commitment to professional development and excellence.
• Meets departmental professional development requirements and expectations. Participates in/supports research projects which have major outcome or cost implications related to drug therapy. Writes and prepares pertinent professional material for publication and presentation. Work closely with leadership in developing system-wide metrics and processes for measuring the outcomes and impact of revised and/or new clinical programs. Provide reports demonstrating the impact of these programs.
• Takes a leadership role in ensuring staff's understanding of clinical department practices, standards, and policies. Augments the education of pharmacists, students, medical interns and residents. Assists with the training of new pharmacy employees. Creates professional development opportunities for the purpose of advancing pharmacists' skill sets as determined by the Pharmacy Practice Model.
• Design, implement, direct, and support departmental and/or system wide initiatives to enhance patient safety & outcomes, promoting learning, and contributing to innovative approaches to patient care. Performs related responsibilities as required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Graduate of an accredited School of Pharmacy. BCPS preferred.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification in accordance with the American Heart Association required and ACLS within one (1) year of hire, if directly applicable to practice specialty.
• PGY1 and a PGY2 residency or equivalent experience; Masters degree preferred. Healthcare Provider certifications required.

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