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Clinical Pharmacist Specialist- Antimicrobial Stewardship

Corewell Health

United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 30 May 2024

About the role

Job Summary

2 years of relevant experience hospital pharmacy experience or an American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Pharmacy Practice Residency Preferred

Provides leadership for all Pharmacy clinical activities within assigned area. Embraces the goals/objectives encompassing Pharmaceutical activities. Promotes team efforts with pharmacy and non-pharmacy personnel to manage and achieve departmental/corporate objectives. Provides support for staff development so that staff meets/exceeds minimum competency standards and encourages/supports staff to continue professional development. Demonstrates good judgment and decisiveness throughout daily activities. Maintains knowledge of current pharmaceutical practice and demonstrates a personal commitment to professional growth. Serves as role model of clinical excellence to staff pharmacists. Supports management by providing oversight, guidance and support for all assigned areas. Participates in the planning, organization, implementation and follow up of new programs and activities. A key role of the Clinical Pharmacy Specialist is to promote safe, appropriate, and cost effective medication therapy.

Essential Functions

Assists in controlling and maintaining the pharmacy drug budget by assuring appropriate medication formulary use.
Provides quality patient specific pharmaceutical care to patients and documents such interventions with respect to clinical outcomes and financial ramifications.
Develops and oversees the data collection and review of information gathered for drug utilization review and/or research, quality improvement monitors, adverse drug event reporting, restricted drug policies and other processes as established by the department and/or organizational committee.
Participates in direct patient care by providing drug information, interventions, and recommendations according to current evidence-based medication practices.
Assists in coordination, development and assessment of organizational quality improvement activities. Assists in meeting goals for core indicators relating to pharmacy practice.
Assists in decision-making process for formulary additions and deletions assuring processes are in place for safe administration, storage, distribution, preparation and use.
Participate in the development of processes to assure investigational drugs and or drug studies are safely controlled, administered and destroyed when applicable.
Participates the clinical development, training and education of students, pharmacists, residents.
Participates in the development and production of patient education programs, in-service lectures and seminars and continuing education programs for pharmacy, nurses, physicians and other healthcare practitioners related to medication therapy.
Participates in the review, detection and prevention of medication errors and adverse drug events.
Participates in organizational subcommittees or work groups.
Performs operational and clinical duties of a clinical pharmacist when necessary.
Performs other duties as assigned.
See addendums for specific specialty job requirements.

Qualifications

Required Bachelor's Degree Pharm.D. or Bachelor degree in pharmacy.
Preferred residency training.

3 years of relevant experience 3 years of experience as a clinical pharmacist or pharmacy residency/fellowship preferred. In absence of residency training, candidates with demonstrated superior knowledge (board certification, considerable practical clinical experience, etc.) in area of focus may be considered. Preferred

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Physical Demands