Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Day Shift, Psychiatry

Shady Grove Medical Center

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Shady Grove Medical Center seeks to hire a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist who will embrace our mission to extend God’s care through the ministry of physical, mental and spiritual healing.

As a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in Psychiatry you will:
• Evaluate the appropriateness and effectiveness of the patient’s medications.
• Follow the patient’s progress to determine the effects of the patient’s medications on his or her health.
• Consult with the patient’s physicians and other health care providers in selecting the medication therapy that best meets the patient’s needs and contributes effectively to the overall therapy goals.
• Review and verify physician orders for appropriateness
• Participate in Patient care rounds
• Counsel and educate patients about their medications.
• Serve as a preceptor for Pharmacy resident and students
• Educate pharmacists, nurses and physicians
• Participate in hospital committees
• Participate in Pharmacy Staff monthly meetings and weekly huddles
• Conducting medication group and discharge counseling, assist with admission and discharge medication reconciliation and streamline/ensure appropriate formulary use
• Improving medication adherence, reducing antipsychotic polypharmacy, and providing a patient-centered care through shared decision making
• Monitoring for drug-related adverse events, reduce the overuse of psychotropic medications and provides comprehensive medication management through collaboration with the care team

Qualifications include:
• Required: Graduation from an ACPE accredited pharmacy school, with PharmD degree
• Required: ASHP accredited PGY-2 Residency, or PGY-1 residency with • Minimum of 3 years of clinical pharmacy experience in area of specialty
• Required: Registered Pharmacist with the Maryland Board of Pharmacy
• Preferred (required within one year of employment): Board Certification in area of specialty
• Preferred: ACLS Certification
• Preferred: Member of American Society of Health-system Pharmacists (ASHP), and/or Maryland Society of Health-system Pharmacist (MSHP), or other relevant professional organization
• Preferred: Prior experience precepting students and residents

Work Schedule:

Full time, day shift. Monday through Friday position (no weekends, no on calls)

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Pay Range:

$105,664.42 - $158,496.00

In cases where the range is displayed as a $0 amount or if the position is Per Diem (offering a fixed rate), salary discussions will occur during the screening process.

United States of America (Exempt)

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• Medical, Prescription, Dental, and Vision coverage for employees and their eligible dependents effective on your date of hire

• Employer-paid Short & Long-Term Disability, Basic Life Insurance and AD&D, (short-term disability buy-up available)

• Paid Time Off

• Employer retirement contribution and match after 1-year of eligible employment with a 3-year vesting period 

• Voluntary benefits include flexible spending accounts, legal plans, and life, pet, auto, home, long term care, and critical illness & accident insurance

• Subsidized childcare at participating childcare centers

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) support

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