Clinical Pharmacy Specialist

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A Brief Overview
Provide specialized pharmaceutical services to improve drug usage and therapeutic outcomes including, but not limited to, advising medical professionals on issues concerning drug therapy (inherent toxicity of drugs and their side effects, as well as assisting in the prescription of appropriate doses), contributing to the management of the CHOP Formulary, and actively participating in the advancement of medication safety / quality improvement.

Individualize medication regimens using sound principles, accounting for pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic variations in drug absorption, distribution, metabolism and elimination with responsibility for establishing and continually improving the delivery of Pharmaceutical Care to patients within areas of direct responsibility and assisting others in the department with the same.

Maintain liaison relationships with medical and nursing staff; provide timely information pertaining to pharmaceutical supplies, drug usage and compatibility, state and federal regulations regarding drug controls, and Joint Commission Standards.

Contribute to the education of other healthcare professionals, patients and/or caregivers, and pharmacy learners.


What you will do

• Develop and maintain a consistent clinical pharmacy practice that provides optimal pharmaceutical support to patients of The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia in an appropriate, efficacious, safe, and cost-effective fashion.
• Participate in clinical rounds and contribute to order verification process for patients being rounded on.
• Review patient's pharmacotherapy using the electronic health record (EHR) and Acuity tool to ensure that the medications are appropriate in terms of dose, dosage form, route of administration, frequency, duration of therapy, indication and patient's disease state.
• Provide appropriate and timely consultative services (drug information, pharmacokinetics, etc.) to physicians, nurses, pharmacists and other health care professionals regarding drug therapy.
• Counsel patients and caregivers on the use of various medications: name, description, route, dosage form, duration of therapy, directions for preparation, administration, use, common side effects, interactions, contraindications, self-monitoring, storage, refill information and action to be taken if dose is missed.
• Ensure and promote compliance with institution's formulary system and other guidelines set forth by the Therapeutic Standards Committee (TSC, the hospital's P&T committee) and the Department of Pharmacy.
• Communicate with prescribers and nurses to recommend alternatives for inappropriate therapy or substitutes for non-formulary items.
• Assist with maintenance of the CHOP Formulary in writing, editing, reviewing, and presenting formulary monographs.
• Provide clinical pharmacy support by participating in the rotating Clinical On-Call coverage process.
• Respond to codes for assigned coverage area.
• Perform staffing role per rotation as determined by the Department of Pharmacy.
• Provide experiential and didactic education to affiliated healthcare professionals, pharmacy personnel, residents and students.
• Maintain active credentialing and contribute to the clinical training of pharmacy residents, including but not limited to: resident learning experience; ASHP mandated topic or patient discussions; attendance at and active participation in resident meetings and presentations.
• Develop and maintain didactic education activities/modules for ongoing staff development programs and pharmacists training.
• Participate in the experiential