Inpatient Opioid Stewardship Pharmacist

                    

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Job Title

Inpatient Opioid Stewardship Pharmacist

                        

Location

Vero Beach

                    

Facility

Indian River Hospital

                     

Department

                      

Job Code

T36059

                     

Shift

Days

                       

Schedule

7:30am-4:00pm

                       

Job Summary

Coordinates and provides the pharmaceutical care of patients for an assigned clinical unit and participates in patient care rounds with medical staff personnel.

                         

Job Details

A caregiver in this role will advance the Cleveland Clinic Florida Opioid Stewardship Program by providing expert clinical oversight, education, and consultative support to pharmacists and prescribers across all five hospitals. This caregiver will identify patients at risk for opioid-related harm within the electronic health record, engage in higher-level consult discussions with physicians to optimize opioid use, and promote safe and effective pain management practices. The pharmacist will represent Florida on both local and enterprise opioid stewardship committees and drive quality initiatives to meet Joint Commission standards and improve patient outcomes.

A caregiver in this role will work full time, Monday - Friday from 7:30am-4pm.

A caregiver who excels in this role will: 

• Perform pharmacotherapeutic monitoring and provision of pharmaceutical care for patients in the area of service responsibility in a routine, continuous manner, taking into account the age and clinical condition of each patient. 

• Provide general and patient specific drug information to patients, physicians, nurses and other healthcare professionals. 

• Interact routinely with physicians, nurses and other healthcare professionals to provide optimal pharmaceutical care to patients. 

• Support clinical pharmacist and technician educational development by participating in departmental staff development programs and provide leadership in the education of staff involved in providing pharmaceutical care to patients. 

• Support clinical pharmacists in providing pharmaceutical care to patients by direct interaction and formal educational programs. 

• Support and participate in pharmaceutical related research in area of specialty. 

• Maintain expertise in areas of practice through continual learning, journal review and other educational activities. 

• Educate clinical pharmacists, technicians, pharmacy students, post-graduate trainees, allied health professionals, nurses and physicians in pharmacotherapy within the specialty area. 

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include: 

• PharmD or Bachelors of Science degree in Pharmacy from an accredited college of pharmacy and completion of a post-graduate residency or fellowship training 

• Current State licensure as a Registered Pharmacist (RPh) or eligible for reciprocation in current State within 90 days of hire 

• Completion of a post-graduate year 2 residency (PGY2) or fellowship required OR completion of a post-graduate year 1 residency (PGY-1) plus minimum of 2 years of experience as a clinical specialist or equivalent role, which includes providing pharmaceutical care and performing pharmacotherapeutic monitoring including 50% or more of time spent in the specialty area OR minimum of 4 years of experience as a clinical specialist or equivalent role which includes providing pharmaceutical care and performing pharmacotherapeutic monitoring including 50% or more of time spent in the specialty area 

• For individuals required to administer immunizations, current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through American Heart Association (AHA) and completion of a Board of Pharmacy approved course in the administration of immunizations or certification obtained within 90 days of hire 

• For individuals required to respond to adult or pediatric cardiopulmonary arrest events, current Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) or Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Certification through American Hea