Clinical Pharmacist Specialist, SICU
Company: Page Mechanical Group, Inc.
Location: Washington
Posted on: April 24, 2024
Job Description:
With over 150 years of caring for our community and each other
in the Washington DC area, Howard University Hospital has a
world-renowned reputation for high-quality, patient-centric care.
Howard University Hospital is the nation's only teaching hospital
located on the campus of a Historically Black University and has
created a superior learning environment, with groundbreaking
research and positive patient outcomes.
Howard University Hospital seeks to hire a Pharmacist Specialist
for the SICUwho will embrace our rich and historic tradition of
excellence. If you want to make a difference in someone's life
every day, consider a position with a team of professionals who are
doing just that, making a difference.
Purpose of Job:
The Clinical Pharmacist Specialist manages and develops clinical
services of the department to support a high level of patient care
and appropriate utilization of drug therapy through direct patient
care activities, clinical services administration and staff
education.
This position is Full Time Monday-Friday 40 hours per week
Job Responsibilities:
- Reviews pharmacy and organizational policies and procedures in
regard to drug use and departmental readiness for regulatory
audits.
- Serves as a clinical specialist resource for pharmacists,
nurses and physicians.
- Provides clinical staff development services and instruction
within area of expertise to pharmacy staff. Assists with evaluation
of staff clinical activities and interventions.
- Acts as a PGY1 pharmacy Residency Program Director:
- Ensures compliance with ASHP Accreditation Standards for the
Pharmacy Residency Program
- Coordinates, recruits and interviews candidates for the
Pharmacy Residency Program
- Documents clinical activities that include, but are not limited
to, disease-state management, general pharmacotherapeutic
monitoring, pharmacokinetic monitoring, ADEs, education, and other
patient care activities
Promotes the use of the formulary, when possible, but coordinates
procurement of non-formulary drugs when necessary.
- Works closely with Pharmacy director and participates in
quality assurance programs and clinical pathway development to
enhance pharmaceutical care.
- Participates in the development of medication use management
programs within Howard University Hospital including clinical
guidelines, critical pathways, disease management, and drug use
programs.
- Assists in the preparation and presentation of other
information needed by various committees such as Adverse Drug
Reactions, Medication Use Indicators, Medication Errors and special
topic of concern as needed.
- Works with Pharmacy director to develop advanced clinical
services including pharmacy-managed protocols and programs
- Actively serves as mentor and preceptor for clinical staff
pharmacists, pharmacy students, and pharmacy residents through
example, training, and education.
- Assists with the coordination of the organization's drug
utilization program, and develops department-wide initiatives to
ensure that pharmacists monitor the use of medication in relation
to patient's age, height, weight, sex and disease state to assure
appropriate utilization, and interacts with the staff to suggest
therapeutic alternatives that are safe, cost effective, and
evidence-based.
- Acts as an educational resource by developing and presenting
programs to the pharmacy and hospital staff that promote the safe
and effective use of medications.
- Assumes other duties and responsibilities that are related and
appropriate to the position and area. The above responsibilities
are a general description of the level and nature of the work
assigned to this classification and are not to be considered as
all-inclusive.
Qualified candidates will possess:
- Doctor of Pharmacy from an accredited School of
Pharmacy.
- Completion of a PGY-2 Pharmacy Residency in a specialized
clinical area from an accredited program.
- Registration as a pharmacist in the District of Columbia or
eligibility for registry through reciprocity. BPS certification
preferred.
At Howard University Hospital our job is to care for you. We do
this by offering:
- Work-life balance
- Recognition and rewards for professional expertise
- Competitive, comprehensive benefit plans offered (including
health, disability, vacation, and sick leave and 403B retirement
plan)
COVID-19 Vaccination
Howard University Hospital requires all external applicants to be
fully vaccinated for COVID-19 before commencing employment.
ExternalApplicants may be required to furnish proof of vaccination
and, if offered, may elect to be vaccinated at a designated Howard
University Hospital location.
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Keywords: Page Mechanical Group, Inc., Silver Spring , Clinical Pharmacist Specialist, SICU, Healthcare , Washington, Maryland
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