Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Ambulatory Care

Company: Saint Vincent Hospital - Allegheny Health Network
Location: Erie
Posted on: December 4, 2019

Job Description:

Position at Allegheny Health Network – Saint Vincent Hospital, Erie, PA Saint Vincent Hospital is a 371-bed community hospital, founded in 1875 and recognized as Erie’s choice to receive healthcare. As a member of the Allegheny Health Network, Saint Vincent Hospital is committed to serving Erie and the northwestern Pennsylvania region. From our hospital, to specialty diagnostic and outpatient facilities, we are committed to the highest quality patient care, while providing a continuum of services including primary care, specialty services, outpatient surgery, and cancer care. The pharmacy provides comprehensive services including inpatient, outpatient, and ambulatory care pharmacy services. Allegheny Health Network is an integrated delivery network focused on preserving health care choice and providing affordable, high-quality care to the people in our communities. With more than 14,000 employees including 7,400 health care professionals, nearly 200 primary care and specialty care practices, Allegheny Health Network includes seven hospitals in Pennsylvania with nearly 2,400 licensed beds. Job Summary: Optimizes patient care by promoting rational, safe, and cost effective drug therapy by developing and providing clinical services in their area of expertise. Conducts drug therapy monitoring and drug formulary reviews, implements drug therapy interventions to reduce adverse events. May conduct pharmacy practice research. Educates and trains the pharmacy staff, pharmacy residents, students and other members of the healthcare team.

Job Responsibilities:

• Provides pharmaceutical care in their specialty practice area which can include reviewing and evaluating patients' drug/medical history, providing drug therapy recommendations to optimize care, providing drug information, evaluation of medical literature, rounding with medical services, drug utilization reviews/monitors and patient counseling.
• Plans, implements, performs and measures the clinical processes that will improve treatment outcomes while minimizing adverse drug events and contribute favorable quality and financial outcomes. Coordinates DUEs, analyzes, trends and evaluates data to be synthesized into reports for action by committees.
• Creates a culture of learning and sharing in the network that supports the development of a fully qualified clinical staff through coaching, motivation and empowerment. Implements staff development on clinical processes and oversees the training of Pharmacists, Pharmacy Residents, students and healthcare providers.
• Promotes interdisciplinary teamwork including development and implementation of clinical pathways and protocols that promote appropriate medication safety and medication utilization using best practice evidence based recommendations.
• Provides input in planning pharmaceutical care to meet department and organizational goals. May assist and perform duties of a Pharmacy Practice Supervisor/Coordinator.
• When applicable, instructs, mentors and empowers Pharmacy Residents to become clinical specialists.
• Contributes to the medical community and pharmacy practice by presenting research at meetings and/or publishing results in journals.
• Performs other duties as assigned or required.

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