Clinical Pharmacist Specialist - Emergency Medicine - York Hospital - Full-Time - Night (7on/7off)

WellSpan Health

York, PA

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Anticoagulant, Business Operations, Customer Support/Service, Emergency Medicine, Financial Management, Formulary, Healthcare, Healthcare Providers, Hospital, Leadership, Medical Records, Medications, Mentoring, Metrics, Patient Care, Patient Education, Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacy, Reconciliation, Reporting Skills, Safety/Work Safety, Team Player, Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN), Training/Teaching
LOCATION
York, PA
POSTED
13 days ago

Essential Functions:

  • Provides medication therapy management services in collaboration with other members of the health care team including active participation in daily multidisciplinary patient care rounds.
  • Provides consultative services pursuant to the department's applicable services which may include: pharmacokinetic evaluation, monitoring, and dosing, total parenteral nutrition (TPN), anticoagulation, renal dose adjustments, and intravenous to oral conversions.
  • Assists with medication reconciliation during transitions of care.
  • Provides educational services to patients and healthcare providers regarding medication therapy and/or medication safety concerns.
  • Participates in the training and education of pharmacy students, PGY1 and PGY2 pharmacy residents, and physician residents. Participates in ongoing departmental preceptor development .
  • Participates in quality, safety, and performance initiatives related to medication use at the organizational and departmental levels. Reviews and creates evidence-based protocols and order sets.
  • Takes a lead role in collaboration on departmental process research activities, including mentoring of other staff through research initiatives.
  • Adheres to WellSpan Health's medication-use policies and standard work. Develops and modifies polices and standard work related to the use of medications within the health system.
  • Participates in the health system's formulary process, ensuring an appropriate formulary system is in place.
  • Actively participates on department, facility, or health-system committees, including the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee, Formulary Committee and Drug Shortage Committee. Serves as pharmacy representative for area assigned committees and initiatives.
  • Maintains professional growth and development through continuing education, workshops, and professional affiliations to keep abreast of latest trends in field of expertise.
  • Provides outstanding service to all customers; fosters teamwork; and practices fiscal responsibility through improvement and innovation.
  • Provides annual reporting to clinical leadership regarding initiatives and metrics for assigned area of responsibility.

Common Expectations:

  • WellSpan Health has adopted and implemented a compliance program to support WellSpan's values and standards for professionalism, integrity, and ethics. Expected to support and meet the values and standards of the organization and the performance expectations of the job, the department, and the compliance program.
  • WellSpan Health has adopted and implemented a privacy program to safeguard the patient information and the business and operational information of the organization. Expected to support and meet the values and standards of the organization to safeguard patient and business/operational information.
  • The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.

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