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Posted: 14-Nov-24

Location: Cincinnati, Ohio

Type: Full Time

Categories:

Clinical Pharmacist

Pharmacy

Job Setting:

Hospital/Institutional

Requirements:

Residency Required

Specialty Practice Areas:

Transplant

The Clinical Pharmacy Specialist provides clinical pharmacy services for patients receiving care under the medical direction of a specialty department division or service, regardless of the physical location of the patient within the hospital or ambulatory clinics. They coordinate clinical services with other health care practitioners/educators, participate in direct and indirect patient care activities, and supervise/precept the activities of Doctor of Pharmacy students, pharmacy residents, and staff pharmacists assigned to the specialty areas.  This posting is for a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in Heart Transplant.  

Direct Patient Care Responsibilities:

1. Assess the appropriateness of medications on the basis of health conditions, indication, and therapeutic goals; evaluate the effectiveness, safety, and affordability of medication therapy in respect to patient specific factors such as age, weight, laboratory data and other procedures; identify medication-related problems. Correlate analysis with direct patient observation and findings from the patient's physical exam and communicate analysis with other clinicians and practitioners responsible for the patient's care. 

2. The specialist, when functioning in a patient care area, takes responsibility for the continuity of care of a specific patient or team over the entire course of a hospitalization or phase of a disease. 

3. Provide written and/or verbal consultation related to (but not limited to) intravenous therapy, clinical pharmacokinetics, selection and/or continuance of drug therapy, and determination of therapeutic end points. 

4. Provide education and counseling to patients regarding their medication(s) when appropriate. 

5. Provide expert consultation with other health care professionals. Therefore, the practitioner must be thoroughly familiar with the hospital's formulary and all department policies and procedures in order to be a resource person for others. 

Indirect Patient Care Activities:

1. Participate in Multidisciplinary committees/teams to develop clinical pathways and treatment guidelines in order to promote continuous quality improvement and clinical effectiveness. 

2. Conduct and participate in drug usage evaluations and continuous quality improvement activities including, but not limited to adverse drug reaction reporting. 

3. Exhibit leadership in the participation and development of new clinical services which improve the quality and cost of care provided. 

4. Resolve problems relating to drug distribution as identified and/or referred for nurses or decentralized supportive personnel. 

5. Participate in the evaluation of drugs and preparation of monographs for the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee. 

6. Maintain and demonstrate competence in clinical problem-solving, judgment, and decision making; communication and education; medical information evaluation and management. Maintain advanced expertise in specialty practice area and recognition locally, regionally or nationally through publications and/or presentations. The specialist should have a network of colleagues in their specialty practice area. 

7. Participate in the development of policies, procedures and systems in clinical specialty area. 

8. Initiates and contributes to effective cost reduction strategies in the department and hospital. 

Educational Activities:

1. Participate in the education of pharmacy personnel including residents and students. 

2. Participate in the education of non-pharmacy personnel including physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists, and other allied health professionals. 

Participates in Research Activities:

1. Demonstrate an ongoing participation in research protocol review/development related to the specialty area. 

2. Demonstrate involvement in research related to the specialty area.

3. Assist the Drug Policy Development activities. 

4. Serve as a research preceptor for pharmacy students and residents. 

About The Christ Hospital Health Network

For more than 130 years, The Christ Hospital has been dedicated to providing the best, most compassionate care for our community. By continually reimagining what healthcare can be, we have become more than just a hospital. Today, we are an extensive network of 6,500 employees, 1,200 physicians and 600 volunteers, serving patients in more than 100 locations throughout Greater Cincinnati. The Christ Hospital Health Network includes our main hospital campus in Mt. Auburn and The Christ Hospital Medical Center in Liberty Township, as well as centers and physician practices across the Tristate – all focused on providing the highest quality care in a convenient and affordable way. Together we are healing, comforting and caring for patients and their family members. We are driving innovative research, giving patients new hope. With innovation, creativity and technical expertise, we are making sure that The Christ Hospital remains at the forefront of medical advances across the Tristate, the nation and the world for years to come.

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