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Clinical pharmacists are responsible for working with the multidisciplinary patient care team which may include prescribers, healthcare practitioners, pharmacists and other members of the patient care team (i.e., laboratory technicians, respiratory therapy) and patient/caregivers to provide optimal pharmaceutical care. Clinical pharmacists provide age-appropriate care to patients from the age of birth through 21 years and select adult patient populations. 

• Serves as a member of the patient care team as the pharmacotherapy expert to prospectively recommend and evaluate individualized drug therapy including therapeutic drug monitoring, make recommendations to achieve best outcomes in an evidence-based and patient-specific manner while considering pharmacoeconomic principles, and prospectively identifies potential adverse drug reactions, drug-drug, drug-disease and drug-food interactions, and incompatibilities affecting patient outcomes.
• Verifies medications orders to assure timely and accurate delivery in a form appropriate for the patient. Further, helps operationalize recommendations through order verification as appropriate and as determined by team leadership
• Dispenses medications pursuant to prescriber orders, including determining the appropriateness of medication orders using information such as patient age, weight, disease state(s) and pertinent past medical history, reviews all possible adverse drug events, and considers patient allergies. Determines appropriateness of medication orders and contacts prescribing practitioner if in doubt of appropriateness of order.
• Participates on hospital and/or department committees as related to medication safety and /or quality improvement initiatives while demonstrating pharmacy practice leadership.
• Demonstrate competency in all pertinent areas of clinical pharmacy practice; completes medication reconciliation, provides patient education, and serves as a drug information resource to other healthcare providers, patients, caregivers, and other associate hospital personnel.
• Documents direct patient care, clinical, operational, and financial outcomes and activities appropriately in the medical record.
• Provides appropriate handoff for pharmacists and other healthcare providers to follow up on anticipated pharmacotherapy needs. Collaborates with other members of the pharmacy team to assure continuity of care and consistency of practice.
• Participates in the development and coordination of patient-specific teaching and transitional care services as part of medication reconciliation and discharge planning.
• Provides in-service training to medical, nursing, and pharmacy staff.  Precepts and/or supervises pharmacy residents, students, interns, technicians, or graduates awaiting licensure.  Provides appropriate oversight and input in performance evaluations.  
• Engagement in annual Professional Development Index expectations, including:
  • Precepts PGY2 Pediatric Pharmacy Residents, PGY1 Pharmacy Residents, and Doctor of Pharmacy students, and Pediatric Pharmacy
  • Provides team-based education and training to medical staff, fellows, residents, and students. Develops, provides, and participates in Pharmacy Department staff development activities.
  • Participates in research and scholarly activities as an investigator or consultant to the pharmacy, medical, and nursing staff. Routine contribution and external scholarship are expected through publication of articles in peer-reviewed journals or conference abstracts.  At least one abstract or publication biennially is expected.