Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Internal Medicine (Transplant Focus)
- Category
- Pharmacists
- Job Type
- Full time
- Job ID
- R-15573
If you are looking to make an impact on a meaningful scale, come join us as we embrace the Power of One!
We strive to be an employer of choice and establish a reputation for being a talent rich organization where Associates can grow their career caring for others. For over a century, we’ve served the health care needs of the people of Memphis and the Mid-South.
This position will be within the internal medicine team and will have the opportunity to round with one of the internal medicine teams or with hepatology depending on interest. Weekend staffing will be with the transplant team with assistance during week as needed.
A Brief Overview
The Clinical Pharmacy Specialist promotes the safe and appropriate use, proper storage, and distribution of medications as required for patient care in accordance with professional standards and practices. Develops, implements, and monitors clinical protocols. Provides consultative and research services in a specialty area to patients and the medical, nursing, and pharmacy staff. Serves as the expert clinical resource for pharmacy in specialty area. Models appropriate behavior as exemplified in MLH Mission, Vision and Values.
What you will do
- Serves as a subject matter expert in pharmacotherapy or the desired specialty.
- Provides consultative services and clinical expertise to evaluate and improve medication usage and therapeutic outcomes.
- Promotes professional practice and accountability for optimal outcomes and continued improvement within the pharmacy scope of practice.
- Advises physicians, healthcare staff, and patients in the safe administration of medication.
- Supports and participates in pharmacy quality initiatives, drug research, teaching of residents, and medication use evaluation, and the implementation of evidence based best practices.
- Follows established, participates in the development of, and ensures compliance with policies and procedures for medication safety, regulatory requirements, quality standards, and compliance activities.
- Processes orders and prescriptions to provide medications and pharmaceutical supplies ordered by physicians and authorized medical practitioners.
Education/Formal Training Requirements
- Required - Bachelor's Degree Pharmacy
- Preferred - Doctorate Pharmacy
Work Experience Requirements
- Required - No prior work experience
Licenses and Certifications Requirements
- Required - Pharmacist Tennessee - Tennessee Board of Pharmacy
- Preferred - Pharmacist Mississippi - Mississippi Board of Pharmacy
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Demonstrates advanced pharmacy knowledge related to area of practice.
- Understands and interprets complex written materials and technical reports.
- Demonstrated ability to balance multiple priorities and work effectively as a member of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Ability to work with information systems, automated and technical pharmacy equipment.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and to consistently exercise sound judgment and initiative in a wide range of circumstances.
- An effective planner with strong skills in scheduling and organizing work flows.
Supervision Provided by this Position
- Guides the daily activities of pharmacy techniciansand/or residents in the assigned work area.
Physical Demands
- The physical activities of this position may include climbing, pushing, standing, hearing, walking, reaching, grasping, kneeling, stooping, and repetitive motion.
- Must have good balance and coordination.
- The physical requirements of this position are: medium work - exerting up to 50 lbs. of force occasionally and/or up to 25 lbs. of force frequently.
- The Associate is required to have close visual acuity including color, depth perception, and field of vision to perform an activity, such as assessing patients, preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; or extensive reading.
- Frequent invasive and non-invasive patient contact.
- Exposure to patient body fluids as well as exposure to hazardous or poisonous materials.
- Ability to react quickly to emergency situations including on-call availability.
Our Associates are passionate about what they do, the service they provide and the patients they serve. We value family, team and a Power of One culture that requires commitment to the highest standards of care and unity.
Boasting one of the South's largest medical centers, Memphis blends a friendly community, a thriving and growing downtown, and a low cost of living. We see each day as a new opportunity to make a difference in the lives of the people in our community.
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