Consults with pharmacy leadership, physicians and interdisciplinary team members on the development, implementation and utilization of approved protocols to provide pharmaceutical care. Manages the development and/or implementation of regional drug initiatives or other formulary management activities. Serves as a primary preceptor for the pharmacy student and residency program. Provides pharmaceutical care by performing various patient-focused clinical, educational, informative, and distributive functions in ambulatory care as an interdisciplinary team member in support of patients, practitioners, and ancillary staff. Ensures appropriate, cost-effective drug utilization while maintaining and enhancing patient care.
Essential Functions:
- Takes leadership role in development, implementation, and coordination of regional, hospital, or hospital-based drug initiatives or other formulary management activities
- Researches and organizes patient-specific information; documents patient medication histories; recommends or reviews laboratory tests to assess patient response to drug therapy; identifies medication therapy problems as appropriate
- Designs appropriate pharmacotherapeutic regimens; integrates patient-specific disease and drug information, current practice standards, ethical issues, and quality-of-life issues, and pharmacoeconomic principles
- Recommends pharmacotherapeutic regimens and corresponding monitoring plans to prescribers in way that is systematic, logical, and secures consensus from prescriber and patient; utilizes patient interview/assessment skills, current literature-supported evidence and practices, drug initiative information, and established protocols
- Monitors data and modifies pharmacotherapeutic plans as necessary
- May perform limited physical examinations, such as blood pressure and glucose measurement, for the purpose of providing medication management services
- Documents pharmaceutical care activities in patients' medical records or clinical information system
- Establishes relationships with physicians and facility leaders to successfully partner on drug therapy issues; balances cost and quality issues
- Participates in establishing disease state management protocols in coordination with HPMG physicians, Clinic Nursing, Pharmacy and Therapeutics committee
- Participates, as appropriate, in development and/or implementation of regional drug initiatives or other formulary management activities
- Provides patient-specific verbal or written consultations, including pharmacotherapy and pharmacokinetic, to healthcare practitioners
- Provides pharmaceutical care services for defined high risk patient populations; ensures continuity of pharmaceutical care and optimal utilization of resources to and from acute and ambulatory patient-care settings; collaborates with inpatient/outpatient pharmacist or established Regional disease management program(s) for follow-up with high-risk discharges
- Designs effective medication-use education for patients and caregivers; provides one-on-one counseling to patients and caregivers, including information on drug therapy, adverse effects, compliance, appropriate use, and handling
- Adapts effective strategies for communicating with non-English speaking patients or those who are otherwise impaired (e.g., blind, deaf, cognitively impaired, illiterate)
- Leads regional medication management and formulary education programs to promote appropriate, cost-effective prescribing
- Additional essential functions as listed in the complete job description
Qualifications:
Basic Qualifications:
- Graduate from an accredited pharmacy college recognized by the American Council of Pharmaceutical Education (ACPE)
- Completion of an emergency contraception training course approved by the American Council of Pharmaceutical Education (ACPE), curriculum-based programs from an ACPE-accredited college of pharmacy, applicable state or local health department programs, or programs recognized by the board of pharmacy
- Licensed pharmacists who have completed a PGY1 residency OR PGY2 residency OR Pharmacy Fellowship OR licensed pharmacists who have not completed a PGY1 residency but must demonstrate mastery of the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and abilities expected of one who has completed a PGY1 residency and have a minimum of three years of pharmacy practice experience
- Valid Hawaii Pharmacist license (must meet education requirement(s) for Hawaii State licensure)
- Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BCPS) certification offered by the Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties (BPS) OR successful attainment of BCPS** certification within 3 (three) years after date of hire
**Oncology Clinical Pharmacist - Board Certified in Oncology
Ambulatory Care Clinical Pharmacist - Board Certified in Pharmacotherapy or Ambulatory Care Pharmacy
Inpatient - Board Certified in Pharmacotherapy
- Demonstrated knowledge of related federal, state and local regulations and accreditation requirements including The Joint Commission standards and ability to safely handle and/or prepare various pharmaceutical compounds (e.g., chemotherapeutic agents, biologicals)
Preferred Qualifications:
- Doctor of Pharmacy Degree from a school recognized by the American Council of Pharmaceutical Education
External hires must pass a background check/drug screen.
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