Advanced Clinical Pharmacist - Pharmaceutical Care (Hiring Immediately) at CHRISTUS Health
Corpus Christi, TX 78414
About the Job
**Description**
_**Summary:**_
The Specialty Clinical Pharmacist is responsible and accountable for the
provision of safe, effective, and prompt medication therapy. Specialty
Clinical Pharmacists provide proficient direct patient-centered care in a
decentralized practice setting. In this clinical role, Specialty Clinical
Pharmacists participate in all necessary aspects of the medication-use system
while providing comprehensive and individualized pharmaceutical care to the
patients in their assigned areas. Pharmaceutical care services include but are
not limited to assessing patient needs, incorporating age and disease-specific
characteristics into drug therapy and patient education, adjusting care
according to patient response, and providing clinical interventions to detect,
mitigate, and prevent medication adverse events. Specialty Clinical
Pharmacists serve as departmental resources and liaisons to other departments,
or external groups. They also conduct clinical research and practice
advancement projects as well as patient care quality and regulatory compliance
initiatives designed to improve medication-use processes or pharmacy practice.
Specialty Clinical Pharmacists provide medication and practice-related
educationtraining and actively serve as preceptors for Doctor of Pharmacy
students and pharmacy residents. The Specialty Clinical Pharmacists will
participate in the quality management program with the goal of improving
services by monitoring processes, analyzing data, implementing interventions
to improve, and evaluating the effectiveness of those interventions.
The Specialty Clinical Pharmacists will be responsible for the clinical
management of patients on a variety of specialty therapies for medical
conditions including but not limited to Hepatitis C, inflammatory conditions
(gastroenterology, dermatology, asthma, and allergy), pulmonary conditions
(idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, cystic fibrosis), neurology (multiple
sclerosis, migraine headache), dyslipidemia, osteoporosis, and oncology.
Located just minutes from the shores of Padre Island, CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital
Corpus Christi-South provides surgical and medical services for our patients
in south Corpus Christi. Perfectly positioned to serve the rapidly-growing
south side of Corpus Christi, CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi - South
is licensed for 158 beds. South offers a full range of medical and surgical
services including pediatrics, obstetrics, skilled nursing, emergency,
intensive care as well as advanced diagnostic and imaging. The hospital is
also home to a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit which enables recovering
mothers to remain close to their premature or special needs babies.
_**Responsibilities:**_
• Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of
Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
Leads assigned patient service lines, clinical areas, and therapeutic programs
• Facilitates pharmaceutical care services, direct patient care programs, and
medication utilization systems within assigned services and care areas to
ensure drug utilization activities are aligned with patient care needs,
evidence-based best practices, and regulatory standards.
• Actively identifies practice-related issues that require evaluation and
facilitate clinical research projects, quality improvement initiatives, or
healthcare provider education as needed to advance practice.
• Assures pharmacy is an integral part of the healthcare delivery system and
facilitates enhancement and expansion of pharmacy servicesprograms.
Delivers direct patient care
• Maintains proficiency in the clinical pharmacy program.
• Works as an active member of the multidisciplinary team and collaborates
with healthcare providers to provide patient-centered care.
• Identifies high-risk patients and implements interventions to improve
quality and safety.
• Makes appropriate evidence-based, patient-centered medication
recommendations.
• Oversees the liaisons’ workflow to ensure timely review and processing of
orders.
• Oversees the prior authorization and appeals process.
• Offers clinical assistance to the technician staff as needed.
• Performs and documents initial and follow-up assessments and consultations
in line with program policies and procedures and URAC and ACHC accreditation
requirements.
• Participates in a rotating after-hours on-call process.
Provides pharmaceutical services throughout the health system
• Maintains proficiency in hospital computer systems and medication ordering
systems.
• Provides accurate, safe, timely, and appropriate medication therapy based on
patient age and needs.
• Completes critical patient monitoring and reviews patient profilechart to
identify, prevent, or mitigate drug-related problems, improper drug or dose
selection, sub-therapeutic dosage, overdosage, adverse drug reactions, drug
interactions, failure to receive drugs, untreated indications, medication use
without an indication, and treatment failures.
• Communicates effectively and appropriately with healthcare providers and
caregivers (physicians, nurses, etc.)
• Actively participates in stewardship activities and restricted medication
programs.
Participates in pharmacy operations and medication dispensing as assigned
• Maintains proficiency in and actively engages in operational programs and
specialty pharmacy areas as appropriate for job assignment.
Facilitates experiential education and practice advancement
• Maintains proficiency in preceptor roles and actively emulates
educationmentorship skills.
• Develops student, resident, and staff training experiencescompetencies and
creates new relationships for teaching and training opportunities.
• Identifies, designs, and implements improvements in the medication-use
system to advance patient safety, maximize therapeutic outcomes, or control
costs.
_**Requirements:**_
* Doctor of Pharmacy degree from an ACPE accredited school of Pharmacy is required.
* PGY1 residency or 5 years of clinical practice (community, ambulatory care, PBM, or hospital) required.
* PGY2 residency preferred.
* Specialty pharmacy experience preferred.
* EPIC suite products experience preferred (EMR, Compass Rose, Willow Ambulatory)
* Significant knowledge and expertise in advanced pharmacy practice, specialty medication therapy management, and specialty evidence-based medicine in areas appropriate for clinical assignments required.
* Licensed pharmacist in the state of practice.
* Pharmacy preceptor license within 90 days of start date.
* Must accrue American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Residency Preceptor status within 18 months of hire.
* Must obtain Certified Specialty Pharmacist (CSP) certification or other applicable board (e. g. BCOP, BCACP, BCPS, BCMTMS, BCGP) certification within 18 months of hire.
**_Work Schedule:_**
Varies
**_Work Type:_
**
Full Time
**EEO is the law - click below for more information:**
We endeavor to make this site accessible to any and all users. If you would
like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need
assistance completing the application process, please contact us at (844)
257-6925.
_**Summary:**_
The Specialty Clinical Pharmacist is responsible and accountable for the
provision of safe, effective, and prompt medication therapy. Specialty
Clinical Pharmacists provide proficient direct patient-centered care in a
decentralized practice setting. In this clinical role, Specialty Clinical
Pharmacists participate in all necessary aspects of the medication-use system
while providing comprehensive and individualized pharmaceutical care to the
patients in their assigned areas. Pharmaceutical care services include but are
not limited to assessing patient needs, incorporating age and disease-specific
characteristics into drug therapy and patient education, adjusting care
according to patient response, and providing clinical interventions to detect,
mitigate, and prevent medication adverse events. Specialty Clinical
Pharmacists serve as departmental resources and liaisons to other departments,
or external groups. They also conduct clinical research and practice
advancement projects as well as patient care quality and regulatory compliance
initiatives designed to improve medication-use processes or pharmacy practice.
Specialty Clinical Pharmacists provide medication and practice-related
educationtraining and actively serve as preceptors for Doctor of Pharmacy
students and pharmacy residents. The Specialty Clinical Pharmacists will
participate in the quality management program with the goal of improving
services by monitoring processes, analyzing data, implementing interventions
to improve, and evaluating the effectiveness of those interventions.
The Specialty Clinical Pharmacists will be responsible for the clinical
management of patients on a variety of specialty therapies for medical
conditions including but not limited to Hepatitis C, inflammatory conditions
(gastroenterology, dermatology, asthma, and allergy), pulmonary conditions
(idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, cystic fibrosis), neurology (multiple
sclerosis, migraine headache), dyslipidemia, osteoporosis, and oncology.
Located just minutes from the shores of Padre Island, CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital
Corpus Christi-South provides surgical and medical services for our patients
in south Corpus Christi. Perfectly positioned to serve the rapidly-growing
south side of Corpus Christi, CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi - South
is licensed for 158 beds. South offers a full range of medical and surgical
services including pediatrics, obstetrics, skilled nursing, emergency,
intensive care as well as advanced diagnostic and imaging. The hospital is
also home to a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit which enables recovering
mothers to remain close to their premature or special needs babies.
_**Responsibilities:**_
• Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of
Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
Leads assigned patient service lines, clinical areas, and therapeutic programs
• Facilitates pharmaceutical care services, direct patient care programs, and
medication utilization systems within assigned services and care areas to
ensure drug utilization activities are aligned with patient care needs,
evidence-based best practices, and regulatory standards.
• Actively identifies practice-related issues that require evaluation and
facilitate clinical research projects, quality improvement initiatives, or
healthcare provider education as needed to advance practice.
• Assures pharmacy is an integral part of the healthcare delivery system and
facilitates enhancement and expansion of pharmacy servicesprograms.
Delivers direct patient care
• Maintains proficiency in the clinical pharmacy program.
• Works as an active member of the multidisciplinary team and collaborates
with healthcare providers to provide patient-centered care.
• Identifies high-risk patients and implements interventions to improve
quality and safety.
• Makes appropriate evidence-based, patient-centered medication
recommendations.
• Oversees the liaisons’ workflow to ensure timely review and processing of
orders.
• Oversees the prior authorization and appeals process.
• Offers clinical assistance to the technician staff as needed.
• Performs and documents initial and follow-up assessments and consultations
in line with program policies and procedures and URAC and ACHC accreditation
requirements.
• Participates in a rotating after-hours on-call process.
Provides pharmaceutical services throughout the health system
• Maintains proficiency in hospital computer systems and medication ordering
systems.
• Provides accurate, safe, timely, and appropriate medication therapy based on
patient age and needs.
• Completes critical patient monitoring and reviews patient profilechart to
identify, prevent, or mitigate drug-related problems, improper drug or dose
selection, sub-therapeutic dosage, overdosage, adverse drug reactions, drug
interactions, failure to receive drugs, untreated indications, medication use
without an indication, and treatment failures.
• Communicates effectively and appropriately with healthcare providers and
caregivers (physicians, nurses, etc.)
• Actively participates in stewardship activities and restricted medication
programs.
Participates in pharmacy operations and medication dispensing as assigned
• Maintains proficiency in and actively engages in operational programs and
specialty pharmacy areas as appropriate for job assignment.
Facilitates experiential education and practice advancement
• Maintains proficiency in preceptor roles and actively emulates
educationmentorship skills.
• Develops student, resident, and staff training experiencescompetencies and
creates new relationships for teaching and training opportunities.
• Identifies, designs, and implements improvements in the medication-use
system to advance patient safety, maximize therapeutic outcomes, or control
costs.
_**Requirements:**_
* Doctor of Pharmacy degree from an ACPE accredited school of Pharmacy is required.
* PGY1 residency or 5 years of clinical practice (community, ambulatory care, PBM, or hospital) required.
* PGY2 residency preferred.
* Specialty pharmacy experience preferred.
* EPIC suite products experience preferred (EMR, Compass Rose, Willow Ambulatory)
* Significant knowledge and expertise in advanced pharmacy practice, specialty medication therapy management, and specialty evidence-based medicine in areas appropriate for clinical assignments required.
* Licensed pharmacist in the state of practice.
* Pharmacy preceptor license within 90 days of start date.
* Must accrue American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Residency Preceptor status within 18 months of hire.
* Must obtain Certified Specialty Pharmacist (CSP) certification or other applicable board (e. g. BCOP, BCACP, BCPS, BCMTMS, BCGP) certification within 18 months of hire.
**_Work Schedule:_**
Varies
**_Work Type:_
**
Full Time
**EEO is the law - click below for more information:**
We endeavor to make this site accessible to any and all users. If you would
like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need
assistance completing the application process, please contact us at (844)
257-6925.
