Position Title: Clinical Pharmacist - Emergency Medicine
Education: • Degree/Education: Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) ASHP-accredited post-graduate year one residency training program (PGY1) with Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS) board certification. • OR ASHP – accredited post -graduate year two (PGY2) • OR ASHP – accredited PGY-1 with three (3) years of clinical practice experience in with Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS) board certification.
Equivalency Determination Request: • The Contractor shall not request an equivalency determination as a substitute for education requirements on this labor category. • Certifications (in addition to Basic Life Support identified in paragraph 1.5.45.6.): American Heart Association Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification for all acute care pharmacists (i.e. critical care, cardiology, emergency medicine, internal medicine)
Board Certification: • Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS) Board Certification
Licensure: • Current, full, active, and unrestricted license to practice as a clinical pharmacist.
Contract Worker Standard Qualifications: The standard qualifications (duties) or the labor category are as follows: • Experience: All hospital clinical experience must be recent within the past 2 years post-graduation/training. Candidate must meet standards of an ASHP-Qualified Residency Preceptor within one year of employment.
Clinical Pharmacist - Emergency Medicine • Provides direct patient care, including treatment assessment and medication management activities. • Works collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to optimize drug therapy. • Clinically evaluates all patients in specified area daily with relevant documentation placed in the medical record regarding pharmacy recommendations, plans, interventions, and medication reconciliation. • Reviews the patient's drug regimen for appropriate indication, dosing allergy verification, interactions potential, lab monitoring, duplication of therapy, drug interactions and medication documentation. • Provides cost-effective management of drug utilization within the clinic, monitors process and outcome of patient care relating to drug therapy, monitors polypharmacy and high dose pharmaceutical dosing to prevent adverse effects. • Clinical Pharmacists provide education on pharmaceuticals to BAMC staff and beneficiaries as requested and in support of residency requirements for rotation opportunities. • Responds to Level I Trauma, code blue and massive blood transfusion emergencies. • Provides direct patient care and medication therapy monitoring, including antibiotic stewardship, pharmacokinetic drug dosing, renal and hepatic dosing, and patient education. • Facilitates discharge planning and smooth transition to alternate sites of care from a pharmacy perspective. |