ClinicalPharmacist–LungTransplant

Your job is more than a job. This a specialist position. The Clinical Pharmacist Senior is responsible for working with physicians, care managers, and other clinical staff, as part of a medical care team focusing on patient outcomes, while maintaining cost. The Clinical Pharmacist Senior provides patients and providers with therapeutic assessments and selected disease management, for assigned practices, working towards improving patient and practice outcomes. The Clinical Pharmacist Senior also performs other duties consistent with the job classification as required. **GENERAL DUTIES** **Patient Care Activities:** Directs and initiates development, implementation and maintenance of clinical pharmacy services. Provides clinical consultation to the Medical Staff and other health care providers within the appropriate team or unit(s), suggests appropriate cost-effective therapeutic alternatives as needed. Communicates and documents all activities/interventions (i.e., medication order changes/clarifications with the prescriber, pharmacokinetic dosing/monitoring, adverse drug reactions and errors etc.). Fosters teamwork and takes responsibility to ensure delivery of high-quality patient care. Performs staff duties as needed. **Collaboration and Education of Health Care Providers:** Collaborates with all health care providers to ensure timely resolution of concerns and questions. Provides ongoing education and timely drug information to physicians, nursing, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals by developing educational materials and competencies and providing in-services as needed. **Development of Clinical Guidelines and Protocols:** Facilitates the development and implementation of treatment guidelines, pathways, protocols, formulary changes, medication use evaluations, and any other appropriate drug information reports as approved by the appropriate committee(s). **Committee Membership and Awareness of Regulatory Standards:** Actively participates on clinical