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Job description
Pharmacy Service Clinical Pharmacist
The Formulary Management Clinical Pharmacist will work collaboratively to provide clinical support to providers and teams through adjudication of prior authorization drug requests to promoting safe, cost-effective, and optimal medication use. The Formulary Management Clinical Pharmacist also assists in the educational mission of the Pharmacy Service. The incumbent will promote rational medication therapy for patients at the VA Illiana Health Care System.
Clinical Practice:
Performs clinical reviews and adjudicates prior authorization drug requests promoting safe, cost-effective, and optimal medication use.
Maintains advanced skill in assessing and monitoring the outcome of drug therapies including interpretation of laboratory and other diagnostic parameters.
Demonstrates expert knowledge in multiple areas of clinical pharmacy practice such as oncology, hematology, rheumatology, neurology, dermatology, infectious disease, transplant, emergency medicine, among other clinical areas.
Maintains professional competencies of information on new drugs, clinical innovations in pharmacy practice, completes continuing education, and integrates this information into his/her daily clinical practice.
Evaluates medications for appropriateness and drug interactions, allergies and adverse reactions, and duplicate therapy.
Provides appropriate patient counseling. Inquires about side effects and patient questions for prescriptions. Evaluates patient's ability to understand instructions. Provides verbal and written instructions to promote patient medication adherence as appropriate.
Provides direction to other healthcare providers on formulary management questions.
Serves as a professional advocate for advancement of pharmacy services.
Clinical Education and Scholarly Activities:
Serves as a preceptor and shares responsibility for training, guidance and evaluation of learners including students and residents. Assists the Residency Program Directors in the direction and coordination of the programs.
Serve as an intern preceptor for School of Pharmacy Pharm.D. students during rotations.
Serve as a preceptor/trainer for visiting healthcare professionals or students who want to broaden their knowledge and skills and/or establish their own clinical practice in the designated practice area.
Assumes an active role in staff development of peers and provides educational opportunities to nursing, medical and other ancillary services. Complete all required training on a timely basis.
Collaborates with residents or other medical staff in research, when appropriate.
Assists in training new employees.
Maintains knowledge and completes continuing education in areas of expertise.
Serves as a mentor in the development and implementation of resident research projects including research questions, methodology, application to IRB (as appropriate) and supporting resident in development of presentation and manuscript.
Administrative Support:
Continually identifies and implements strategies to optimize the cost effective use of medications. Continually reviews economic impact and compliance with these endeavors and provides input to Pharmacy Leadership.
Identifies target areas, formulates and develops plans for implementation, trains staff, and provides documentation to assess progress for formulary management activities.
Conducts prospective/retrospective drug use evaluations of high-use, high cost, or high-risk drugs. Assist the Associate Pharmacy Chief of Business and Quality Management in preparation and report analysis of data, make recommendations for corrective action, and develop education programs/interventions that would alter aberrant prescribing or work patterns.
Serves as a resource between Pharmacy Service and all health care providers regarding formulary management.
Collaborates with other services and staff in the facility to achieve optimum interdepartmental cooperation.
Knows and follows formulary guidelines and recommends therapeutic and cost effective alternatives to non-formulary drugs.
Provides leadership on hospital committees when requested.
Ensures that VA, hospital, and service policies are followed.
Work Schedule: Monday- Friday, 7:30am-4:00pm
Telework: Not available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: 08009F, 08010F
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized
EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more
Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not authorized
Worksite address
danville, IL, 61832, US
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