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Job description
Pharmacy Clinical Practice
Major duties include but are not limited to:
Clinical Practice:
Performs clinical reviews and adjudicates prior authorization drug requests promoting safe, cost-effective, and optimal medication use.
Assessing and monitoring the outcome of drug therapies including interpretation of laboratory and other diagnostic parameters.
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:
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.
Collaborates with residents or other medical staff in research, when appropriate.
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:
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 Chief of Pharmacy 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.
Follows formulary guidelines and recommends therapeutic and cost effective alternatives to non-formulary drugs.
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm
Telework: Not available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Functional Statement #: 10525F/10327F
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not authorized
EDRP Authorized: This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP), a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval, award amount (up to $200,000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive. Contact , the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance. Learn more
Worksite address
iron mountain, MI, 49801, US
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