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Care New England Health System - Warwick, RI
posted 2 months ago
About the position
The Clinical Pharmacy Specialist for Transitions of Care (TOC) plays a crucial role in enhancing patient care during the transition from hospital to home. This position involves coordinating medication plans for high-risk patients, conducting medication reconciliation, providing patient education, and ensuring effective communication with healthcare providers. The specialist acts as a patient advocate, focusing on quality care and optimal medication management post-discharge.
Responsibilities
- Coordinates a transitions of care medication plan for high risk patients transitioning from hospital to home.
- Reviews and reconciles all medications upon discharge to assess for potential duplicate therapy, inappropriate dosing, or missing medication orders/prescriptions.
- Conducts post-discharge patient follow-up phone calls to ensure patient understanding of medical discharge plan and provide additional medication education, as needed.
- Reviews medication orders and monitors laboratory parameters, adjusting medication to ensure optimal therapy in collaboration with providers.
- Communicates directly with prescribers to resolve medication-related issues.
- Coordinates the dispensing of discharge medications, if necessary.
- Educates and counsels patients on medications, explaining in detail any changes to their regimen.
- Addresses and resolves potential barriers to patient understanding and medication access prior to discharge.
- Attends multi-disciplinary rounds to determine patient's disposition when needed and educates physician and clinical staff on TOC related topics.
- Participates in departmental transitions of care program enhancement and expansion.
- Serves as a pharmacy representative on the hospital readmissions committee.
- Precepts Pharmacy Students/Residents, participating in the PGY1 pharmacy residency program.
Requirements
- Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree with PGY-1 post-graduate residency training or equivalent experience (2-5 years of experience in Ambulatory and/or Transitional Care Pharmacy and inpatient care) or PGY-2 in Ambulatory Care.
- Current RI Pharmacist license is required.
- Board Certification in Pharmacotherapy (or Board-eligible) is preferred but not required.
