Penn Medicine - Philadelphia, PA
posted 2 months ago
Full-time - Mid Level
Philadelphia, PA
Ambulatory Health Care Services
About the position
The Inpatient Clinical Pharmacy Specialist at Penn Medicine's Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP) is a full-time role focused on providing comprehensive pharmacy services in the Medical ICU. This position involves collaboration with healthcare teams to ensure optimal medication management, patient education, and participation in quality improvement initiatives. The specialist will also supervise pharmacy staff and contribute to the advancement of pharmacy practice through research and professional development.
Responsibilities
- Provides optimal pharmacy service to patients and other health care professionals by designing, recommending, monitoring, evaluating and documenting patient and age-specific pharmacotherapy.
- Participates in the education of all healthcare providers regarding safe and effective medication use. Precepts pharmacy students, residents and pharmacy staff as assigned. Provides pharmaceutical education to patients and caregivers.
- Verifies, prepares and dispenses medications using appropriate techniques to ensure positive outcomes of drug therapies and compliance with regulatory requirements and the organization's policies and procedures.
- Provides concise, applicable and timely responses to drug information requests from health care providers and patients.
- Participates in the management of medical emergencies.
- Contributes to, participates in, and leads multidisciplinary quality improvement initiatives and clinical research within the pharmacy and/or other institutional departments to improve patient care.
- Supervises and directs the activities and growth of other pharmacists, residents, technicians, interns, and students.
- Works to advance the practice of pharmacy through contributions to the medical and pharmaceutical literature as well as through participation in professional organizations.
Requirements
- PA Pharmacist license required.
- Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties Certification in area of specialty practice (or Pharmacotherapy if no specialty certification available) must be obtained within 1 year of hire.
- Pharmacy- Bachelor of Science Degree or Doctor of Pharmacy Degree from an accredited College of Pharmacy (required).
- Demonstration of contributions to pharmacy practice and leadership skills.
- Successful completion of a PGY1 Pharmacy Residency OR as a licensed pharmacist in a hospital pharmacy with >50% of time in area of specialty.
- Successful completion of a PGY2 Specialty Residency preferred.
Nice-to-haves
- Experience in critical care pharmacy practice.
- Leadership experience in pharmacy settings.
Benefits
- Comprehensive compensation and benefits program.
- Prepaid tuition assistance program.
