200211 Pharmacy
Reno
, NV
Full Time - Eligible for Benefits
Allied Health
0800-1700
Req # 182799
Biweekly Hours: 80
| Position Purpose: |
| This position is responsible for student, resident and staff development, which includes the application of adult education principles. The incumbent performs an outcome evaluation relative to clinical practice, provides consultation to other health care providers, and is an excellent clinician. In addition, this person is responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining clinical support for the Staff Pharmacists. This person has advanced knowledge and experience of diseases and associated complications in a pharmacy specialty area. The incumbent must be a highly qualified independent practitioner able to provide and be responsible for drug therapy outcomes for individualized patients as an integral member of the multidisciplinary healthcare team. |
| Nature and Scope: |
The Pharmacy Clinical Specialist supports pharmacists, residents, students, and clinical specialists involved in all aspects of clinical pharmaceutical care to proved optimal patient outcomes. The position requires advanced leadership and clinical pharmacy skills. These leadership skills include role modeling, coaching, teaching and monitoring to develop the pharmacy clinical staff and residents. These clinical pharmacy skills include current knowledge of the latest information concerning all aspects of the pharmacy profession in their pharmacy specialty area, and provide pharmacy staff with optimal tools for clinical pharmacy practice in their pharmacy specialty area. The incumbent also has consultation skills to collaborate with pharmacy management, nursing management, physician, and other departments and professionals within the hospital as well as in the community.
The Pharmacy Clinical Specialist will complete evaluations on residents and students and will contribute to annual evaluations of pharmacists, make recommendations regarding matters of employment and disciplinary actions where appropriate. In addition, this position performs the following functions:
- Development, educations, and competencies in their pharmacy specialty area for Pharmacists.
- Develop and precept pharmacy rotation for pharmacy students and residents in their pharmacy specialty area.
- Identify the pharmacotherapy and medication-use training needs of other health care professionals caring and deliver effective training to those health care professionals.
- Drug information requests and consults.
- Responsible for Pharmacist Clinical Intervention data and Reporting.
- Contribute to the Medical Staff Newsletter.
- Responsible for ongoing assessment and development of pharmacy clinical drug protocols and activities along with the other Pharmacy Clinical Specialist(s).
- Identify and implement opportunities to improve the medication-use system in their pharmacy specialty area, including those involved with the use of investigational agents in clinical trials.
- Coordinates pharmacy, nursing, and medical staff in-services as necessary for staff development.
- Maintain current knowledge of the latest information concerning all aspects of the pharmacy profession in their pharmacy specialty area.
- Drug use/expense analysis as needed.
- Development and maintenance of drug formulary with regulations of non-formulary process and reporting.
- Departmental representation at a variety of section meetings specific to their pharmacy specialty area
- JCAHO compliance.
- Evaluate/Establish guidelines and education for new drug use.
- Improve and promote stewardship within the institution.
- Promote development in their pharmacy specialty area.
- Participates in the development of hospital drug use policy
- May work variable shifts, including evenings and weekends as staffing needs require.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Developing new methods or techniques and new information is required. Extensive use of reference materials is also necessary.
The incumbent has the authority to plan and develop all clinical programs, as well as educational and training programs, and to determine the content of responses to requests for drug information. Decisions that must be referred to the Director include 1) implementation of all new services 2) changes to existing programs, and 3) formulary recommendations.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
- Extensive knowledge and expertise in the area of clinical pharmacy is required.
- Knowledge of Federal, State, and local laws and regulations governing pharmacy, including current knowledge of DEA regulations governing narcotics and controlled substance.
- Knowledge regarding the coordination of clinical activities of staff pharmacists assigned to surgery, medicine, geriatrics, pediatrics, nutrition, critical care, trauma, neurology, pharmacokinetics, and ambulatory care.
- Ability to design and implement expanding roles for the clinical pharmacists as well as training programs for staff, medical students, interns, residents, and other allied health personnel.
- Extensive knowledge of all pharmacist shifts to be able to assist with staffing, if needed.
- Ability to give and accept constructive feedback and initiate appropriate actions to correct situations.
This position does provide patient care. |
| The foregoing description is not intended and should not be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills and efforts or work conditions associated with the job. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the general nature and level of the job. |
| Minimum Qualifications: Requirements - Required and/or Preferred |
| Education: |
Must have working-level knowledge of the English language, including reading, writing and speaking English. Doctor of Pharmacy Degree preferred. |
| Experience: |
Completion of a fellowship in a specialty area of pharmacy practice or extensive clinical experience in a specialty area (preferred - not required). A minimum of 5 years experience as a Pharm.D. or 3 years experience as a Pharm.D. plus 1 year of residency training, or 10 years as a clinical Pharmacist. A nationally recognized form of advanced credentialing with regular renewal requirements including, but not limited to BCOP, BCPS, BCDP, BCPP, BCASP, CACP, CDE, DABAT, CGP and CPP. |
| License(s): |
Ability to obtain and maintain a State of Nevada Pharmacist license. |
| Certification(s): |
Healthcare BLS within the first 90 days of employment is required for all locations.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) within the first 90 days of employment is required
for location 200211. |
| Computer / Typing: |
Staff:
Must possess, or be able to obtain within 90 days, the computers skills necessary to complete online learning requirements for job-specific competencies, access online forms and policies, complete online benefits enrollment, etc. Typing: 25 wpm. |
Actual salary offered may vary based on multiple factors, including but not limited to, an individual's location and their knowledge, skills, and experience as well as internal equity. |
Renown Health
Apr 22, 2025