Clinical Pharmacy Coordinator

Clinical Pharmacy Coordinator

The Clinical Pharmacy Coordinator is responsible for coordinating clinical pharmacy services and ensuring that the pharmacy provides optimal clinical services on a daily basis. The Clinical Pharmacy Coordinator facilitates the development, implementation, and maintenance of systems that promote desirable patient outcomes through safe, appropriate, cost-effective medication therapies.

Job Description

• Ensures that the pharmacy meets or exceeds all CMS (Medicare), Arkansas Department of Health, and Arkansas Board of Pharmacy standards related to pharmacy
• Develops and maintains a medical staff-approved formulary
• Reviews the performance and documentation of clinical activities of all pharmacists, including documentation of the financial impact of clinical activities
• Prepares reports on pharmaceutical care and pharmacoeconomic activities including financial impact, as directed
• Recommends resources needed for the department
• Participates in pharmacy and therapeutics committee activities
• Plans educational programs based on needs identified from quality assessment activities
• Reviews and evaluates medical literature to support pharmaceutical care and pharmacoeconomic programs
• Interprets medical information and applies it to resolve problems or answer questions
• Collects and analyzes microbiology data and produces an antibiogram at least annually
• Participates in community educational programs (e.g., diabetes classes, health fairs)
• Monitors drug therapy regimens for contraindications, therapeutic duplications, drug-drug interactions, drug-food interactions, drug-disease interactions, drug-laboratory interactions, allergies, and appropriateness of drug and dose
• Recommends evidence-based medication therapy regimens and monitoring plans
• Provides clinical consultation and clarification to practitioners
• Documents all clinical activities and interventions accurately and completely
• Develops and implements pharmacokinetics consult protocols
• Facilitates the development and implementation of evidence-based treatment guidelines, protocols, formulary changes, and critical pathways as approved by the appropriate committees
• Reviews/interprets culture and susceptibility data for antibiotic appropriateness and recommends changes, as needed
• Recommends conversion of intravenous to oral therapy when appropriate
• Develops criteria for medication-use reviews
• Participates in medication-use review activities
• Develops policies and procedures that promote safe medication-use practices
• Provides medication-use safety education to healthcare providers and other appropriate staff
• Participates in quality control and performance improvement activities

Work Schedule

Maximum of 80 hours per 2 week period, but hours may be long and irregular; includes evening, weekends, and holidays as necessary.

Requirements

• Graduate of an ACPE accredited School of Pharmacy with a Doctor of Pharmacy degree. Degree must be provided.
• Currently licensed to practice pharmacy in the state of Arkansas.

Preferred

• Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist or Post Graduate Year 1 Residency
• 5 years' experience in a health systems pharmacy practice setting with clinical pharmacy supervision experience.