Pharmacist Specialist

Atlanta, GA 30322

Work Shift

Day

Work Day(s)

Monday-Friday, Variable

Shift Start Time

8:00 AM

Shift End Time

4:30 AM

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Being an employee at Children's is more than just protocols and medication rounds—it’s knowing when a hug is the most important thing in the world to a child. It’s knowing that sometimes laughter really is the best medicine. But, most important, it’s giving patients and families exactly the care they need, when they need it.

Job Description

Ensures safe, efficacious, rational, and cost-effective patient medication therapy by influencing physicians' use of resources and monitoring drug effectiveness. Develops and improves integrated clinical and distributive pharmaceutical services. Reviews physician orders, coordinates dispensing of medications, and provides clinical and educational services to other healthcare professionals and to pediatric patients and their families.

Experience
  • Experience in a hospital pharmacy in pediatrics

Preferred Qualifications
  • NA

Education
  • PharmD (or equivalent experience) and graduation from an accredited pharmacy school

Certification Summary
  • Georgia licensed pharmacist and residency or equivalent experience
  • American Heart Association Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
  • Ability to work effectively with multiple groups of healthcare professionals and communicate effectively with patients and parents/caregivers

Job Responsibilities
1.Performs production and distributive pharmacy responsibilities as required.
2.Interacts and participates with team members and other healthcare providers for the provision of safe, cost-effective drug therapy for assigned patient care teams.
3.Provides drug information and medication use education to healthcare professionals.
4.Participates in developing and evaluating drug policies, conducting drug utilization evaluations, and reporting adverse drug reactions/adverse drug events.
5.Maintains accurate patient medication profiles, noting medication reconciliation drug-related problems and coordinating patient medication needs at transition of care.
6.Provides education and supports team participation in the provision of medication education to patients and families.
7.Serves as preceptor and clinical leader to new employees, post-graduate year one residents, and pharmacy students.
8.Maintains individual competence and develops professional practice management skills.


Primary Location Address

1405 Clifton Rd NE

Job Family

Pharmacy

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