Job Description

At Cleveland Clinic Health System, we believe in a better future for healthcare. And each of us is responsible for honoring our commitment to excellence, pushing the boundaries and transforming the patient experience, every day.

We all have the power to help, heal and change lives — beginning with our own. That’s the power of the Cleveland Clinic Health System team, and The Power of Every One.

Job Title

Clinical Pharmacist/ Pharmacy Clinical Specialist – Cardiology

Location

Cleveland

Facility

Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

Department

Job Code

T36059

Shift

Day/Evening/Night/Weekend

Schedule

6:30am-10:00pmCoordinates and provides the pharmaceutical care of patients for an assigned clinical unit and participates in patient care rounds with medical staff personnel.

Join Cleveland Clinic’s Main Campus, where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge,patient care is world class, and caregivers are family. Here, you willjoin a team ofpassionate and highlyskilledcardiologycaregiverswhile building a rewarding career at one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

A caregiver in the ClinicalPharmacist – Cardiology role supports the Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute (HVTI) at Main Campus.This role will include caringcomplex, high acuitycardiologypatientsacross many subspecialties.This is a hybrid centralized /decentralizedrolewithrotating responsibilitieson cardiology subspecialties and operations.

A caregiver in the Pharmacy Clinical Specialist - Cardiology role will include responsibilites outlined above in addition to the opportunity to collaborate in morequality,research and committee/leadership activities but will have the same core patient care responsibilitiesfor patient care and educationas a Clinical Pharmacist.

A caregiver in this role will work a variety of shifts between 6:30am - 10pm.

This position offers the opportunity to:

• Practice at the top of your licensecombing clinical and operational servicesat agloballyrecognized cardiovascular institute

• Collaborate withworld-class providers onhighly complexpatientcases

• Educatethe next generation of pharmacists as a preceptor for residents and students

• Lead and contribute to initiatives that improve the medication-use process and patient outcomes

• Crosstrain across cardiovascular subspecialties to broaden clinicalexpertise

A caregiver whoexcelsin this role will contributetothe following domains  

Patient Care

• Combine clinical and operational knowledge tooptimizemedication therapy.

• Prospectively review,interpretandclarify, medication orders to identify, prevent and resolve potential and actual drug related problems.

• Provide evidence-based recommendations to providersand recommend formulary alternatives when appropriate 

• Serve as the medication expert foroptimizingdrug therapy

Education

• Precept and mentor pharmacy residents and students through experiential education experiences

• Teachandguide pharmacy and non-pharmacycaregivers,residentsandstudentsthrough targeted formal and informal education

Organizationalcontinuous improvement

• Identifyand escalate clinical and operationalissuesimpactingpatient care or workflow 

• Contribute tohealth-system level decision-making related to practice area, committee work, and decision making for relevant policies. 

• Demonstrate leadershipwithinpracticearea 

• Contributetothedevelopment, implementation and/or evaluation ofinternalQI/QA projectsincluding research

• Support operational excellence through involvement in process improvement, projectexecutionand drug shortage management 

Minimum qualifications

• PharmD or Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from an accredited college of pharmacy 

• PGY2 residency or fellowship trainingpreferred; or

• PGY1 residency plus minimum of 2 years of relevant specialty experienceas aclinical specialist or equivalent role which includes providing pharmaceutical care and performing pharmacotherapeutic monitoring including 50% or more of time spent in the specialty area; or

• Minimum of 4 years of experience as a clinical specialist or equivalent role which includes providing pharmaceutical care and performing pharmacotherapeutic monitoring including 50% or more of time spent in the specialty area

• Current state licensure as a Registered Pharmacist (RPh) or eligible for reciprocation in current state within 90 days of hire 

• For individuals required to administer immunizations: current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross and completion of a Board of Pharmacy approved course in the administration of immunizations or certification obtained within 90 days of hire 

• For individuals required to respond to adult or pediatric cardiopulmonary arrest events: current Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification or Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross or certification obtained within one year of hire 

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:  

• Strong background in cardiology or critical care

• Completion of a post-graduate year 1 residency (PGY1),fellowshipor relevant post-graduate pharmacy experience

Physical Requirements

• Typical physical demands includeabilityto perform the job while standing and walking for prolonged times, approximately 75% ofshiftand continuously for extended periods of time. 

• Manual dexterity sufficient to perform computer and dispensing functions of the job; ability tolift upto 30 lbs.

• Position often includes reaching, stretching, stooping, climbingstepsand sitting.

• Must havenormalor corrected vision.

• Must have ability to clearly communicate verbally by phone or in person

Personal Protective Equipment

• Followsstandard precautions using personal protective equipment asrequired

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our caregivers and applicants for employment in our drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substances.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program. You will be required to comply with this program, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis or obtaining an approved exemption.

Decisions concerning employment, transfers and promotions are made upon the basis of the best qualified candidate without regard to color, race, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, ancestry, status as a disabled or Vietnam era veteran or any other characteristic protected by law. Information provided on this application may be shared with any Cleveland Clinic Health System facility.

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