The Clinical Pharmacy Specialist at John Muir Health drives the enterprise clinical pharmacy program and leads the system initiatives that raise the bar for medication use, quality, and clinical performance. Each specialist maintains a designated primary program focus — such as drug diversion prevention, medication safety, antimicrobial stewardship, formulary management and drug policy, or clinical informatics — and cross-covers the other program areas to ensure continuity during absences, peak demand, and system initiatives. The specialist develops protocols, dashboards, and key performance indicators; leads or co-leads the corresponding committee or workgroup; monitors regulatory and accreditation compliance; benchmarks program performance against local and national best practices; and analyzes clinical data to evaluate the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions. This role executes the pharmacy clinical quality plan and is critical to achieving and sustaining the ASHP Center of Excellence in Medication Management designation. The specialist also provides medication and practice-related education and serves as a preceptor for pharmacy students and residents, and partners with medical staff, nursing, quality, and compliance leaders across all health system areas to improve medication use, safety, and outcomes. This is a system-focused quality role rather than a day-to-day patient-facing position; direct patient care is performed only as needed to advance program objectives and validate practice. The Clinical Pharmacy Specialist may be scheduled to cover clinical or operational shifts in pharmacy areas as needed to maintain safe staffing, continuity of service, and practice competency.
Education:
Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD from a school accredited by ACPE – Required)
Experience:
At minimum 2 years clinical pharmacy experience - Required
Completion of ASHP accredited PGY1 residency program Or 3 or more years of full-time, post-graduate clinical pharmacy experience in an acute care or specialized health-system setting.
Preferred: Completion of ASHP certified PGY2 residency program in relevant specialty.
Preferred: Demonstrated SME expertise in one or more of the following program areas — drug diversion prevention, medication safety/medication-use systems, antimicrobial stewardship, formulary management and drug policy, or clinical informatics — with willingness and ability to cross-cover and support.
Preferred: Experience leading or supporting an effective controlled substance diversion prevention program, including surveillance, investigation, and interdisciplinary reporting.
Preferred: Experience with leading medication event reporting and analysis, root cause analysis, and medication-use system improvement with proven results
Preferred: Experience with antimicrobial stewardship interventions, formulary management, and reporting to meet CMS and Joint Commission requirements with proven results.
Certifications/Licensures:
RPH Registered Pharmacist - California Board of Pharmacy - Required
Board Certification in a pharmacy specialty recognized by the Board of Pharmacy Specialties - Required Or obtained within 9 months of hire.
Advanced Pharmacist Practice License (APh) - Preferred
Additional Experience Requirements:
Proven ability to multitask and adapt to a high-acuity inpatient and ambulatory environment.
Demonstrated ability to perform in a complex and collaborative clinical setting and drive results.
Experience in developing policies or workflows and engaging in continuous process improvement.
M ust have the ability to work all shifts, including weekends
08.0 - 08:00 - 16:30 No Waive (United States of America)
Pay Range:
$96.12 - $129.76Hourly
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John Muir Health is a nationally recognized, not-for-profit health care organization east of San Francisco serving patients in Contra Costa, Alameda and southern Solano Counties. It includes a network of more than 1,000 primary care and specialty physicians, more than 6,000 employees, medical centers in Concord and Walnut Creek, including Contra Costa County’s only trauma center, and a Behavioral Health Center. John Muir Health also has partnerships with UCSF Health, Tenet Healthcare/San Ramon Regional Medical Center and Stanford Children's Health. The health system offers a full-range of medical services, including primary care, outpatient and imaging services, and is widely recognized as a leader in many specialties – neurosciences, orthopedic, cancer, cardiovascular, trauma, emergency, pediatrics and high-risk obstetrics care.
John Muir Health is a collaborative, patient-centered health care environment. Listening, explaining and working together as a team, we help patients achieve their optimal health through partnership between physicians, employees and volunteers built on mutual respect, support for each other, and personal accountability. We believe in each other. We empower each other. We celebrate each other¹s successes, and our differences. We recognize those who exemplify excellence, and reward them for contributing to our collective success.
