Job Description

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Job Title

Pharmacy Clinical Specialist - Internal Medicine

Location

Mayfield Hts

Facility

Hillcrest Hospital

Department

Job Code

T36059

Shift

Days

Schedule

7:00am-3:30pm

**This position is eligible for a sign-on bonus up to $10,000

Join Cleveland Clinic and experience world-class healthcare at its best. Cleveland Clinic Hillcrest Hospital is a proud Magnet Hospital awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, the highest honor an organization can receive for professional nursing practice. Here, you will work alongside a dedicated team of caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career.

The Pharmacy Clinical Specialist – Internal Medicine is based at Hillcrest Hospital, a Cleveland Clinic hospital that supports a large acute care facility with multiple inpatient units. The pharmacy department partners closely with hospitalist medicine teams, specialty services, and interdisciplinary care teams to deliver comprehensive medication management and clinical pharmacy services. Caregivers in this role collaborate with clinical pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, hospitalists, residents, nursing staff, and other members of the care team. This highly integrated role includes active participation in multidisciplinary rounds, medication management discussions, and clinical decision-making, as well as supporting resident education and working with other pharmacy specialists to optimize patient outcomes. This position offers the opportunity to practice at the top of your license within a collaborative environment known for clinical excellence, innovation, and professional development. Daily responsibilities include participating in hospitalist rounds, optimizing complex medication regimens for hospitalized patients, providing pharmacotherapy education to residents and learners, collaborating with physicians on medication-related decisions, supporting medication safety and stewardship initiatives, contributing to research and quality improvement efforts, and participating in staffing responsibilities approximately every ninth weekend.

A caregiver in this position will work Monday through Friday from 7:00am to 3:30pm. Weekend expectations occur every 9th weekend. No holiday, on-call or floating requirements.

A caregiver who excels in this role will:

• Coordinate and provide pharmaceutical care for patients.

• Participate in patient care rounds.

• Perform pharmacotherapeutic monitoring and provision of pharmaceutical care for patients.

• Provide general and patient-specific drug information.

• Educate clinical pharmacists, technicians, pharmacy students, post-graduate trainees, allied health professionals, nurses and physicians in pharmacotherapy.

Minimum qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

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

• If hired for a specialty area where specialty residency training is available, then specialty residency is required

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

• Completion of a post-graduate year 2 residency (PGY2) or fellowship OR completion of a post-graduate year 1 residency (PGY-1) and two years of experience as a clinical specialist or an equivalent role providing pharmaceutical care and performing pharmaceutical monitoring OR four years of experience as a clinical specialist or an equivalent role providing pharmaceutical care and performing pharmacotherapeutic monitoring

• 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) or Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross or certification obtained within 1 year of hire

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:

• Board Certification
• PGY-2 in internal medicine or geriatrics

Physical Requirements

• Typical physical demands include ability to perform the job while standing and walking for prolonged times, approximately 75% of shift and continuously for extended periods of time.
• Manual dexterity sufficient to perform computer and dispensing functions of the job; ability to lift up to 30 lbs.
• Position often includes reaching, stretching, stooping, climbing steps and sitting.
• Must have normal or corrected vision.
• Must have ability to clearly communicate verbally by phone or in person

Personal Protective Equipment

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required

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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