Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Critical Care (STICU)

Job Requirements

Position Summary

The Critical Care Clinical Pharmacy Specialist is responsible for collaborating with managers and staff of the Pharmacy to optimize clinical and operational pharmacy services as the service line leader for the high-risk, critically ill surgical/trauma population. Spartanburg Medical Center (SMC) is a 540-bed research and teaching community-based hospital. It is the anchor hospital for Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System, a not-for-profit integrated healthcare delivery system with six hospital campuses. SMC is a Level I trauma center, serving as a trauma and tertiary referral center for seven different counties across the Upstate of South Carolina and Southwestern North Carolina. The Critical Care Clinical Pharmacy Specialist is responsible for providing direct patient care by proactively impacting pharmacotherapeutic decisions through interdisciplinary collaboration in the 22-bed surgical trauma ICU (STICU) unit. In addition, the Critical Care Clinical Pharmacy Specialist is responsible for contributing to the educational initiatives of the health-system including, but not limited to, staff development and student and resident precepting. The Critical Care Clinical Pharmacy Specialist will also be responsible for managing quality improvement and research projects in the area of specialty.

Minimum Requirements

Education

• Doctor of Pharmacy Degree
• PGY2 Critical Care Residency

Experience

• One year of experience as an a critical care health-system pharmacist
• License/Registration/Certifications
• Current license with the South Carolina Board of Pharmacy or eligible – will work under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist until license obtained

Preferred Education

• N/A

Preferred Experience

• Three to five years' experience as a critical care health-system pharmacist
• Preferred License/Registration/Certifications
• Board certification in area of specialty within 1 year of hire
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support certification

Core Job Responsibilities

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills required.
• Ability to work with other health care providers, through interdisciplinary rounding and other patient care activities, to optimize medication regimens using evidence-based medicine and standards of care.
• Compound, prepare, label, and dispense medications (sterile and non-sterile) for all age groups according to accepted standards of practice as assigned.
• Interpret medication orders, monitor drug regimens, and perform interventions when order clarification is necessary or when therapeutic problems are identified.
• Seek opportunities for collaborative, interdepartmental process and workflow improvements. Generate unique but workable and useful solutions to resolve difficult problems.
• Design and facilitate educational initiatives for pharmacy and interdisciplinary staff.
• Precept students and residents, as assigned. Participate in residency recruiting and application process.
• Design and execute quality improvement projects. Demonstrate the ability to implement new programs/improvements with minimal supervisory assistance and develop metrics to assess the impact of changes made.
• Ability to effectively manage multitask operations / projects, prioritize, and meet deadlines.
• Supervise support personnel in a consistent manner.
• Responsibly and accurately manage financial resources. Consistently follow applicable financial guidelines, regulations, principles, and standards.
• Ensure customer satisfaction.