Summary
Within MaineHealth's ambulatory pharmacy program, the clinical pharmacist will be a part of our growing primary care pharmacy team. In this role, the pharmacist will help provide high quality patient care and education. Pharmacists will enter into a collaborative practice agreement with health system providers to provide optimal medication management and promote health, wellness, and disease prevention.
Some core functions include:
- Works collaboratively with all healthcare professionals to provide safe and cost-effective patient care.
- Communicates directly with patients and their families on all aspects related to medication therapy promoting high levels of knowledge, engagement, and adherence.
- Ensure appropriate and optimized medication therapy for patients with chronic disease including diabetes, hypertension, and dyslipidemia.
- Provides education to other healthcare professionals including precepting trainees to enhance clinical competency on topics related to medication therapy.
- Partners with other healthcare professionals to develop evidence-based clinical pathways.
- Generates and analyzes process and outcome measures for use in assessing medication related patient outcomes.
- Demonstrates ongoing professional development including meeting continuing education requirements, keeping abreast of current professional literature and how it relates to clinical, financial, and safety outcomes.
Position Summary: This position consists of 40 hours per week. The Ambulatory Care Pharmacist provides patient care that optimizes medication therapy and promotes health, wellness, and disease prevention. They are a primary source of evidence-based medicine and advice regarding the safe, appropriate, and cost-effective use of medications. The Ambulatory Care Pharmacist requires direct patient interaction as well as effective cooperation/communication with physicians, nurses, and other members of the medical team. The Ambulatory Care Pharmacist collaborates with the interdisciplinary team and represents the department of pharmacy in the development of health-system innovations.
Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)
- Education: Graduate of an ACCP accredited school/college of pharmacy with a BS (Pharm. D Preferred).
- License/Certifications: Current licensure with Board of Pharmacy in the State of Maine with annual re-licensure and proof of 15 CEU hours as required by law. Board Certified in Ambulatory Care Pharmacist (BCACP) or must complete BCACP within 2 years of hire.
- Experience: 3-5 years in a health-system pharmacy (or similar experience). Ambulatory Care Pharmacy preferred. Experience in the monitoring of and consultation on drug therapy in all age groups.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Analytical skills necessary to identify and resolve problems relating to drug therapy.
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