Pharmacy Clinical Specialist - Critical Care

Inova Fairfax Hospital is seeking a dedicated Pharmacy Clinical Specialist- Critical Care to join the team. This role will be full-time day shift from Monday - Friday, various shift| Sign-on Bonus & relocation assistance eligible.

Inova is consistently ranked as a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation.

Featured Benefits:

• Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
• Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions - starting on your first day.
• Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
• Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
• Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, flexible work schedules, and remote and hybrid career opportunities.

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist Job Responsibilities:

• Facilitates the development and implementation of treatment guidelines, protocols, formulary changes and critical pathways.
• Facilitates the identification, resolution, implementation, and communication of cost-effective medication use issues in collaboration with the medical staff.
• Provides clinical consultation and clarification to practitioners and patients and suggests appropriate and cost-effective therapeutic alternatives to medical staff as needed.
• Monitors drug therapy regimens for contraindications, drug-drug interactions, drug-food interactions, adverse drug reactions and appropriateness of drug/dose.
• Prepares and presents drug reviews, MUE criteria, antibiotic sensitivity reports, adverse drug reaction reports and pharmacy intervention summaries to the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee.
• Works under a collaborative practice agreement with provider team.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education: Doctorate of Pharmacy (PharmD).
• Experience: One (1) year experience as a clinical Pharmacist.
• Licensure: Licensed Pharmacist in the state of VA.
• Certification: Basic Life Support (BLS) within 90 days of hire.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience: PGY2 critical care or cardiology trained.

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