What are the responsibilities and job description for the Clinical Pharmacist Specialist position at Lovelace Health System?
Join our team as a day shift, full-time Pharmacy Clinical Pharmacist Specialist in Albuquerque, NM.
Why Join Us?
Thrive in a People-First Environment and Make Healthcare Better
- Thrive: We empower our team with career growth opportunities, tuition assistance, and resources that support your wellness, education, and financial well-being.
- People-First: We prioritize your well-being with paid time off, comprehensive health benefits, and a supportive, inclusive culture where you are valued and cared for.
- Make Healthcare Better: We use advanced technology to support our team and enhance patient care.
Get to Know Your Team:
- Lovelace Medical Center (LMC), in the heart of Albuquerque, is an acute care hospital providing comprehensive care, including around-the-clock emergency care, surgical services, non-invasive robotic spine surgery, stroke care, radiology and oncology services. LMC recently acquired New Mexico’s first Intuitive da Vinci 5 ® surgical system, demonstrating its commitment to the most advanced technology available in minimally invasive surgery. LMC has 263 licensed beds.
Responsibilities
- The Clinical Pharmacist Specialist is responsible for the provision of safe, effective, and prompt medication therapy.
- Provide patient-centered care and integrated pharmacy services in a decentralized practice setting with physicians, nurses, and other hospital personnel. In this clinical role, the specialist participates in all necessary aspects of the medication-use system while providing comprehensive pharmaceutical care to the patients in the assigned areas.
- As well as providing support for centralized and decentralized medication-use systems.
Qualifications
Job Requirements:
- B.S. or Pharm D. from an ACPE-accredited School of Pharmacy.
Clinical pharmacy experience in a hospital setting
Completion of an accredited PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency or fellowship AND Completion of an accredited PGY-2 Specialty Pharmacy Residency or fellowship (in an appropriate specialty field).
OR
Completion of an accredited PGY-1 Pharmacy residency or fellowship AND 3 years of clinical pharmacy experience (if no PGY-2 is completed).
OR
5 years of clinical pharmacy experience with no history of residency or fellowship.
Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS) certification (or attained within 1 year).
Active Pharmacist license in good standing with the appropriate State Board of Pharmacy.
Other applicable state requirements – i.e., sterile compounding, etc.
BLS certification must be obtained within 14 days of hire or transfer into the role and prior to providing direct patient care.
ALS/ACLS certification.
Board Certification.
Preferred Job Requirements:
Doctor of Pharmacy from an ACPE-accredited college of pharmacy.
Experience working in Microsoft Office applications and Electronic Medical Record Systems.