What are the responsibilities and job description for the Clinical Pharmacist Specialist - Float position at Northshore Home Health Care?
Clinical Pharmacist Specialist / Float
Provide advanced, patient-centered clinical pharmacy services across multiple hospital units and specialties. Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to improve medication therapy outcomes and support medication safety throughout an integrated health system.
Key Duties
Provide advanced, patient-centered clinical pharmacy services across multiple hospital units and specialties. Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to improve medication therapy outcomes and support medication safety throughout an integrated health system.
Key Duties
- Optimize medication therapy through clinical decision-making and evidence-based practice
- Perform medication order verification
- Conduct therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) and review medication effectiveness and safety
- Complete medication reconciliation to reduce discrepancies and prevent adverse events
- Round with interdisciplinary teams and contribute recommendations for patient care
- Support and apply clinical protocols
- Educate staff and patients on medication use and safety
- Float to areas of highest need within the health system
- Advanced clinical pharmacy knowledge
- Strong medication safety focus and ability to manage complex medication regimens
- Proficiency in TDM, order verification, and reconciliation processes
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills
- Ability to apply evidence-based protocols and educate diverse audiences