Clinical Pharmacist - Cardiology

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Job Title

Clinical Pharmacist - Cardiology

Location

Cleveland

Facility

Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

Department

Inpatient Pharmacy-Pharmacy

Job Code

T99841

Shift

Day/Evening/Night/Weekend

Schedule

6:30am-10:00pm

Job Summary

Job Details

This position is eligible for a sign-on bonus up to $10,000 and relocation reimbursement up to $5,000

Join Cleveland Clinic’s Main Campus, where research and surgery are advanced, technology is leading-edge, patient care is world class, and caregivers are family. Here, you will join a team of passionate and highly skilled cardiology caregivers while building a rewarding career at one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world. 

A caregiver in the Clinical Pharmacist – Cardiology role supports the Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute (HVTI) at Main Campus. This role will include caring complex, high acuity cardiology patients across many subspecialties. This is a hybrid centralized / decentralized role with rotating responsibilities on cardiology subspecialties and operations.  

A caregiver in this role will work a variety of shifts within an 8-week schedule rotation:

• 7 weeks of day shift 
• 1 week of evening shift
• 1 weekend every 8 weeks
• A night shift rotation of 3-4 shifts once every per year is expected

This position offers the opportunity to: 

• Collaborate with world-class providers on highly complex patient cases

• Educate the next generation of pharmacists as a preceptor for residents and students

• Practice at the top of your license combing clinical and operational services at a globally recognized cardiovascular care center

• Lead and contribute to initiatives that improve the medication-use process and patient outcomes

• Crosstrain across cardiovascular subspecialties to broaden clinical expertise

A caregiver who excels in this role will contribute to the following domains:  

Patient Care  

• Combine clinical and operational knowledge to optimize medication therapy selection and utilization 
• Prospectively review, interpret and clarify, medication orders to identify, prevent and resolve potential and actual drug related problems

• Provide evidence-based recommendations to providers and recommend formulary alternatives when appropriate 

• Serve as the medication expert for Licensed Independent Practitioners and nurses  

Education  

• Precept and mentor pharmacy residents and students through experiential education experiences 

• Teach and guide pharmacy and non-pharmacy caregivers, residents and students through targeted formal and informal education 

Organizational continuous improvement  

• Identify and escalate clinical and operational issues impacting patient care or workflow  

• Contribute to health-system level decision-making related to practice area, committee work, and decision making for relevant policies 

• Demonstrate leadership within practice area  

• Contribute to the development, implementation and/or evaluation of internal QI/QA projects including research  

• Support operational excellence through involvement in process improvement, project execution and drug shortage management  

Minimum qualifications  

• PharmD or Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from an accredited college of pharmacy

• PGY1 residency plus minimum of 2 years of relevant inpatient hospital experience as a clinical pharmacist or equivalent role which includes providing pharmaceutical care and performing pharmacotherapeutic monitoring including 50% or more of time spent in cardiology; or 

• Minimum of 4 years of experience as a clinical pharmacist or equivalent role which includes providing pharmaceutical care and performing pharmacotherapeutic monitoring including 50% or more of time spent in cardiology 

• Current state licensure as a Registered Pharmacist (RPh) or eligible for reciprocation in current state within 90 days of hire  

• For individuals required to administer immunizations: current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross and completion of a Board of Pharmacy approved course in the administration of immunizations or certification obtained within 90 days of hire  

• For individuals required to respond to adult or pediatric cardiopulmonary arrest events: current Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification or Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross or certification obtained within one year of hire  

Preferred qualifications for the ideal future caregiver include:   

• Strong background in cardiology or critical care 

• Completion of a post-graduate year 1 residency (PGY1) with 2 years of relevant post graduate inpatient pharmacy experience or  fellowship.

Physical Requirements: 

• Typical physical demands include ability to perform the job while standing and walking for prolonged times, approximately 75% of shift and continuously for extended periods of time.  

• Manual dexterity sufficient to perform computer and dispensing functions of the job; ability to lift up to 30 lbs. 

• Position often includes reaching, stretching, stooping, climbing steps and sitting. 

• Must have normal or corrected vision. 

• Must have ability to clearly communicate verbally by phone or in person