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Summary Baptist Health Pharmacy services are committed to ensuring the optimal, safe, and effective use of medications for all patients through advanced technology and innovative application of skilled personnel that will improve clinical outcomes and community health in a value-based environment. Clinical Pharmacy Specialists participate in all necessary aspects of the medication-use system while supporting comprehensive and individualized pharmaceutical care in their assigned areas. Job Description: Baptist Health is looking for a Remote Clinical Pharmacist Specialist to join our Internal Medicine team at our new Central Pharmacy! Clinical Pharmacy Specialist – Internal Medicine will serve as subject matter expert for the following areas of concentration listed below: Internal Medicine Endocrinology Rheumatology Primary Care Obstetrics, Women’s Health, Maternal-Fetal Medicine Collaborates with System Director of Clinical Services and other BH leaders to implement, integrate, and maintain evidence-based and regulatory standards of clinical/operational pharmacy services. Works collaboratively with physicians, pharmacists, and other members of the healthcare team to develop clearly defined guidelines, policies, and procedures. Must be willing to travel to sites to review and assess practices and processes, as required. Demonstrates expertise in their area(s) of concentration/specialty. Understand the workflow of front-line professional personnel within their areas of expertise. This would include clinics, inpatient units, and other applicable areas of care pertaining to internal medicine, endocrinology, rheumatology, primary care, obstetrics, women’s health, and maternal-fetal medicine throughout the health system. Represents the pharmacy department and clinical services as an active committee member or invited attendee on system-wide committees or service lines. This would include, but is not limited to: System Pharmacy and Therapeutic Committee Hospitalist Service Line Primary Care Service Line Women’s & Newborn Care Service Line System Residency Advisory Committee May be appointed to serve as a coordinator of the System Residency Advisory Committee. In this role, they would serve as the primary contact for and would assist with the high-level coordination of residency efforts throughout the system. Strategic direction, oversight, and coordination of the System Glycemic Management Committee. Review protocols for system Collaborative Care Agreements. Complete notes, reviews, and provides feedback to System Pharmacy Credentialing and Privileging Committee. Works collaboratively with clinical staff and physicians to evaluate appropriate medication use. Annually, specialists will be expected to complete medication use evaluations (MUE), continuing education (CE), presentations or in-services (CE preferred), and drug class review. Continued service-line expansions, relevant order set reviews, policy and/or procedure development/modification, and formulary monographs may be required on an as needed basis. Assists in system formulary management. Serves as a clinical pharmacotherapy specialist for providers, pharmacists, nursing, and other staff on clinically complicated patient cases, investigation of adverse drug events and/or management of drug shortages as needed. Provides verbal and written consultations concerning medication therapy. Coordinate, facilitate, and promote education, training, competency assessment, and performance improvement of pharmacists, providers, and other healthcare professionals on updates in the applicable area of expertise, as deemed necessary. Provides presentations, publications, and other informative activities relating to area of expertise. Precepts students and residents, as necessary. Establish relationships with local, state, and national organizations/societies to stay informed about community resources and participate in relevant initiatives. Attend conferences and/or workshops as deemed necessary. Minimum Education and Training Bachelor’s degree in pharmacy or Doctorate of Pharmacy required. Kentucky Board of Pharmacy and Indiana Board of Pharmacy license or willing and eligible to achieve within 6 months of hire. Kentucky license must specify that they are a preceptor. BPS board certified in their area of expertise or able to achieve within 12 months of hire. Must be one of the following qualifications: Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist (BCGP) Board Certified Nutrition Support Pharmacist (BCNSP) Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BCPS) Board Certified Ambulatory Care Pharmacist (BCACP) Experience Must satisfy at least one of the following: Completion of PGY-2 ASHP-accredited Pharmacy Residency in a related area of expertise. Completion of PGY-1 ASHP-accredited Pharmacy Residency and a minimum of 3 years of experience in a related area of expertise AND BPS board certification in that area of expertise as listed above at the time of application. Minimum of 5 years of experience in a related area of expertise AND BPS board certification in that area of expertise as listed above at the time of application. Current Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification required or able to achieve within 12 months of hire. Work Experience Education If you would like to be part of a growing family focused on supporting clinical excellence, teamwork and innovation, we urge you to apply now! Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Founded in 1924 in Louisville, Kentucky, Baptist Health is a full-spectrum health system dedicated to improving the health of the communities it serves. The Baptist Health family consists of 10 hospitals, employed and independent physicians, and more than 470 points of care, including outpatient facilities, physician practices and services, urgent care clinics, outpatient diagnostic and surgery centers, home care, fitness centers, and occupational medicine and physical therapy clinics. Baptist Health’s eight owned hospitals include more than 2,300 licensed beds in Corbin, Elizabethtown, La Grange, Lexington, Louisville, Paducah, Richmond and New Albany, Indiana. Baptist Health also operates two joint venture hospitals: the 410-bed Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville in Madisonville, Kentucky with Deaconess Health System based in Evansville, Indiana, and the Baptist Health Rehabilitation Hospital, a 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation facility with Encompass Health, based in Birmingham, Alabama. Baptist Health employs more than 24,000 people in Kentucky and surrounding states. Baptist Health is the first health system in the U.S. to have all of its hospitals recognized by the American Nursing Credentialing Center with either a Magnet® or Pathway to Excellence® designation for nursing excellence. Baptist Health’s employed provider network, Baptist Health Medical Group, has more than 1,820 employed providers offering care in 78 specialties, including approximately 862 physicians and 958 advanced practice clinicians. Baptist Health’s physician network also includes more than 2,000 independent physicians. EEO Statement: Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and seeks to employ individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military status, religious or political beliefs, protected veteran status, employment status or any other protected class identified in any federal, state, or local law. Baptist Health specifically encourages minority, female, disabled, veteran and other candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply and strengthen our team. Please note that Baptist Health is a drug-free workplace and employment with Baptist Health is subject to post offer, pre-employment drug testing. NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMATION AND ACCESSIBILITY TO SERVICES Persons with hearing and speech impairments can contact Baptist Health facilities by using the Kentucky Relay Service, a toll-free telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD). For voice to TDD, call 800.648.6057. 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