Ambulatory Pharmacist-Heart Failure and Cardiometabolic

Ambulatory Pharmacist-Heart Failure and Cardiometabolic

Requirements

• PGY1 residency mandatory
• PGY2 amb care or cardiology preferred
• Board certification required; must obtain within one year of role

Responsibilities

• Develops competency in clinical practice including appropriate drug therapy for patients and prevention/resolution of drug related problems.
• Develops competency to evaluate patients for drug-drug, drug-food, drug-lab, and drug-disease interactions.
• Individualizes drug therapy regimens including medication doses based on patient’s size, organ functions, and disease states.
• Performs patient counseling, chronic disease management, comprehensive medication management and other patient care activities as directed.
• Changes drug therapy as needed under a collaborative/scope of practice relationship with provider.
• Orders labs as needed for management of drug therapy and chronic disease management.
• Ensures all team members aware of unique patient situations.
• Supports department medication safety and quality improvement activities.
• Reports events through appropriate channels.
• Supports clinical outcomes including improved CMS measures, decreased hospital admissions, chronic disease management clinical indicators, patient satisfaction, etc.
• Participates in orientation/training of new team members.

Preferred Qualifications

• Maintains advanced skills in areas of practice, demonstrating a commitment to continuing professional growth and advancement of the pharmacy profession.
• Demonstrated decision making, team building, customer service and conflict resolution.
• Strong computer skills.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Excellent presentation, facilitation, and training development skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with providers, staff, and patients.