Clinical Pharmacy Specialist

About Children's Minnesota

Children's Minnesota is one of the largest pediatric health systems in the United States and the only health system in Minnesota to provide care exclusively to children, from before birth through young adulthood. An independent and not-for-profit system since 1924, Children's Minnesota is one system serving kids throughout the Upper Midwest at two free-standing hospitals, nine primary care clinics, multiple specialty clinics and seven rehabilitation sites. As The Kids Experts in our region, Children's Minnesota is regularly ranked by U.S. News & World Report as a top children's hospital. Find us on Facebook @childrensminnesota or on Twitter and Instagram @childrensmn. Please visit childrensMN.org.

Children's Minnesota is proud to be recognized by Modern Healthcare as one of 2023's Top Diversity Leaders. The national honor recognizes the top diverse healthcare executives and organizations influencing public policy, care delivery, and promoting diversity, equity and inclusion in their organizations and the industry.

Position Summary

The Pharmacy Specialist is an integral member and medication expert on the designated care team. Through various assignments within the department, they provide support of centralized and decentralized medication-use systems as well as consult on the delivery of optimal medication therapy to patients with a broad range of specialty disease states.

The Pharmacy Specialist provides optimal, direct, patient-centered care in a decentralized practice setting with providers, nurses, and other health care personnel. Care is aligned with target interdisciplinary programs to deliver pharmaceutical care within specialty services to ensure programs are appropriately integrated throughout the organization.

The position provides leadership, direction and input in the creation of evidence-based solutions, policies, procedures and clinical guidelines that are designed to improve patient care and optimize safety, effectiveness, and care quality for the patients of Children''s Minnesota.

In addition, this role serves as a departmental resource and liaison to other departments within the organization. The Pharmacy Specialist collaborates with the pharmacy leadership team for optimization of operational pharmacy services, inventory management, patient satisfaction, insurance requirements, and 340B compliance. In addition, this role may require co-leading programs as it relates to the specialized area and working collaboratively with stakeholders to develop and implement strategic initiatives.

Other duties may include, but are not limited to:

• Provide medication and practice-related education/training where identified
• Quality oversight of medication use in the specialty patient population
• Pharmacoeconomics
• Implement and operate according to collaborative practice agreements or protocols
• Clinical decision-making during medication shortages
• Facilitate education to patients, fellow pharmacists, providers, and other health care team members
• Establish and operate within clinical pathways
• Create or modify policies to facilitate evidence-based practice and improve clinical outcomes
• Ensure regulatory requirements in partnership with Children''s Minnesota leaders and committees

A successful candidate will exhibit professionalism and leadership while working with interdisciplinary teams.

Location: On-site (MPS, STP or both campuses)

License/Certification/Registration required? Yes

• Pharmacist Licensure in the State of Minnesota current or within 3 months of hire
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification current or within 3 months of hire
• Certification in the area of specialty awarded by the Board of Pharmacy Specialties, preferred

Education:

• Graduate from a college/school of Pharmacy accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) OR graduate from a foreign college of pharmacy that has at least a five-year curriculum and has passed the Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency Examination (FPGEE) and become certified by the Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency Commission (FPGEC), required
• A Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) from an ACPE-accredited institution, preferred

Experience:

• Completion of a Specialty Pharmacy Residency in the area of specialty or equivalent health-system experience, required
• Two-year minimum experience working in the specialty area, preferred
• Meets ASHP residency preceptor criteria, preferred

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Knowledge and expertise in advanced pharmacy practice, specialty medication therapy management, and specialty evidence-based medicine in area appropriate for clinical assignments
• Knowledge of medications used in designated specialty, their indications, efficacy, safety, dosing, pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties, drug-drug interactions, and contraindications
• Ability to perform data monitoring and analysis, and utilize the results for development and implementation of quality improvement projects
• Ability to plan, design, prioritize, implement, and work independently
• Ability to provide expertise, work collaboratively, and communicate effectively with front line health-care staff (e.g., providers, nurses, pharmacists), data analysts, information technologists, leaders, patients, and other stakeholders across the continuum of care to ensure optimal specialty medication use and patient outcomes
• Ability to work within an electronic medical record
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
• Knowledge of Microsoft suite (Word; Excel; PowerPoint; Outlook; Teams), preferred

Physical Demands

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The posted salary represents a market competitive range based on salary survey benchmark data for similar roles in the local or national market. When determining individual pay rates, we carefully consider a wide range of factors including but not limited to market indicators for the specific role, the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate, internal equity and organizational needs.

In addition to your salary, this position may be eligible for medical, dental, vision, retirement, and other fringe benefits. Positions that require night, weekend or on-call work may be eligible for shift differentials or premium pay.

All job offers are contingent upon successful completion of an occupational health assessment, drug screen, background investigation, and compliance with the U.S. Government Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification.

Children's Minnesota is proud to be an equal opportunity employer whose staff is representative of its community and considers qualified applicants for open positions without regard to race, color, creed, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.