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Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - NICU- $20,000 Sign on Bonus

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - NICU- $20,000 Sign on Bonus

Children's National Medical CenterWashington, DC, United States
6 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Job Description - Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - NICU- $20,000 Sign on Bonus (250002J7)

Overview

The Clinical Pharmacy Specialist will serve within their area as the representative of pharmacy in all aspects of the care the pharmacy department provides. They will review pharmacy and organizational policies and procedures as they regard drug use and departmental readiness for regulatory audits within and outside of their specialty area. They will provide oversight of formulary management (including development of guidelines and protocols) and drug-related education, work closely with other hospital departments to evaluate, direct, and modify pharmacy services, and assist in training of clinical staff and learners including competency assessments. The Clinical Pharmacy Specialist will also assist with oversight of the other pharmacy team members on their unit, when applicable. Academic scholarship will also be expected of this role including but not limited to authorship, presentations, and attendance at national meetings. The clinical pharmacy specialists will also be expected to help create and execute collaborative practice opportunities at Children\'s National.

Qualifications

Minimum Education

Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.)

Minimum Work Experience

2 years. At least a year of pharmacy experience in a pediatric, specialized or academic or clinical setting. 6 years required for candidates without a PGY2 residency.

Required Licenses and Certifications

Pharmacist Eligible for Licensure in the District of Columbia plus / minus Maryland and Virginia (specialty dependent) 90 Days

Board Certified Pharmacist (BPS) (specialty dependent) 1 Year

Functional Accountabilities

  • Order Processing and Accreditation Readiness
  • Interpret medication orders, profile orders and oversee the packaging, labeling and distribution of medications.
  • Input orders into pharmacy computer system for area of practice when appropriate.
  • Staff in the pharmacy operation to maintain distribution skillset.
  • Assist in performing unit inspections and verifying accreditation readiness.
  • Reviews medication lists for therapeutic duplication, omissions, dosing errors, drug interactions, and allergies.
  • Reviews, interprets, and verifies new medication orders to ensure appropriate drug, dose, route, and frequency
  • Assists nursing staff and other providers with automated dispensing machine questions.

Interventions / Documentation

  • Perform drug therapy monitoring and intervene as necessary on drug dosing, drug administration, drug interactions, side-effects and monitoring issues.
  • Complete therapeutic drug monitoring consults and adverse reaction reports.
  • Document interventions and drug information.
  • Document in patient chart when applicable and appropriate.
  • Collaborates with multidisciplinary team to ensure appropriate medication access, including recommending alternative therapies as appropriate.
  • Actively participates in the medication reconciliation process to ensure a complete and accurate home medication list.
  • Works collaboratively with providers to implement and communicate comprehensive medication evaluation and management for patients including between care settings.
  • Staff Development and Training

  • Assist with the education, training, and general supervision of pharmacy students and residents.
  • Assist with the training of new pharmacists.
  • Provide lectures and drug reviews to various professional groups and committees.
  • Develop system changes, educational programs and interventions that result in the reduction of errors in practice; including prescribing errors, dispensing errors, and administration errors.
  • Clinical Services

  • Take necessary steps to assure appropriate medication use throughout the organization.
  • Identify drugs / therapies that should be considered for further evaluation and formulary addition.
  • Provide accurate and timely drug information to physicians, nurses, and other health professionals.
  • Maintain an active, current clinical practice based on evidence-based medicine.
  • Serve as a clinical specialist resource for pharmacists, nurses and physicians; address and follow up on all issues related to systems and patient care.
  • Assist the department in the management of drug shortages.
  • Represent the Department on key committees.
  • Assist pharmacy operations and informatics teams in implementation of new and updating of existing formulary items.
  • Become credentialed and help to design, implement, and execute collaborative practice agreements.
  • Quality Improvement

  • Lead cost-savings initiatives within the department.
  • Lead and participate in quality improvement initiatives both within the department and externally.
  • Contribute to the development of order sets by helping devise, implement, and test electronic order set builds.
  • Assist with the growth of clinical pharmacy programs throughout the organization.
  • Actively participates in the development and implementation of performance / quality improvement and patient safety activities for service area, Pharmacy Services and the Enterprise (e.g. responds to RLs, participated in RCAs / ACAs).
  • Identifies high-cost, high-use agents within defined area of practice and participates in cost management initiatives (revenue generating, cost containment, etc.).
  • Professional Development

  • Participate and / or lead research initiatives with medical unit and / or resident projects.
  • Attend, present, and / or moderate at subject area conferences.
  • Actively engage in preceptor development by attending seminars, teaching in the Children’s preceptor development series, and / or completing preceptor development CEs.
  • Contribute to the primary literature by publication and / or poster presentations.
  • Organizational Accountabilities

  • Anticipate and responds to customer needs; follows up until needs are met
  • Teamwork and Communication

  • Demonstrate collaborative and respectful behavior
  • Partner with all team members to achieve goals
  • Receptive to others’ ideas and opinions
  • Performance Improvement and Problem-solving

  • Contribute to a positive work environment
  • Demonstrate flexibility and willingness to change
  • Identify opportunities to improve clinical and administrative processes
  • Make appropriate decisions, using sound judgment
  • Use resources efficiently
  • Search for less costly ways of doing things
  • Safety

  • Speak up when team members appear to exhibit unsafe behavior or performance
  • Continuously validate and verify information needed for decision making or documentation
  • Stop in the face of uncertainty and take time to resolve the situation
  • Demonstrate accurate, clear and timely verbal and written communication
  • Actively promote safety for patients, families, visitors and co-workers
  • Attend carefully to important details - practicing Stop, Think, Act and Review in order to self-check behavior and performance
  • Location and Job Details

    Primary Location : District of Columbia-Washington

    Work Locations : CN Hospital (Main Campus) 111 Michigan Avenue NW Washington 20010

    Job : Allied Health

    Organization : Position Status : R (Regular) - FT - Full-Time

    Shift : Variable

    Work Schedule : VAR

    Job Posting

    Sep 22, 2025, 8 : 47 : 50 PM

    Full-Time Salary Range

    115731.2 - 192878.4

    Children’s National Hospital is an equal opportunity employer that evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, identity, or other characteristics protected by law.

    Please note that it is the policy of Children\'s National Hospital to ensure a “drug-free” work environment : a workplace free from the illegal use, possession or distribution of controlled substances (as defined in the Controlled Substances Act), or the misuse of legal substances, by all staff. Though recreational and medical marijuana are now legal in the District of Columbia, Children\'s National and its affiliates maintain the right to enforce a drug-free workplace, including prohibiting recreational or prescribed marijuana.

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