Job Description

Schedule

Full-Time: 40 Hours/Weekly

6:00 am - 2:30 pm or 11:00 am - 7:00 pm, Weekend and holiday rotation

The emergency medicine pharmacist specialist is responsible for providing comprehensive, patient-centered clinical pharmacy services within the Emergency Department. The specialist serves as an integral member of the interdisciplinary emergency medicine team, promoting safe, effective, and evidence-based medication use for patients of all ages and acuity levels. Responsibilities include direct patient care, participation in emergency response activities, medication safety initiatives, education, research, participation in PGY2 Emergency Medicine residency training, and quality improvement.

General Summary

Provides comprehensive pharmaceutical care to acutely ill patients in conjunction with a multidisciplinary team. Their advanced knowledge and practice experience facilitate the delivery of safe, effective, and appropriate medication therapy to their assigned patient populations. They have the expertise and advanced knowledge to be viewed as a system-level content expert in pharmacotherapy. Clinical Specialists actively participate in interdisciplinary committees, staff education, professional development, and performance improvement initiatives. In addition, they play a major role in the education of pharmacy students, PGY1 Pharmacy and PGY2 Critical Care pharmacy residents, medical residents, providers, nurses, and ancillary staff.

Responsibilities

Essential Functions:

• Provides medication therapy management services in collaboration with other members of the health care team including active participation in daily multidisciplinary patient care rounds.
• Provides consultative services pursuant to the department’s applicable services which may include: pharmacokinetic evaluation, monitoring, and dosing, total parenteral nutrition (TPN), anticoagulation, renal dose adjustments, and intravenous to oral conversions.
• Assists with medication reconciliation during transitions of care.
• Provides educational services to patients and healthcare providers regarding medication therapy and/or medication safety concerns.
• Participates in the training and education of pharmacy students, PGY1 and PGY2 pharmacy residents, and physician residents. Participates in ongoing departmental preceptor development .
• Participates in quality, safety, and performance initiatives related to medication use at the organizational and departmental levels. Reviews and creates evidence-based protocols and order sets.
• Takes a lead role in collaboration on departmental process research activities, including mentoring of other staff through research initiatives.
• Adheres to WellSpan Health’s medication-use policies and standard work. Develops and modifies polices and standard work related to the use of medications within the health system.
• Participates in the health system’s formulary process, ensuring an appropriate formulary system is in place.
• Actively participates on department, facility, or health-system committees, including the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee, Formulary Committee and Drug Shortage Committee. Serves as pharmacy representative for area assigned committees and initiatives.
• Maintains professional growth and development through continuing education, workshops, and professional affiliations to keep abreast of latest trends in field of expertise.
• Provides outstanding service to all customers; fosters teamwork; and practices fiscal responsibility through improvement and innovation.
• Provides annual reporting to clinical leadership regarding initiatives and metrics for assigned area of responsibility.

Common Expectations

• WellSpan Health has adopted and implemented a compliance program to support WellSpan's values and standards for professionalism, integrity, and ethics. Expected to support and meet the values and standards of the organization and the performance expectations of the job, the department, and the compliance program.
• WellSpan Health has adopted and implemented a privacy program to safeguard the patient information and the business and operational information of the organization. Expected to support and meet the values and standards of the organization to safeguard patient and business/operational information.
• The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Education

• Bachelors Degree Pharmacy Bachelor’s Degree. Required
• Doctorate Doctor of Pharmacy. Preferred

Work Experience

• 1 year Completion of PGY-1 residency. Required
• 1 year Completion of PGY-2 residency. Preferred and
• 3 years Practice experience in area of specialty. Preferred

Licenses

• Licensed Registered Pharmacist within 60 days Required

Courses And Training

• Competencies as assigned. Upon Hire Required
• Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties (BPS) certification in area of specialty. Upon Hire Preferred and
• Certifications beneficial for performance of duties, ie: CDE, BLS, ACLS, PALS, ATLS, etc. Upon Hire Preferred

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Must possess the needed knowledge and skills to provide and implement pharmacologic recommendations intended to improve and maintain the overall health of our patients while exercising needed interventions for the avoidance of medication errors and harm.

Benefits Offered

• Comprehensive health benefits
• Retirement savings plan
• Paid time off (PTO)
• Education assistance
• Financial education and support, including DailyPay
• Expanded Paid Parental Leave

For additional details: Benefits & Incentives | WellSpan Careers (joinwellspan.org)

About Us

WellSpan Health’s vision is to reimagine healthcare through the delivery of comprehensive, equitable health and wellness solutions throughout our continuum of care. As an integrated delivery system focused on leading in value-based care, we encompass more than 2,300 employed providers, 250 locations, nine award-winning hospitals, home care and a behavioral health organization serving central Pennsylvania and northern Maryland. Our high-performing Medicare Accountable Care Organization (ACO) is the region’s largest and one of the best in the nation. With a team 23,000 strong, WellSpan experts provide a range of services, from wellness and employer services solutions to advanced care for complex medical and behavioral conditions. Our clinically integrated network of 3,000 aligned physicians and advanced practice providers is dedicated to providing the highest quality and safety, inspiring our patients and communities to be their healthiest.

About The Team

WellSpan York Hospital

Built on a solid 140-year legacy of providing high-quality, high-volume, community-based care, WellSpan York Hospital, the largest of WellSpan’s eight hospitals, is a 596-bed acute care community teaching hospital that employs nearly 5,000 people, making WellSpan the largest employer in York County. Driven by a mission to provide exceptional care to all, WellSpan York Hospital serves a diverse population of more than 520,000 residents from the greater York County area. WellSpan York Hospital was one of several WellSpan Health hospitals honored by U.S. News & World Report with the High Performing recognition for 2022-23.

The hospital offers services and programs that feature highly skilled clinical staff, life-saving technology and state-of-the-art facilities to address some of the most complex medical, surgical and behavioral health conditions.

WellSpan York Hospital’s Regional Resource/Level 1 Trauma Center has been accredited by the Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation and is the only accredited trauma center in York, Adams and Franklin counties. It is a nationally recognized teaching hospital with nine residency programs, six allied health schools and other training programs. More than 700 physicians and other professionals are members of WellSpan York Hospital’s medical and dental staff.

WellSpan York Hospital in embarking on a significant five-year project. The centerpiece will be a new, eight-story surgical and critical care tower, which will dramatically expand the hospital’s intensive care unit as well as develop new state of-the-art surgical suites, making it one of the top 10 largest hospitals in Pennsylvania with approximately 600 beds.