The Clinical Pharmacist provides and teaches pharmaceutical care as required by SRDH patients. The Clinical pharmacy Specialist designs and implements clinical and educational functions required in drug monitoring, with emphasis on appropriateness, safety and cost-effective drug therapy. The Clinical Pharmacist Specialist designs, coordinates and teaches appropriate clinical pharmacy protocols and activity, and is actively involved in quality improvement activities for medication use throughout the medical center as assigned. The Clinical Pharmacist will be primarily responsible for the rational use of antimicrobials, with emphasis on the cost containment of anti-biotics and anti-fungal medications. This position will serve as the mentor/supervisor of the Pharm.D. clinical staff pharmacist and
the staff pharmacists. This position may also functions as a member of the distribution team up to 20% of the time as assigned. This position will coordinate assignment of presentations at the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee. He or she applies CHW Core Values to the performance of every job duty. These Values include Dignity, Collaboration, Justice, Stewardship, and Excellence.

Does this position require patient contact? Yes

SPECIFICATIONS
Description Minimum Required Preferred / Desired Experience
Completion of an ASHP-accredited residency program or five (5) years of clinical practice in a hospital setting.

Education
Pharm.D. Degree from a U.S. accredited School of Pharmacy. Traditional Pharm.D. degree preferred, but
experienced (5 years) non-traditional degree holder will be considered.

Training Special Skills
Evidence based medicine is requisite in getting P&T approval for medication protocols and therapy guidelines, and this
position must be the expert in this skill. Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and ability to add,
subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret graphs. Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables. This person must have PC Computer skills. Must
have demonstrated capabilities in effective time management, professional judgment, problem resolution and quality
improvement, communication and leadership.

Licensure
RG PHARMST = Registered Pharmacist from NV State Pharmacy Board. Candidate will pass the Certification in
pharmacotherapy as given by the Board of Pharmaceutical

Specialties within 2 years.


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