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Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Full-Time | Hospital-Based | Critical Care Pharmacist
Missouri
We are seeking an experienced Critical Care Pharmacist to join an acute-care hospital pharmacy team. This pharmacist will provide advanced clinical pharmacy services while also supporting day-to-day pharmacy operations and collaborating closely with physicians, nurses, and other members of the care team.
The ideal candidate has a strong background in critical care/ICU pharmacy, enjoys working directly with the interdisciplinary team, and is comfortable serving as a clinical resource for both providers and pharmacy staff.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive clinical pharmacy support for hospitalized patients, with a primary focus on critical care and complex medication management.
- Review medication orders and patient-specific therapy for appropriate drug selection, dosing, allergies, interactions, contraindications, and therapeutic effectiveness.
- Participate in interdisciplinary patient-care discussions and provide recommendations to physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals.
- Identify opportunities to optimize medication therapy based on patient-specific factors, laboratory results, renal function, clinical status, and current treatment guidelines.
- Provide expertise in areas such as pharmacokinetics, antimicrobial therapy, anticoagulation, renal dose adjustment, IV-to-oral conversion, pain management, nutrition support, and other clinical pharmacy services.
- Support appropriate utilization of formulary medications and recommend evidence-based therapeutic alternatives when appropriate.
- Participate in antimicrobial stewardship and other medication-use improvement initiatives.
- Evaluate medication-related problems and intervene proactively to improve patient outcomes and medication safety.
- Document clinical recommendations, interventions, and other pharmacy activities accurately within the appropriate systems.
- Assist with medication-use evaluations, quality initiatives, adverse drug reaction monitoring, medication-error review, and patient-safety activities.
- Serve as a clinical resource for pharmacists, nurses, physicians, students, residents, and other healthcare professionals.
- Participate in the education and development of pharmacy students, residents, new pharmacists, technicians, and other members of the healthcare team.
- Serve as a preceptor for pharmacy learners and contribute to ongoing professional education.
- Help identify opportunities to improve pharmacy workflows, medication turnaround, clinical services, and operational efficiency.
- Provide oversight and guidance to pharmacy technicians and support personnel when assigned.
- Maintain compliance with applicable pharmacy regulations, accreditation standards, medication-safety requirements, and controlled-substance procedures.
- Assist pharmacy leadership with initiatives related to medication safety, regulatory readiness, quality improvement, and operational performance.
- Participate in departmental committees, clinical initiatives, emergency response activities, and other organizational programs as assigned.
- Maintain current professional knowledge and clinical competencies necessary to provide high-quality care.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum 1 year of ICU/Critical Care Pharmacist experience
- Active pharmacist license in the applicable state
- Medication Therapy Management (MTM) experience
- BS or PharmD from an ACPE-accredited pharmacy program
- Completion of a PGY1 pharmacy/hospital residency or fellowship, OR equivalent relevant hospital pharmacy experience
- Board certification through BPS, such as BCPS or another relevant specialty certification, as applicable
- Strong knowledge of inpatient medication management and clinical pharmacy practices
- Ability to work collaboratively with physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals
Preferred Qualifications
- PGY2 residency or specialty fellowship
- Additional critical care or specialty pharmacy training
- Experience with antimicrobial stewardship, pharmacokinetics, anticoagulation, renal dosing, or other advanced clinical pharmacy programs
- Previous experience precepting pharmacy residents or students
- Experience participating in pharmacy, medical staff, nursing, or quality committees
- Demonstrated leadership or supervisory experience within a hospital pharmacy environment
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate is a clinically strong hospital pharmacist who is comfortable managing complex patients and making evidence-based medication recommendations. This individual should be able to function independently while also working effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Strong communication skills, clinical judgment, attention to detail, and the ability to prioritize in a fast-paced acute-care environment are essential.
Schedule & Work Environment
- Full-time hospital-based position
- Primarily on-site within an acute-care hospital environment
- Regular interaction with patients, physicians, nurses, pharmacy staff, and other clinical teams
- Schedule and coverage requirements will be discussed during the interview process