Clinical Specialist, Medication Management and Optimization

Description

Become part of an inclusive organization with over 40,000 teammates, whose mission is to improve the health and well‑being of the unique communities we serve.

The Medication Management and Optimization team, part of the Department of Pharmacy, serves UNC Health, including hospitals, clinics, retail pharmacies, and other care settings, across North Carolina. The team provides drug information, formulary management, policy, clinical guideline, and other expertise to internal and external partners with the mission to develop optimal pharmaceutical care for all UNC Health patients. The team includes 5 Clinical Pharmacist Specialists and 2 Pharmacy Student Interns, which report to the Director of Pharmacy, Medication Safety and Therapeutics.

The Clinical Specialist is eligible for partial remote/partial on‑site (hybrid) work, in accordance with UNC Health policies.

• Lead and co‑chair a UNC Health System Pharmacy and Therapeutics Subcommittee(s), including material preparation, meeting facilitation, and decision implementation.
• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary stakeholder groups across the health care system to ensure success of initiatives (eg, prescribers, pharmacists, nurses, Pharmacy Analytics and Outcomes team, Pharmacy Supply Chain Center team, Pharmacy Revenue Integrity team, group purchasing organization, pharmaceutical vendors).
• Write, review, and present accurate, high‑quality, evidence‑based documents, such as class reviews, drug monographs, SBARs, medication‑use evaluations, therapeutic interchanges, provider and nurse education, and newsletters.
• Maintain an evidence‑based hospital and clinic medication formulary that promotes therapeutic appropriateness, medication safety, and financial stewardship.
• Monitor medication formulary compliance, including adjudication of patient specific, non‑formulary drug requests; identify, analyze, design, and execute system‑level medication‑use optimization initiatives.
• Oversee routine functions of the drug information call centre, including identifying, critically analysing, and summarising medication research.
• Develop and maintain multidisciplinary and Department of Pharmacy medication‑use policies and clinical guidelines.
• Serve as a primary preceptor of pharmacy students and PGY1 and PGY2 pharmacy residents.
• Deliver didactic and other learning experiences within relevant UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy courses, as needed.
• Participate in and contribute to quality assurance and other programmes that maintain regulatory compliance (eg, TJC, NC Board of Pharmacy).
• Perform other functions as needed.

• Build relationships and work collaboratively.
• Critically think and problem‑solve.
• Analyse data to answer complex questions.
• Communicate effectively in verbal and written forms.
  
  Maintain organisation, timeliness, and attention to detail with multiple on‑going projects.
• Lead colleagues through innovative process changes.

Education Requirements:
Pharm

D or BS Pharmacy Degree

Licensure/Certification Requirements:
Active pharmacist licensure with the NC Board of Pharmacy or obtainable before initiation of employment. Recent graduates of ACPE‑accredited colleges/schools of pharmacy may fill this role while pending initial pharmacist licensure, but are subject to limitations mandated by the NC Board of Pharmacy and must obtain licensure within 6 months of orientation or sooner if required for operations.

Professional Experience Requirements:
No prior experience required.

Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:
Relevant ASHP‑accredited PGY1 and PGY2 residencies (eg, Health‑System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership, Drug Information, Medication‑Use Safety and Policy), or equivalent experience.

Legal

Employer:

NCHEALTH

Entity:
Shared Services

Organization Unit: HCS Pharmacy Administration

Work Type:
Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

Salary Range: $50.99 - $73.28 per hour (Hiring Range)

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity.

Work Assignment Type:
Hybrid

Work Schedule:

Day Job

Location of Job: US:

NC:

Chapel Hill

Exempt From Overtime:
Exempt:
Yes

This position is employed by NC…