Certified Clinical Pharmacist Specialist

Welcome to Saint Joseph Hospital, a 433-bed hospital founded in 1877 by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth as the first hospital in Lexington, Kentucky. Led by Sister Euphrasia Stafford, the mission to provide compassionate care to the underserved is still carried out today. Saint Joseph Hospital holds over two dozen national ranks and recognitions and is recognized as a 2024 Best Place to Work in Kentucky. 

Saint Joseph is part of CommonSpirit Health, a non-profit, Catholic health system dedicated to advancing health for all people. With approximately 175,000 team members and 25,000 physicians and advanced practice clinicians. 

Our commitment to serve the common good is delivered through the dedicated work of thousands of physicians, advanced practice clinicians, nurses, and staff; through clinical excellence delivered across a system of 140 hospitals and more than 2,200 care centers serving 24 states.

As our Certified Clinical Pharmacist Specialist, you will be a recognized expert and leader in pharmaceutical care, driving optimal medication outcomes and promoting safe, effective, and evidence-based pharmacotherapy for complex patient populations.

Every day you will provide advanced clinical pharmacy services, including comprehensive medication management, pharmacokinetic dosing, adverse drug reaction monitoring, and drug information to physicians and other healthcare professionals.

To be successful in this role, you must possess advanced clinical knowledge and decision-making skills, exemplary communication and leadership abilities, and a steadfast commitment to optimizing patient pharmacotherapy and ensuring medication safety.

• Promotes long and short-range planning to respond and integrate within the market, Region, and system.
• Works collaboratively with pharmacy peers to standardize clinical pharmacy systems when appropriate
• Works, as directed by facility pharmacy leadership, on developing, coaching and mentoring pharmacy staff to maximize their scope of practice in the provision of clinical pharmacy services and scholarly activities across the continuum of care.
• Educates the medical staff regarding cost-effective, quality pharmaceutical care based on evidence based medicine and best practices.
• Participates in assigned committees relevant to their knowledge, experience and practice area
• Assures that clinical pharmacy initiatives are in compliance with regulatory requirements.

***Educational Assistance (Student Loan Payback) up to $24,000 for Eligible Hires***

Required

• Bachelors Of Science Pharmacy, upon hire or
• Doctor Of Pharmacy Pharmacy, upon hire and
• Residency completion or
• 2 years of clinical experience
• Pharmacist: KY, upon hire and
• Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire and
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support, upon hire and
• Board Certified Ambulatory, upon hire or
• Board Certified Cardiology, upon hire or
• Board Certified Compound Strl, upon hire or
• Board Certified Critical Care, upon hire or
• Board Certified Emergency, upon hire or
• Board Certified Geriatric, upon hire or
• Board Certified Infectious Dis, upon hire or
• Board Certified Nuclear, upon hire or
• Board Certified Nutrition Supp, upon hire or
• Board Certified Oncology, upon hire or
• Board Certified Psychiatric, upon hire or
• Board Certified Pediatric, upon hire or
• Board Certified Pharmacotherapy, upon hire or
• Board Certified Organ Trans, upon hire