Work Shift:
Please see job description for details.
Time Type:
Full time
Department:
CC017675 Clinical Effectiveness & Outcomes
Summary:
Monday-Friday days - Requirements: Arkansas Pharmacist license & 4 years of pharmacy-related work experience
Additional Information:
Will be reviewing pathways & protocols regarding meds, work with providers to review the evidence.
The Clinical Effectiveness & Outcomes Pharmacist role synthesizes pediatric evidence and performance data to inform, implement, and optimize clinical pathways, clinical protocols, and other clinical decision support (CDS) tools. It provides timely, evidence-based guidance in response to evolving factors such as drug shortages, new FDA approvals, and safety alerts, while ensuring accurate and safe medication build through collaboration with Information Systems (IS) analysts and clinical pharmacists. The position also evaluates medication use and pathway performance using reporting tools and dashboards, translating findings into CDS enhancements, pathway/protocol revisions, and provider communication. Additionally, it advances medication safety and regulatory compliance by implementing standardized practices and supporting medication oversight.
Required Education:
Doctorate of Pharmacy or Bachelor of Pharmacy (if obtained prior to 2000)
Recommended Education:
Required Work Experience:
Recommended Work Experience:
Required Certifications:
Pharmacist - AR State Board of Pharmacy
Recommended Certifications:
Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BCPS) - Board of Pharmacy Specialities
Description
Conducts comprehensive pediatric literature reviews to inform clinical pathways, clinical protocols, and clinical decision support (CDS) tools.
Provides real-time recommendations to inform clinical pathways, clinical protocols, and CDS in response to external factors such as drug shortages, new FDA approvals, and safety alerts.
Collaborates with IS analysts and clinical pharmacists to ensure version control, change tracking, and pre/post evaluation of medication-related pathway builds, ensuring accuracy in medications, dosing, and indications.
Conducts structured Medication Use Evaluations using EHR reporting tools to analyze prescribing patterns and identify opportunities for evidence-based care and clinical pathway/protocol development.
Leverages current medication evidence to inform and advance sepsis quality improvement strategies and clinical outcomes.
Analyzes pathway-specific metric dashboards to monitor adherence and drive targeted improvements in patient outcomes.
Performs pre- and post-implementation assessments of pathway and CDS impact using metrics such as antibiotic utilization, opioid use, alert overrides, and safety events.
Translates oversight committee decisions into Epic build requirements, pathway/protocol updates, provider education, and communication plans as appropriate.
Implements pediatric safety practices aligned with national best practice guidelines, and regulatory standards, including dose-range checks, formulation standardization, and high-alert medication oversight.
Contributes to hospital and system committees by offering subject matter expertise and delivering medication-related insights to support clinical decision-making.
Arkansas Children's (https://www.archildrens.org/about-us) is the only hospital system in the state dedicated to caring for children, which enables us to uniquely shape the landscape of pediatric care in Arkansas.
Arkansas Children's is driven by four core values-safety, teamwork, compassion and excellence-which inform every action.
Arkansas Children's Hospital has received Magnet Status (https://www.archildrens.org/about-us/magnet-recognition) from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), for nursing excellence and patient outcomes. And we are nationally ranked by U.S. News & World Report (https://www.archildrens.org/about-us/awards-and-recognition) for Cancer, Cardiology & Heart Surgery, Diabetes & Endocrinology, Nephrology, Neurology & Neurosurgery, Pulmonology & Lung Surgery and Urology.
For more than a century, Arkansas Children's has met the unique needs of children. But we're more than just a hospital treating sick kids-our services include two hospitals, a pediatric research institute, foundation, clinics, education and outreach, all with an unyielding commitment to making children better today and healthier tomorrow.
Arkansas Children's Little Rock campus includes a 336-bed hospital with the state's only pediatric Level 1 Trauma Center, burn center, Level 4 neonatal intensive care and pediatric intensive care, as well as a nationally-recognized transport service. And Arkansas Children's Northwest (https://www.archildrens.org/locations/arkansas-childrens-nw) provides inpatient and emergency care, clinic rooms and diagnostic services to children in that corner of the state.
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