Kettering Health is a not-for-profit system of 13 medical centers and more than 120 outpatient facilities serving southwest Ohio. We are committed to transforming the health care experience with high-quality care for every stage of life. Our service-oriented mission is in action every day, whether it’s by providing care in our facilities, training the next generation of health care professionals, or serving others through international outreach.

Kettering Health Dayton

• Kettering Health Dayton, formerly Grandview Medical Center, has been providing care to Dayton and surrounding communities for over 90 years.
• Over 20 specialties, including orthopedics, heart and vascular, surgery, and trauma services.
• KH Dayton expanded their Emergency Department as well as their heart & vascular services to include an additional catheterization lab and electrophysiology lab.
• Partners with Gem City Market to provide fresh fruits and vegetables every Tuesday within the hospital. 
• One of the largest osteopathic teaching hospitals in the United States.
• 371 bed facility
• Over the past several years, KH Dayton has received many awards, including:
  • Top 100 Hospital
  • Patient Safety Excellence Award from Health grades in 2019.
  • Received an “A” from the Leapfrog Group, a national patient safety watchdog, ranking among the safest hospitals in the United States.

Key Job Responsibilities 

• Receives drug information inquiries from various clinicians
• Researches different sources including the literature, the drug manufacturer, subject matter experts, and other sources to answer various inquires.
• Acts as a subject matter expert on drug use best practices
• Works the site clinical pharmacy coordinators, clinical pharmacists, and pharmacy residency coordinators for optimizing medication effectiveness
• Maintains online resource of pharmacy information including therapeutic interchanges, polices/procedures, drug-drug interactions, and national
• Responsible for working with medical and clinical pharmacy staff to launching clinical initiatives designed to improve overall patient care and managing drug expense throughout the network
• Serves as a resource to the organization and medical staff on clinical pharmacy matters
• Assists in the development and review of medication-use pharmacy and hospital- and system-level policies, and their implementation
• Guides the design, implementation, and maintenance of clinical pharmacy initiatives within the organization
• Monitors the external environment for best practices and evaluates them for implementation in the organization
• Provides ongoing pharmacy education for pharmacy staff and other health care professionals
• Facilitates availability of educational programs and materials to improve clinical outcomes and regulatory compliance
• Participates in departmental and interdisciplinary hospital, health system, and regional committees related to emergency medications, drug shortages, adverse events, medication errors, policy review, technology, safe medication use, and patient safety
• Analyzes current clinical pharmacy data that can be used to improve overall medication value and effectiveness.
• Works with state colleges of pharmacy for promoting the student and pharmacy residency experience.
• Responsible for working with medical and clinical pharmacy staff to launching clinical initiatives designed to improve overall patient care and managing drug expense throughout the network
• Serves as a resource to the organization and medical staff on clinical pharmacy matters
• Assists in the development and review of medication-use pharmacy and hospital- and system-level policies, and their implementation

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy

Skills and Experience

• Knowledge – The clinical pharmacist should have a broad understanding of:
  • Strong knowledge of medication effectiveness and impact of medications on patient care
  • Health care technologies used in the medication selection process
  • Pharmaceutical care
  • Clinical expertise
  • Change management concepts
  • Ability to review information and data to help in designing clinical programs
  • Concepts of risk and prioritization, statistics, population data
  • Performance improvement methodologies and tools
  • Standards of practice related to medication use
  • Accreditation process, standards, and regulations
• Skills - The Clinical Pharmacist should demonstrate excellence in the following skills:
  • Verbal communication and presentation (small and large group)
  • Written communication, editing
  • Active listening
  • Time management
  • Project management
  • Analytical
  • Safe system/process design
• Abilities - The Clinical Pharmacist should possess the ability to perform the following:
  • Facilitate practice change
  • Collaborate with staff at all levels
  • Effectively provide education
  • Synthesize solutions
  • Apply standards of practice to improve patient care
  • Apply defined strategies and protocols
  • Function proactively vs. reactively
  • Write clear and concise policy and procedures

Licensure, Certifications, Registrations

• Graduate with a Pharm D. degree
• Over 5 years’ experience working as a clinical pharmacist
• Licensed as, or eligible to be, a registered pharmacist in the State of Ohio.
• Current knowledge of federal, state, and local laws governing pharmacists

• PGY1 Pharmacy residency preferred
• PGY-2 in Drug Information pharmacy residency preferred
• 3 years of combined in Drug Information pharmacy experience 
• Completed residency in clinical pharmacy - preferred