Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Ambulatory and Perioperative Anticoagulation

The Johns Hopkins Hospital, a 1,146 bed academic medical center, and the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine are the major components of the Johns Hopkins Health System, a vertically integrated, multi-institutional system for medical services delivery.  It was one of the first non-profit, academically based healthcare systems of its kind in the country.  Located in the city of Baltimore, Maryland, The Johns Hopkins Hospital is consistently ranked at the top of “America’s Best Hospitals” by U.S. News and World Report. 

The Department of Pharmacy, consistent with the mission of Johns Hopkins Medicine, places a priority on teaching, research and patient care. At Johns Hopkins Hospital, the department is responsible for providing acute care pharmacy services for a diverse population of medical and surgical patients, with additional services provided within the Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center and affiliated clinics.  Within the department, there are 45 acute care and primary care clinical pharmacy specialists as well as 31 general and specialized pharmacy residents. 

The Johns Hopkins Hospital is seeking a motivated individual to assume an Anticoagulation Clinical Pharmacy Specialist role.  The individual will work collaboratively with members of the healthcare team, including physicians, advance practice providers, nurses, and other pharmacists to provide comprehensive medication management. The Clinical Pharmacy Specialist will be responsible for the provision and oversight of anticoagulation pharmacotherapy for patients in an ambulatory anticoagulation clinic (located at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center) and in the Center for Perioperative Optimization (located at The Johns Hopkins Hospital).  The specialist will also collaborate with the hemostatic and antithrombotic stewardship program and support transitions of care for patients.  

The Clinical Pharmacy Specialist will work with the multi-disciplinary team to develop therapeutic plans, monitor for desired outcomes, and provide patient education. The pharmacist has the opportunity for advanced practice via a drug therapy management agreement to initiate, modify, continue, and discontinue medication therapy.

The Clinical Pharmacy Specialist will also provide education to students, residents, pharmacists, and other health care practitioners and serve as a preceptor for pharmacy residents of ASHP-accredited PGY-1 pharmacy practice and PGY-2 specialty practice programs. Additionally, the Clinical Pharmacy Specialist will support and lead quality improvement and research projects and participate as an active member of hospital and departmental committees. Faculty appointments are available through affiliations with the University of Maryland College of Pharmacy, the University of Notre Dame of Maryland College of Pharmacy, and the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

Preferred qualifications for this position include the completion of a PharmD degree, PGY-1 residency or equivalent experience, and PGY-2 specialty residency or equivalent experience in thrombosis and hemostasis management, ambulatory care, internal medicine, or pharmacotherapy. Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS) certification is required within two years of start date.

Contact Information:

Michelle K. Azar, PharmD, MBA, BCPS

Operations Manager, Ambulatory Pharmacy

The Johns Hopkins Hospital – Department of Pharmacy

600 North Wolfe Street – Carnegie 180

Baltimore, MD 21287

mazar6@jhmi.edu