Ambulatory Clinical Pharmacist

Baptist Health Arkansas; Little Rock (AR); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist Health Arkansas is seeking an Ambulatory Clinical Pharmacist to join the Baptist Health Specialty Pharmacy. The role focuses on delivering high-quality medication therapy management in ambulatory clinics, with remote and face-to-face patient interactions, and close collaboration with physicians and the clinical team.

The pharmacist will evaluate medications for safety, effectiveness, and cost, titrate therapies, educate patients, and participate in transitions of care and other clinical

Qualifications

• Doctor of Pharmacy degree from ACPE-accredited college
• Active Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy license
• 3 years of full-time pharmacist experience or completion of ASHP PGY1 residency
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Eligible to precept APPE students and PGY1 residents per ASHP standards

Responsibilities

• Provide safe, effective, and cost-conscious pharmacotherapy in ambulatory settings
• Titrate, monitor, and optimize patients' medication therapy
• Educate patients and providers; support disease management and transitions of care
• Engage in motivational interviewing and patient outreach to improve adherence
• Precept students and residents and support outpatient medication access and adherence

Skills

Communication skills

Patient counseling

Interprofessional collaboration

Autonomy

Education

PharmD degree

Arkansas Pharmacist license

ASHP PGY1 residency (preferred)

Job description

Ambulatory Clinical Pharmacist| Baptist Health Specialty Pharmacy | Job ID:

Department: Baptist Health Specialty Pharmacy

Shift: Day

Working Hours: 8-5 (Daytime)

Summary:

Ambulatory clinical pharmacists will practice within the Baptist Health or embedded within a multidisciplinary clinical team to support clinics. The primary responsibility of this pharmacist is to assure the provision of safe, efficacious, cost-effective, and high-quality medication therapy disease management to patients in the ambulatory setting. The pharmacist in this role will interact with patients and providers remotely and face-to-face as needed. The pharmacist will consult with the patient and physician(s) to identify, resolve and prevent medication related problems, as well as establish mutually agreed upon treatment goals. The pharmacist assesses each of the patient’s medications to determine that each is appropriate for the patient, effective for the medical condition, safe given the comorbidities and other medications being taken, cost effective and able to be taken by the patient as intended. The pharmacist will titrate/manage/monitor the patient’s medication therapy to optimize clinical outcomes and will identify and address gaps in care. Additional responsibilities include patient and provider education, disease management, comprehensive medication reviews, transitions of care, motivational interviewing, precepting students and residents, and assisting in outpatient medication access and adherence. Pharmacists must have a patient-centered mindset, excellent problem solving and communication skills, who can thrive in an autonomous and evolving environment.

Other InformationRequired

• Graduate of an ACPE accredited College of Pharmacy with a Doctorate of Pharmacy degree
• Active license to practice Pharmacy from the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy
• 3 years’ experience as a full-time pharmacist or completion of ASHP-accredited PGY1 residency program
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Eligible to precept APPE students and PGY1 pharmacy residents as defined by latest ASHP standards

Preferred

• Completion of an ASHP-accredited PGY1 residency
• Board Certification (BCPS or BCACP)
• Quality improvement experience

This job will be authorized80.00 hours bi-weekly.

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