Ambulatory Clinical Pharmacist - Internal Medicine

Cencora; Reading (Berks County); On-site; USD 95,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

Paid parental leave

Paid caregiver leave

Training and mentorship programs

Job summary

Cencora is seeking a clinical pharmacist to support the Internal Medicine Clinic at Reading Hospital, focusing on ambulatory care, formulary decisions, and patient counseling. The role is 100% on-site in West Reading, PA, with cross-coverage of other specialty areas.

Ideal candidates have a PharmD, residency or ambulatory care experience, and PA license to injectables (preferred). Strong EMR/pharmacy systems skills and collaboration with providers are essential.

Qualifications

• PharmD degree required or strongly preferred; residency or ambulatory care experience valued.
• Experience in internal medicine or ambulatory care preferred.
• Unrestricted PA pharmacist license; injectables authorization in PA preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide ambulatory and direct patient care within the clinic.
• Assist with formulary decisions, dosing, and ADRs for providers.
• Ensure prescriptions flow through ambulatory pharmacy and are identified by staff.
• Schedule and deliver medication counseling and clinical pharmacy services (immunizations, pillbox refills).
• Coordinate follow-ups to assess safety and efficacy and communicate treatment plans to providers.
• Prepare and submit prior authorizations and manage denials/appeals.
• Navigate EMR and therapy management platforms and maintain auditable records.

Skills

Microsoft Office

Clinical data interpretation

EMR navigation

Communication with providers

Education

PharmD degree

Residency or 1 year ambulatory care/internal medicine

PA license to administer injectables in PA

Tools

Pharmacy dispensing systems

EMR systems

Insurance adjudication platforms

Job description

Our team members are at the heart of everything we do. At Cencora, we are united in our responsibility to create healthier futures, and every person here is essential to us being able to deliver on that purpose. If you want to make a difference at the center of health, come join our innovative company and help us improve the lives of people and animals everywhere.

Job Details

This position primarily serves the Internal Medicine Clinic at Reading Hospital, involving direct patient care and collaboration with other healthcare providers. A strong clinical pharmacy background with an understanding of retail pharmacy operations and prescription processing is optimal to succeed in this role. The role is 100% on-site in West Reading, Pennsylvania. Cross coverage of other specialty areas will be required.

Hours

Monday through Friday day shift, and typically no weekends or holidays required

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate value of ambulatory pharmacy partnership to physician practices.
• Maintain presence in clinic, field medication questions from providers, such as formulary product selection, product dosing, ADR's, and other considerations.
• Ensure prescriptions flow through ambulatory pharmacy and are identified by pharmacy staff.
• Maintain patient schedule for clinical pharmacist services including, but not limited to, medication counseling, pillbox refills, immunization, medication administration.
• Maintain patient list, schedule appropriate follow-ups to assess medication safety and efficacy, communicate treatment plan recommendations with provider.
• Coordinate patient refills. Ensure auditable records showing proof-of-delivery are maintained.
• Prepare and submit prior authorizations, manage denials/appeals.
• Triage prescriptions which are limited distribution drugs or out-of-network.
• Act as financial advocate for patient when needed, leverage charitable foundations, state programs, and/or manufacturer programs to ensure medication affordability.
• Demonstrate ability to navigate various platforms and document appropriately in EMR and specialty therapy management platform.
• Contribute to expansion of ambulatory pharmacy services through active participation in navigator committee and projects.
• Cross-train to ambulatory pharmacy, assist with staffing, as needed.

Education

PharmD degree strongly preferred. Residency training or minimum of 1 year experience in internal medicine or ambulatory care practice strongly preferred. Current unrestricted pharmacist license in the state of Pennsylvania is required. License to administer injectables in state of PA is preferred.

Skills And Knowledge

• Must be proficient in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Candidates should have prior experience on pharmacy dispensing systems and be familiar with insurance adjudication processes.
• The role involves working with a broad array of complex disease states and medical conditions; candidates should be comfortable working with clinical data, lab values, and reading/writing notes in patient medical records.

What Cencora offers

We provide compensation, benefits, and resources that enable a highly inclusive culture and support our team members’ ability to live with purpose every day. In addition to traditional offerings like medical, dental, and vision care, we also provide a comprehensive suite of benefits that focus on the physical, emotional, financial, and social aspects of wellness. This encompasses support for working families, which may include backup dependent care, adoption assistance, infertility coverage, family building support, behavioral health solutions, paid parental leave, and paid caregiver leave. To encourage your personal growth, we also offer a variety of training programs, professional development resources, and opportunities to participate in mentorship programs, employee resource groups, volunteer activities, and much more. For details, visit https://www.virtualfairhub.com/cencora

Full time

Equal Employment Opportunity

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