Ambulatory Specialty Pharmacist: Patient Care Lead

Baptist Health; La Grange (KY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist Health is seeking a Clinic Specialty Pharmacist to join our Central Pharmacy in LaGrange, KY. This role supports patient access to high-touch, complex therapies within a specialty clinic setting and works with interdisciplinary teams to promote optimal outcomes.

The pharmacist provides clinical consultation, medication education, chronic disease state management, and adherence counseling, while supervising Care Coordinators and maintaining clinic operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Doctorate required for Pharmacy license in Kentucky
• Kentucky Board of Pharmacy license required
• 1-3 years related work experience or ASHP residency preferred
• Experience in ambulatory clinical pharmacy practice preferred
• Specialty disease state experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Serves as a primary point of contact with patients related to specialty medication needs.
• Enrolls specialty pharmacy patients into medication management programs.
• Provides initial clinical medication counseling and regular patient reassessments via in person, telephonic, or video encounters.
• Performs medication therapy management, coordinating medication adjustments to optimize regimens and outcomes.
• Refers appropriate patients to financial counseling for copay assistance.
• Communicates with patients and families about benefits of Baptist Health prescriptions.
• Communicates with physicians and clinicians to facilitate exemplary service for specialty patients.
• Provides limited/indirect supervision for Specialty Pharmacy Care Coordinators and responds to clinical escalations.
• Maintains onsite clinic services, policies, workflows, and practice expectations.
• Participates in ongoing trainings related to disease state guidelines, pharmacology, REMS, etc.

Skills

Ambulatory clinical pharmacy

Clinical counseling

Pharmacy supervision

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy

Doctorate of Pharmacy

Job description

Baptist Health is seeking a Clinic Specialty Pharmacist to join our Central Pharmacy in LaGrange, KY. This role supports patient access to high-touch, complex therapies within a specialty clinic setting and works with interdisciplinary teams to promote optimal outcomes.

The pharmacist provides clinical consultation, medication education, chronic disease state management, and adherence counseling, while supervising Care Coordinators and maintaining clinic operations.