Clinic Specialty Pharmacist

Baptist Healthcare System; Kentucky; On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist Health in Kentucky is seeking a Clinic Specialty Pharmacist to join the Central Pharmacy team in LaGrange. This role supports ambulatory clinic teams, provides clinical consultation, education, and medication management for specialty therapies, and collaborates with physicians, nurses, and other clinicians to optimize patient outcomes.

The role involves supervising Specialty Pharmacy Care Coordinators, maintaining workflows, and participating in ongoing training on disease states, REMS

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy or Doctorate of Pharmacy required.
• Kentucky Board of Pharmacy license is required.
• 1-3 years related work experience or completion of ASHP accredited pharmacy residency program 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 and demonstrates empathy and compassion to patients and caregivers.
• Enrolls specialty pharmacy patients into medication management programs by assisting with recruitment of patients in clinic.
• Provides initial clinical medication counseling and regular patient reassessments via in person, telephonic, or video encounters to ensure appropriateness of specialty therapy and ongoing therapy management.
• Performs medication therapy management, which may include coordinating medication adjustments to optimize patient medication regimens and improve clinical outcomes.
• Refers appropriate patients to financial counseling for copay assistance through manufacturer or charity programs.
• Communicates with patients and families about the benefits of filling their prescriptions with Baptist Health.
• Communicates with physicians and other clinicians as necessary to facilitate exemplary service for new and existing Baptist Health specialty pharmacy patients.
• Provides limited/indirect supervision for Specialty Pharmacy Care Coordinators and timely response to clinical escalations.
• Maintain pharmacy onsite clinic services, operational policies and procedures, clinical pharmacy workflows and practice expectations.
• Participates in ongoing trainings related to role, including but not limited to disease state overviews, clinical guidelines, pharmacology, REMS programs, etc.

Skills

Clinical pharmacy

Ambulatory care

Patient counseling

Team leadership

Education

Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD)

Bachelor's in Pharmacy

Job description

Summary

The Specialty Pharmacist acts as an extension of ambulatory clinic teams to support patient access to high touch, complex medication therapies. This position is based in a specialty medical clinic setting. The Specialty Pharmacist functions in a multi-skilled environment, which requires the application of teamwork, leadership, and flexibility. This position is responsible for general supervision of Specialty Pharmacy Care Coordinators and for the operation and services provided in the specialty pharmacy clinic. Provides clinical consultation, medication education, chronic disease state management, medication reconciliation, and adherence counseling for specialty patients. Plays an integral role with interdisciplinary teams including pharmacists, nurses, medical assistants, and providers to facilitate patient care. Furthers the development, implementation, and maintenance of programs that promote optimal patient outcomes. Job Description:

Baptist Health is looking for a Clinic Specialty Pharmacist to join our team at the Central Pharmacy, 1051 New Moody Lane, LaGrange, KY!

• Serves as a primary point of contact with patients related to specialty medication needs and demonstrates empathy and compassion to patients and caregivers.
• Enrolls specialty pharmacy patients into medication management programs by assisting with recruitment of patients in clinic.
• Provides initial clinical medication counseling and regular patient reassessments via in person, telephonic, or video encounters to ensure appropriateness of specialty therapy and ongoing therapy management.
• Performs medication therapy management, which may include coordinating medication adjustments to optimize patient medication regimens and improve clinical outcomes.
• Refers appropriate patients to financial counseling for copay assistance through manufacturer or charity programs.
• Communicates with patients and families about the benefits of filling their prescriptions with Baptist Health.
• Communicates with physicians and other clinicians as necessary to facilitate exemplary service for new and existing Baptist Health specialty pharmacy patients.
• Provides limited/indirect supervision for Specialty Pharmacy Care Coordinators and timely response to clinical escalations.
• Maintain pharmacy onsite clinic services, operational policies and procedures, clinical pharmacy workflows and practice expectations.
• Participates in ongoing trainings related to role, including but not limited to disease state overviews, clinical guidelines, pharmacology, REMS programs, etc.

Minimum Requirements

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

BaptistHealthis an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.