Clinic Specialty Pharmacist

Baptist Health System, Inc.; La Grange (KY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist Health is seeking a Clinic Specialty Pharmacist to join our Central Pharmacy team in LaGrange, KY. The role focuses on ensuring access to high-touch specialty therapies and collaborating with clinic teams to optimize patient outcomes.

Responsibilities include patient counseling, program enrollment, MTM, care coordination, and participation in ongoing trainings to stay current with guidelines and REMS programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or PharmD required
• Kentucky license is required
• 1–3 years experience preferred; residency can substitute
• Ambulatory clinical pharmacy experience preferred
• Specialty disease state experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary contact for specialty medication needs in clinic
• Enroll patients into medication management programs in clinic
• Provide initial clinical counseling and regular reassessments in person/telehealth
• Coordinate medication therapy management to optimize regimens
• Refer patients to financial counseling for copay assistance
• Communicate with patients, families, and providers to ensure optimal care
• Supervise Specialty Pharmacy Care Coordinators and respond to escalations
• Maintain on-site clinic services, policies, workflows, and expectations
• Participate in ongoing trainings related to disease states and REMS programs

Skills

Clinical pharmacy experience

Ambulatory clinic experience

Specialty disease state experience

ASHP residency

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmacy or Doctorate of Pharmacy

Tools

KY Pharmacist License

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 BaptistHealth.


• Communicates with physicians and other clinicians as necessary to facilitate exemplary service fornew and existing Baptist Health specialty pharmacy patients.


• Provides limited/indirect supervision for Specialty Pharmacy Care Coordinators and timely responseto clinical escalations.


• Maintain pharmacy onsite clinic services, operational policies and procedures, clinical pharmacyworkflows 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.

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.