Clinical Pharmacist

Ardon; United States; On-site; USD 130,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Flexible PTO and paid company holidays

Medical, dental, vision, disability,生命

Job summary

Ardon Health in Portland, Oregon is hiring a Clinical Pharmacist to educate and empower patients and ensure safe dispensing of specialty medications. The role includes conducting patient assessments and engaging with providers to optimize therapy.

The position may involve supervising pharmacy support staff and contributing to quality management activities, with a focus on delivering exceptional patient care and coordinating care across the team.

Qualifications

• Clinical counseling and patient education on medications.
• Prescription verification to ensure safe and effective therapy.
• Engages with providers to optimize therapy and conducts clinical assessments.

Responsibilities

• Maintains focus on optimal patient care and patient experience.
• Engages patients in detailed clinical counseling, assessment, and monitoring of medications.
• Completes clinical and quality control checks on prescriptions to ensure safe treatments.
• Performs provider outreach to ensure appropriate, safe therapy.
• Keeps current with clinical topics and industry standards and applies them in practice.
• Assists with employee training and special projects as needed.
• Supports quality programs and improvement activities.
• Supervises pharmacy support personnel and ensures security of storage and prescription area.
• Provides on-call support to ensure continuous access to pharmacist services.
• Obtains certifications and licensure in additional states as requested.
• Maintains complete documentation of clinical activities.

Skills

Clinical counseling

Prescription verification

Provider outreach

Pharmacist licensure

Employee training supervision

Education

Pharmacist license

Job description

Job Description

As we continue to grow, we are seeking a Clinical Pharmacist to join our award-winning specialty pharmacy team.

About Ardon Health

At Ardon, we are passionate about our mission to inspire people and improve lives through the delivery of high-quality, compassionate healthcare services. Our innovative work environment in Portland, Oregon, centers around uplifting collaboration with our employees as we care for patients. Our commitment to cultivating talent and fostering growth within our organization keeps Ardon ranked among the top 100 companies to work for in Oregon.

*Recognized as a Top Workplace by the Oregonian in 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024*

Our specialty pharmacy

Our state-of-the-art specialty pharmacy provides medications that are often used to treat complex or rare conditions. We deliver services to enhance the patient experience within the comfort of their home. We remove barriers to care and provide patients with the education, clinical care and supportive services they need on their treatment journey. We work to build trusted relationships and to be a resource where patients can turn for help.

What it’s like to work with our team

Our progressive work environment embodies the notion that life is meant to be shared and lived well, through hard work, compassion, and camaraderie. Together, we enjoy team meals and celebrate events and company milestones. Employees like to relax in our lounge equipped with amenities that promote wellness and fun. We volunteer to support patient advocacy organizations within our community. Our employee-run DEI Group is dedicated to diversity and inclusion.

To learn more about our team and what we do, watch our video at https://vimeo.com/320864889.

Join us!

Do you want a dynamic career opportunity where you can make a difference? Explore the potential of your pharmacy experience in an elevated role.

We are recruiting a Clinical Pharmacist to join our team of health care professionals. As a Clinical Pharmacist, you will be responsible for providing services to educate and empower patients and facilitate safe dispensing of specialty medications. The Clinical Pharmacist conducts patient assessments to promote safe and effective therapy, engages with providers to optimize therapy, and performs comprehensive prescription verification. The Clinical Pharmacist may supervise the activities of pharmacy support personnel, as well as participate in the organization’s quality management activities.

Job type: Full-time, in-office

Pay range: $130,486.45 - $166,369.08 annually, depending on experience. Actual pay is based on qualifications. Applicants who do not exceed the minimum qualifications will only be eligible for the low end of the pay range.

Benefits:

• Competitive pay
• Flexible PTO and paid company holidays
• Medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance
• 401(k)match

Position responsibilities:

1. Maintains focus on optimal patient care, safety, and delivering an excellent patient experience.
2. Engages patients in detailed clinical counseling, assessment, and monitoring on all aspects of their medication regimens, disease states, and addresses inquiries that arise.
3. Completes clinical and quality control checks on prescriptions to ensure all patients receive safe and effective treatments.
4. Conducts provider outreach to ensure appropriate, safe, and effective therapy.
5. Uses available resources to stay knowledgeable about current clinical topics, industry practice standards, safety concerns, and incorporates them into daily practice.
6. Assists with employee training, preceptorship, and special projects as needed.
7. Provides support to leadership and quality program staff to ensure quality management programs and improvement activities are a priority focus and effectively executed.
8. Provides supervision and oversight to pharmacy support personnel. Maintains medication storage, supply chain, and prescription area security.
9. Provides on-call support as requested to ensure security of pharmacy, proper medication storage, and continuous patient access to pharmacist services.
10. Obtains certifications and pharmacist licensure in additional states as requested to meet business needs.
11. Maintains complete documentation of clinical activities to meet requirements and support effective patient care.
12. Receives and facilitates prescription transfers and verbal prescriptions with accuracy and completeness.
13. Effective communicator, establishing and maintaining professional and positi