Clinical Pharmacy Specialist

Legacy Community Health; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off & Paid Company Holidays

Medical, Dental, Vision & Life

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

403(b) Retirement Plan with Company M​

Short-Term & Long-Term Disability

$0 Copay for Legacy Provider visits

$0 Copay for prescriptions at LegacyPh

Travel Insurance

Pet Insurance

Subsidized Gym Membership

Job summary

Legacy Community Health seeks a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist to provide patient-centered, evidence-based medication therapy management across clinic settings in Houston. You will manage chronic illnesses, conduct patient education classes, and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to improve health outcomes for diverse communities.

The role includes transitions of care, shared visits, and opportunities to precept students and residents, working within a collaborative care model that

Qualifications

• PharmD or equivalent degree from an accredited college/university.
• ASHP-accredited PGY-1 residency completed.
• Texas Pharmacy license valid in-state.
• BLS/First Aid/CPR certification.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct pharmaceutical care in in-person or virtual visits.
• Manage chronic disease medication therapy and transitions of care.
• Obtain and summarize medical histories and medications.
• Reconcile medications at ambulatory visits and monitor therapy.
• Document encounters in the electronic medical record.

Skills

MS Word & Excel

Strong communication

Clinical pharmacy care

Patient education

Care coordination

Education

PharmD or B.S. with equivalent experience

ASHP PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency

Job description

Benefits

• Paid Time Off & Paid Company Holidays


• Medical, Dental, Vision & Life Insurance


• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)


• 403(b) Retirement Plan with Company Match


• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability


• $0 Copay for Legacy Provider visits


• $0 Copay for prescriptions filled at Legacy Pharmacies


• Travel Insurance & Pet Insurance


• Subsidized Gym Membership


• And much more!

Location: Legacy Montrose - 1415 California St. Houston, TX 77006

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Job Overview

Schedule: Monday-Friday (8AM-5PM)

Join our family as a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist and bring your passion for patient-centered care to a role where your expertise can make a meaningful difference. You will help patients manage chronic illnesses, navigate their medications, and work toward better health outcomes through compassionate, evidence-based pharmacy practice.

In this position, you will build trusted relationships through face-to-face and virtual visits, transitions of care, patient education classes, and shared visits. Your thoughtful medication management and collaborative approach will help make care safer, more effective, and more personal for patients and families throughout the community.

Why this role matters

• Provide direct clinical pharmacy care for patients living with chronic illnesses.


• Promote health and wellness through medication education, adherence counseling, and individualized care planning.


• Collaborate with patients, providers, students, and pharmacy residents across the healthcare ecosystem.


• Support safe, effective, least toxic, and most economical medication therapy.


• Contribute to innovative patient visits, including transitions of care, patient education classes, and shared visits.


• Make a difference in community healthcare through compassionate, evidence-based clinical practice.

Your opportunity to grow

You will have meaningful clinical responsibility and the opportunity to practice independently under an individualized scope of clinical practice. Along the way, you will partner with a collaborative healthcare team and help shape the next generation of pharmacy professionals by serving as a preceptor to students at affiliated schools of pharmacy and pharmacy residents, when available.

• Build meaningful connections with patients through in-person and virtual care.


• Strengthen collaboration among patients, families, providers, students, and pharmacy residents.


• Contribute your clinical perspective to a connected community healthcare team.


• Grow professionally through independent practice, teaching, and preceptorship opportunities.

Key Responsibilities

• Provides pharmaceutical care services through direct interactions with patients and providers and works independently under individualized scope of clinical practice.


• Conducts face-to-face or virtual care to provide chronic disease state medication management services.


• Obtains comprehensive medical and/or medication histories from patients and/or their records and summarizes the significant findings as documented in the medical record to ensure safe and effective care.


• Reconciles patient medications at ambulatory care clinic visits.


• Performs physical assessments and triaging patients as needed.


• Documents encounters and interventions in the patient electronic medical record.


• Designs, implements, assesses, monitors, and documents therapeutic plans utilizing the most effective, least toxic and most economical medications under scope of practice.


• Initiates, modifies, renews, refills, or discontinues medication therapy using approved delegated procedures.


• Orders labs and other tests to help determine efficacy and toxicity of medication therapy using approved delegating procedures.


• Documents/reports adverse drug events (ADEs) and medication allergies per procedure.


• Practices pharmacy in compliance with all governing regulatory authorities.


• Reviews patient profile to ensure appropriate drug selection and dosage.


• Provides accurate, adequate, drug information/education to patients, families, and providers on drug interactions, side effects, dosage, and storage of pharmaceuticals.


• Assess medication adherence during the process of medication counseling.


• Demonstrates the ability to set priorities, work independently and cooperatively with others within and outside the department.


• Presents information (verbal and/or written) in a clear and concise manner.


• Serves as preceptor to students at affiliated schools of pharmacy and pharmacy residents (when available).


• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited college/university of pharmacy (PharmD or B.S. with equivalent experience)


• Completion of ASHP accredited PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency


• Valid license from the Board of Pharmacy of the State of Texas


• Certification in Basic Life Support / First Aid / CPR

Desirable Education and/or Experience

• Board-Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BCPS) or Board-Certified Ambulatory Care Pharmacist (BCACP)


• 2+ years of community pharmacy experience


• 2+ years of medication adherence counseling experience


• Experience in HIV/AIDs, Geriatrics, and/or Pediatrics


• Completion of ASHP accredited PGY-2 Pharmacy Residency in Ambulatory Care, Adult Medicine, Geriatric Medicine, or Pediatrics


• Certification in immunization delivery or smoking cessation

Required Knowledge, Skills, and/or Abilities

• Computer experience – Windows, Microsoft Word & Excel


• Must be able to manage multiple deadlines and prioritize


• Excellent communication skills and customer service skills.


• This job requires access to confidential and sensitive information, requiring ongoing discretion and secure information management

Desirable Knowledge, Skills, and/or Abilities

• Significant knowledge and expertise in advanced pharmacy practice, specialty medication therapy management, and evidence-based medicine in area(s) appropriate for clinical assignments

About Legacy Community Health

The largest Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in Southeast Texas, Legacy Community Health has delivered affordable, high-quality care for nearly 40 years across 50+ clinics in Greater Houston and the Gulf Coast. Our mission — driving healthy change in our communities — guides everything we do, and it starts with our people.

Approachable & Collaborative — Leads with humility, values diverse perspectives, and builds trust through teamwork.

Driven & Committed — Takes initiative and goes the extra mile to improve patient outcomes and drive continuous improvement.

Thoughtful Communicators — Pairs clinical/technical skill with emotional intelligence, navigating complex situations with empathy and professionalism.