Pharmacist-Ambulatory Care (Specialty Clinics) - Cooper Green

University of Alabama at Birmingham; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 104,000 - 169,000; Full time

Job summary

Cooper Green Mercy Health Services Authority (CGMSHA) seeks a pharmacist to implement and provide ambulatory clinical pharmacy services at CGMSHA facilities. The role collaborates with prescribers to optimize safe medication use and patient outcomes in outpatient settings.

The pharmacist will support drug information, program development, and inventory management, while ensuring compliance with Alabama Board of Pharmacy standards and CPR/BLS certification requirements.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an ACPE-accredited College of Pharmacy.
• PharmD or B.S in Pharmacy.
• Active Alabama Pharmacist License.
• Current CPR/BLS Certification from AHA or Red Cross.

Responsibilities

• Interpret and review physician orders for all medications.
• Collaborate with providers, pharmacists, and nursing to ensure safe care.
• Maintain compliance records per Alabama Pharmacy requirements.
• Provide drug information to providers for outpatient care and deliver educational in-services.
• Assist ambulatory programs and services improvements.
• Support Omnicell dispensing systems and coordinate maintenance.
• Liaise with dispensing pharmacists on medication access issues.
• Maintain knowledge of drug developments, safety alerts, and treatment protocols.
• Develop workflows for timely outpatient ambulatory services.
• Execute therapeutic plans using cost-effective medications and patient assistance programs.
• Perform quality control on medication orders and preparations.
• Provide population-level prescribing oversight for quality and cost initiatives.
• Participate in committees to enhance pharmacy services.

Skills

Clinical collaboration

Patient counseling

Drug information

Education

ACPE-accredited College of Pharmacy

PharmD or B.S in Pharmacy

Active Alabama Pharmacist License

Job description

General Summary

Responsible for implementing and providing clinical pharmacy services at Cooper Green Mercy Health Services Authority (CGMSHA). The pharmacist works collaboratively with prescribers to facilitate optimal patient outcomes regarding safe medication use.

Key Responsibilities

• Interpret and evaluate physician order review and verification for all medications.
• Collaborating with providers, pharmacists, and nursing teams to ensure safe and effective patient care.
• Assists pharmacy leadership with necessary records as it pertains to Alabama Board of Pharmacy requirements for compliance.
• Serves as a drug information resource for providers regarding appropriate medication use in the outpatient setting. Share pharmaceutical expertise by coordinating and providing educational presentations or in-services for pharmacy and non-pharmacy staff.
• Assists in the development, administration, and improvement of ambulatory pharmacy programs and services.
• Assists with drug inventory management by monitoring stock levels, conducting routine inventory counts, and ensuring timely replenishment of medication.
• Provides support for Omnicell automated dispensing systems, including troubleshooting, inventory management, restocking, issue assistance, and coordination of maintenance activities as directed by pharmacy leadership.
• Works laterally with dispensing pharmacists when issues are identified related to medication access.
• Maintains up-to-date knowledge of drug development and standard of care guidelines, biosimilar launches, safety alerts, and treatment protocols.
• Develops and maintains workflow patterns that assure timely delivery of outpatient ambulatory pharmacy services.
• Executes therapeutic plans utilizing the safest and most cost-effective medication treatments, including extensive utilization of patient assistance foundations and support programs.
• Performs quality control on medication orders and prepared medications, and additional quality control activities as required by pharmacy leadership.
• Provides oversight of population-level prescribing and pharmaceutical care trends for interventions required by quality measures, cost containment initiatives, or necessary for improved patient care as identified by pharmacy leadership.
• Serves on departmental and organizational committees, contributing expertise and recommendations to enhance pharmacy services and patient care.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Required

• Graduate of an ACPE-accredited College of Pharmacy
• B.S in Pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree
• Active Alabama Pharmacist License
• Current CPR/BLS Certification from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross.

Preferred

• Board Certification –is highly desirable.
• Completion of a Pharmacy Residency
• A minimum of 2 years in the field of ambulatory pharmacy or equivalent years of experience.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

This role may require lifting to 50 lbs.

The work location for this role is onsite.

SALARY RANGE

$104000.00-$169104.00 annually

Primary Location

CGM Cooper Green

Organization

CLI-CLI-SPEC Clinic Specialty Section

Employee Status

Regular

Job Level

Mid-Level

Shift

Day/1st Shift