Senior Specialty Pharmacist - Clinical & Access Support

University of Miami; Miami, Northern (FL, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Miami is seeking a Specialty Pharmacist 2 (H) to provide comprehensive clinical and operational services for patients on specialty medications through UHealth Specialty Pharmacy. The role includes prescription verification, patient education, therapy monitoring, and coordination with prescribers and interdisciplinary teams.

The pharmacist will ensure compliance with state and federal regulations, maintain documentation, support access programs, and contribute to quality improvement

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy (BPharm) required.
• Valid State of Florida Pharmacist license required.
• Minimum 3 years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Independently provides comprehensive clinical and operational pharmacy services for patients receiving specialty medications.
• Reviews and verifies specialty medication prescriptions for appropriateness, accuracy, dose, indication, allergies, drug interactions, contraindications, laboratory parameters, and required clinical elements.
• Provides patient education and counseling regarding specialty medications, including administration, adherence, adverse effects, storage, handling, monitoring, and therapy-specific requirements.
• Performs initial and ongoing clinical assessments, medication reconciliation, adherence assessments, therapy monitoring, and clinically appropriate follow-up per protocols.
• Identifies, documents, resolves, and communicates medication-related problems and interventions with prescribers and care teams.
• Collaborates with access, prior authorization, financial assistance, ambulatory pharmacy, clinic, and payer teams to facilitate timely access to specialty medications.

Skills

Learning Agility

Teamwork

Technical Proficiency

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree - Pharmacy (BPharm)

Job description

University of Miami is seeking a Specialty Pharmacist 2 (H) to provide comprehensive clinical and operational services for patients on specialty medications through UHealth Specialty Pharmacy. The role includes prescription verification, patient education, therapy monitoring, and coordination with prescribers and interdisciplinary teams.

The pharmacist will ensure compliance with state and federal regulations, maintain documentation, support access programs, and contribute to quality improvement