GI & Dermatology Clinical Specialty Care Pharmacist

Details

• Department: Pharmacy
• Schedule: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM CT
• Facility: Madison Medical Clinics 
• Location: Madison Medical Clinics in WI

Benefits

Paid time off (PTO)
Various health insurance options & wellness plans
Retirement benefits including employer match plans
Long-term & short-term disability
Employee assistance programs (EAP)
Parental leave & adoption assistance
Tuition reimbursement
Ways to give back to your community

Benefit options and eligibility vary by position. Compensation varies based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, performance, location and salary range at the time of the offer.

Responsibilities

Assure the appropriate selection, dosing, administering, and dispensing of medication orders in specialized areas, such as nuclear medicine, oncology, cardiology. Serve as a subject matter expert in pharmacy discipline and provide guidance across pharmacies and to clinical leadership.

Embedded specialty pharmacist providing (GI) gastroenterology- and dermatology-focused pharmacy care within clinic settings. Serves as a clinical expert on the multidisciplinary team, managing medication therapy, patient assessments, education, and prescription throughput. Collaborates with providers to optimize treatment regimens, ensure specialty pharmacy access, address financial barriers, and improve patient outcomes.

• The embedded Clinical Specialty Care Pharmacist is responsible for providing specialty pharmacy care services for the clinic site(s). Serve as the subject matter expert in pharmacy discipline and function as a key member of the multidisciplinary care team to ensure all clinical, operational, and prescription throughput process needs are met. Assures the appropriate selection, dosing, and administering of medication orders in specialized areas, such as gastroenterology, dermatology, hematology, oncology, cardiology, infectious disease, neurology, pulmonology, endocrinology, etc.
• Effectively integrate into clinic site setting and collaborate with physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and other health care providers as a member of the multidisciplinary team.
• Communicate with physicians and other clinicians as necessary to facilitate exemplary pharmacy care services to patients.
• Demonstrate the value of our specialty pharmacy partnership to clinic site practices.
• Complete patient education and comprehensive patient assessments, including medication history, laboratory values, past medical history, pertinent physical assessment, and patient interview.
• Performs medication therapy and disease state management, which may include critically evaluating disease states and adjusting medication therapy to optimize patient medication regimens and improve clinical outcomes.
• Create patient profiles and maintain consistent specialty pharmacy prescription throughput processes.
•  Ensure prescriptions flow through to Ascension Rx specialty pharmacy and are identified by pharmacy staff when appropriate.
• Collaboratively address financial issues to e nsure patient receipt of needed medications.
•  Effectively navigate patient prescriptions, including those that are either limited distribution drugs or out-of-network.
• Collect and maintain accurate data for analysis and financial reporting.
• Applies the principles of continuous quality improvement consistent with job expectations.
• Review and assess medication orders to identify, prevent and resolve potential and actual drug related problems.
• Recommend formulary alternatives when appropriate.
• Provide drug information and education to medical staff and patients.

Requirements

Licensure / Certification / Registration:

• Pharmacist obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date required. Must be willing to initiate the process to obtain one or more Pharmacist licenses within 90 days of hire/transfer for the following states: AL, AR, IA, ID, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, MS, NE, OK, OR, TN, TX, VA & WV.

Education:

• Bachelor's or advanced degree in Pharmacy required.

Additional Preferences

Candidates who can handle a high volume of clinical pharmacist work and who have experience in either specialty pharmacy or ambulatory care (clinic-based) settings. Residency training with PGY2 being ideal.