Ambulatory Clinical Care Pharmacist

Shields Health Solutions•Portage, MI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Shields Health Solutions is hiring an onsite Ambulatory Clinical Care Pharmacist in Portage, Michigan, to provide integrated support to patients and physicians through personalized relationships with patients and prescribers. The role focuses on Gastroenterology (GI), helping improve medication adherence and promote evidence-based care while ensuring safe, effective, and cost-effective drug therapy. The pharmacist collaborates with onsite clinic teams and performs disease-state assessments and medication education according to medication risk level and approved clinic protocols. The pharmacist provides medication therapy management for people with GI disease states, including medication reconciliation, dose optimization, and adherence counseling. The role includes evaluating infusion and injectable specialty therapies, such as biologic and advanced therapies for inflammatory bowel disease, and coordinating with the gastroenterology care team on treatment response, safety, laboratory monitoring, site of care, and therapy optimization. The pharmacist identifies and addresses medication-related problems, barriers to adherence, and opportunities for cost savings, and supports clinical quality improvement, regulatory compliance, workflow optimization, and patient safety. The position requires a PharmD and Michigan pharmacist licensure before an employment offer. Applicants must also have completed an ASHP-accredited pharmacy practice residency, have three years of clinical pharmacy experience, hold a Board of Pharmacy Specialties certification, or hold the Certified Specialty Pharmacist credential. The stated Michigan salary range is $110,000 to $146,400, plus bonus pursuant to the terms of any applicable bonus plan. A $20,000 sign-on bonus is offered.

Requirements

Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD).
Licensed pharmacist in Michigan before an employment offer.
One of the following: completion of an ASHP-accredited Pharmacy Practice Residency; three years of clinical pharmacy experience; certification from the Board of Pharmacy Specialties; or the Certified Specialty Pharmacist credential.
Commitment to obtain any additional required licensure within a mutually agreed-upon timeframe; continued employment is contingent on meeting the requirements.
Strong clinical knowledge and validated expertise, with a focus on GI care and other disease states.
Ability to identify barriers to medication adherence and implement and monitor plans to improve adherence.
Ability to motivate and coach patients, support better outcomes, and identify therapy goals.
Ability to analyze information, exercise sound judgment, and communicate effectively verbally.
Knowledge of pharmacology developments and FDA health regulations.
Ability to manage processes, maintain legal compliance, and work productively with attention to quality and detail.
Computer literacy and working knowledge of database and reporting tools, including Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Solid computer skills, including Microsoft Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, and the ability to navigate the internet and web-based platforms.
Data-entry and computer skills will be evaluated through a pre-employment assessment.
Organized, dependable, empathetic, quality-focused, detail-oriented, and a good listener and communicator, with high integrity.
Energetic, highly motivated team player with strong personal and communication skills; discretion and confidentiality are essential.

Nice To Haves

Board of Pharmacy Specialties certification, with preference for BCACP, BCGP, BCIDP, or BCPS.
Ability or willingness to serve as a GI subject matter expert among pharmacy peers and hospital or health-system partners.

Responsibilities

Provide medication therapy management for patients with GI disease states, including medication reconciliation, dose optimization, and adherence counseling.
Collaborate with the interdisciplinary care team to develop individualized care plans aligned with evidence-based GI management guidelines and best practices.
Monitor and evaluate medication regimens for therapeutic goals, adverse effects, drug interactions, and clinical criteria.
Evaluate and monitor infusion and injectable specialty therapies for gastrointestinal disorders, including biologic and advanced therapies used for inflammatory bowel disease and related conditions.
Assess treatment response, adherence, safety, laboratory monitoring, site-of-care considerations, and opportunities for therapy optimization with the gastroenterology care team.
Identify medication-related problems, barriers to adherence, and opportunities to optimize drug therapy or reduce medication costs.
Provide clinical justification, supporting literature, and rationale for medication approvals; support complex prior authorizations and appeals workflows.
Collaborate with clinic physicians, specialists, onsite pharmacists, and other healthcare providers to coordinate medication management and care; support occasional peer-to-peer requests.
Conduct clinical assessments and drug-level educational counseling for qualified patients in high-priority clinics taking targeted medications.
Ensure clinical criteria comply with FDA guidance, clinical guidelines, and appropriate evidence-based literature.
Participate in clinical outcome studies, REMS compliance and reporting, and ACP-related quality and process improvement initiatives.
Identify and implement workflow improvements to enhance efficiency, productivity, and quality of care, collaborating with departments and stakeholders on operational changes.
Promote patient safety and medication literacy through patient education and counseling, including injection training and support to overcome adherence barriers.
Maintain confidentiality of sensitive information.
Maintain professional and clinical knowledge through educational opportunities, publications, professional networks, organizations, team meetings, and conferences; stay current with GI advancements.
Perform other duties as assigned by the Manager of Clinical Services.