Clinic Specialty Pharmacist Rheumatology
About The Position
Baptist Health is hiring a Clinic Specialty Pharmacist for its Rheumatology team at 330 Waller Avenue in Lexington, Kentucky. The role is based in a specialty medical clinic and extends ambulatory clinic teams’ support for patients accessing high-touch, complex medication therapies. It involves teamwork, leadership, and flexibility in a multi-skilled environment, along with general supervision of Specialty Pharmacy Care Coordinators and responsibility for specialty pharmacy clinic operations and services. The pharmacist serves as a primary point of contact for patients and caregivers regarding specialty medication needs. The role includes clinical consultation, medication education, chronic disease state management, medication reconciliation, adherence counseling, and ongoing medication management. The pharmacist collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to facilitate patient care and supports the development, implementation, and maintenance of programs intended to promote optimal patient outcomes.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy or Doctorate of Pharmacy.
- Kentucky Board of Pharmacy license.
Nice To Haves
- 1–3 years of related work experience or completion of an ASHP-accredited pharmacy residency program.
- Experience in ambulatory clinical pharmacy practice.
- Specialty disease state experience.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a primary point of contact for patients regarding specialty medication needs, demonstrating empathy and compassion to patients and caregivers.
- Enroll specialty pharmacy patients in medication management programs and assist with recruiting patients in clinic.
- Provide initial clinical medication counseling and regular patient reassessments through in-person, telephone, or video encounters to assess therapy appropriateness and manage ongoing therapy.
- Perform medication therapy management, including coordinating medication adjustments to optimize regimens and improve clinical outcomes.
- Refer appropriate patients for financial counseling and copay assistance through manufacturer or charity programs.
- Communicate with patients and families about the benefits of filling prescriptions with Baptist Health.
- Communicate with physicians and other clinicians to facilitate service for new and existing specialty pharmacy patients.
- Provide limited or indirect supervision for Specialty Pharmacy Care Coordinators and respond promptly to clinical escalations.
- Maintain onsite pharmacy clinic services, operational policies and procedures, clinical pharmacy workflows, and practice expectations.
- Participate in ongoing role-related training, including disease state overviews, clinical guidelines, pharmacology, and REMS programs.
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams, including pharmacists, nurses, medical assistants, and providers, to facilitate patient care.
- Further the development, implementation, and maintenance of programs that promote optimal patient outcomes.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
