Clinical Pharmacist Specialist, Infusion Patient Access- Full-Time Days

UChicago Medicine•Chicago, IL

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

As a Clinical Pharmacist Specialist on the Infusion Patient Access team at University of Chicago Medicine, you will be responsible for providing safe, effective, and prompt medication therapy for infusion suites located in the Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana areas. This position will focus on specialty autoimmune disease patient populations, with potential for cross-coverage of oncology patient populations. The department remotely supports outpatient infusion care to adult and pediatric patients. Through various assignments, outpatient Clinical Pharmacy Specialists provide support of decentralized areas as well as deliver optimal medication therapy to patients with a broad range of disease states, with a focus on the outpatient management of specialty infusion/injectable patients. Duties include precertification clinical assistance, insurance preferred product and medical necessity reviews, care coordination with nurse navigators, oversight of ambulatory medication access coordinators/assistance with clinical questions for free drug or copay programs, prior authorization or claim denial peer-to-peers and appeals, financial assistance evaluation, Medicaid referrals, site of care transitions, and PBM overrides. Pharmaceutical care services include assessing patient needs, incorporating age and disease specific characteristics into drug therapy, patient education, adjusting care according to patient response, and providing clinical interventions to detect, mitigate, and prevent medication adverse events. Clinical Pharmacist Specialists serve as departmental resources and liaisons to other departments, hospital personnel, or external groups, proficiently managing and facilitating the appropriate use of medications according to professional and regulatory standards. They also conduct clinical research or practice advancement projects as well as patient care quality and regulatory compliance initiatives designed to improve medication-use processes or pharmacy practice. Clinical Pharmacist Specialists provide medication and practice-related education/training and actively serve as preceptors for doctor of pharmacy students and pharmacy residents.

Requirements

Graduate of an ACPE accredited School of Pharmacy
Knowledge of contemporary hospital/clinical practice and service.
Knowledge and understanding of general hospital operations and regulatory compliance.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to interact constructively with supervisors, peers, and support personnel.
Ability to integrate clinical and distributive pharmacy services with quality improvement, teaching, research, and professional development activities.
Significant general clinical knowledge and expertise in traditional therapeutics and patient centered care.
Significant knowledge and expertise in advanced pharmacy practice, specialty medication therapy management, and specialty evidence-based medicine in area appropriate for clinical assignments.
Strong teaching and precepting skills and expertise in experiential training.
Eligible for licensure as a pharmacist in the state of Illinois or eligible (complete licensure process within 60 days of employment). Additional Indiana licensure will now be required within 180 days of employment.
Board Certification in area of expertise is required within 18 months of hire (ie. BCPS, BCOP, BCACP, etc.).
Completion of ASHP accredited PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency

Nice To Haves

Doctorate of Pharmacy
Completion of ASHP accredited PGY-2 Pharmacy Residency
Clinical pharmacy experience (2-4 years) in a hospital or ambulatory care setting (required if no PGY-2 residency).

Responsibilities

Leads assigned patient service lines, clinical areas, and therapeutic programs
Delivers direct patient care and clinical practice, including decentralized and service-based programs
Provides pharmaceutical services throughout medical center
Facilitates experiential education and practice advancement
Performs other duties as assigned