Clinical Pharmacist - Complex Care Services
About The Position
The Clinical Pharmacist provides leadership within a specialized healthcare team to support optimal, cost-effective drug therapy. The role develops individualized pharmacotherapeutic goals, recommends treatment regimens, and establishes monitoring plans. It also leads medication-error and adverse-drug-reaction prevention and reporting efforts, and supports continuous improvement in medication safety and practice. This onsite position rotates among One Hundred Oaks, Main Campus, and Melrose Support Services. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with no weekends or holidays. The pharmacist independently manages daily responsibilities with autonomy, initiative, and accountability, bridging outpatient clinic care and pharmacy services to help patients obtain prescribed medications. Duties include managing prior authorizations, appeals, and peer-to-peer reviews; investigating benefits and prescription coverage, deductibles, and out-of-pocket costs; helping patients navigate insurance and available copay programs and resources; and responding promptly and professionally to medication-related questions. The pharmacist reviews prescriptions and drug orders; prepares and dispenses medications; provides drug information; manages medication therapy in compliance with applicable regulations and hospital policy; resolves medication-related problems; and maintains the quality, safety, and consistency of clinical pharmacy services. The role supervises assigned support personnel and verifies the accuracy and appropriateness of medications they prepare before dispensing. Additional duties may be assigned.
Requirements
- Tennessee pharmacist license (LIC-Pharmacist License - Tennessee).
- Bachelor's degree required.
- At least 1 year of relevant work experience.
- Ability to independently manage daily responsibilities with autonomy, initiative, and accountability.
- Advanced medication-management knowledge, including assessing medication appropriateness, dosage, dosage form, indication, contraindications, adverse effects, interactions, therapeutic duplication, and relevant laboratory results.
- Knowledge of applicable federal, state, and local regulations and organizational policies and procedures.
- Ability to review, prepare, and dispense prescribed medications.
- Ability to use pharmaceutical computer applications to support patient-care needs.
Nice To Haves
- Retail or community pharmacist experience is highly preferred.
- Prior management experience is preferred but not required.
Responsibilities
- Develop individualized pharmacotherapeutic goals, recommend drug regimens, and establish monitoring plans.
- Lead efforts to prevent and report medication errors and adverse drug reactions, and contribute to continuous improvement in medication safety and practice.
- Bridge outpatient clinic care and pharmacy services to help patients access prescribed medications in a timely manner.
- Manage prior authorizations, appeals, and peer-to-peer reviews.
- Conduct benefits investigations and review prescription coverage, deductibles, and out-of-pocket costs.
- Help patients navigate insurance plans, manufacturer copay programs, coupon cards, and other available resources.
- Respond to medication-related questions from patients, providers, and clinical staff in a timely and professional manner.
- Build effective communication, collaboration, and partnerships among teams working toward shared patient-care goals.
- Review drug orders and prescriptions for safe, appropriate, and cost-effective medication use.
- Prepare and dispense medications, provide drug information, and manage medication therapy in accordance with regulations and hospital policy.
- Optimize medication preparation and resolve medication-related problems to provide patient care.
- Maintain the quality, safety, and consistency of clinical pharmacy services in assigned areas.
- Supervise assigned support personnel and verify the accuracy and appropriateness of medications they prepare before dispensing.
- Mentor and coach colleagues or team members as appropriate.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package, which may include health, disability, retirement, and/or wellness offerings.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
