Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Sign - On Bonus

Highmark Health•Pittsburgh, PA

12d

About The Position

The Clinical Pharmacy Specialist optimizes patient care by promoting rational, safe, and cost-effective drug therapy and developing and providing clinical services in an area of expertise. The role conducts drug therapy monitoring and drug formulary reviews, implements interventions to reduce adverse events, and may conduct pharmacy practice research. The specialist also educates and trains pharmacy staff, pharmacy residents, students, and other members of the healthcare team. The position provides pharmaceutical care in a specialty practice area, including reviewing patients’ drug and medical histories, recommending therapy to optimize care, providing drug information, evaluating medical literature, rounding with medical services, conducting drug utilization reviews and monitoring, and counseling patients. It plans, implements, performs, and measures clinical processes that improve treatment outcomes, minimize adverse drug events, and support quality and financial outcomes. The specialist coordinates drug-use evaluations, analyzes and trends data, and prepares reports for committee action. The role promotes staff learning and development through coaching, motivation, and empowerment, and oversees training for pharmacists, residents, students, and healthcare providers. It supports interdisciplinary teamwork and the development and implementation of evidence-based clinical pathways and protocols for medication safety and appropriate medication use. The specialist may contribute to planning pharmaceutical care, assist with Pharmacy Practice Supervisor/Coordinator duties, mentor pharmacy residents, and present research or publish findings. Employees are expected to follow the company’s ethical and legal standards, protect confidential information, and comply with HIPAA, information-security policies, and the Code of Business Conduct.

Requirements

Pharmacy Residency (PGY1) or four years of demonstrated clinical experience.
Licensed or eligible for licensure as a Registered Pharmacist in Pennsylvania, or eligible to obtain licensure within 120 days.

Nice To Haves

PGY2 residency.

Responsibilities

Provide pharmaceutical care in a specialty practice area, including reviewing drug and medical histories, making drug-therapy recommendations, providing drug information, evaluating medical literature, rounding with medical services, conducting drug utilization reviews and monitoring, and counseling patients.
Plan, implement, perform, and measure clinical processes that improve treatment outcomes, minimize adverse drug events, and support quality and financial outcomes.
Coordinate drug-use evaluations; analyze, trend, and evaluate data; and prepare reports for committee action.
Develop a learning culture through coaching, motivation, and empowerment; implement staff development on clinical processes; and oversee training for pharmacists, pharmacy residents, students, and healthcare providers.
Promote interdisciplinary teamwork and develop and implement evidence-based clinical pathways and protocols for medication safety and appropriate medication utilization.
Provide input into pharmaceutical-care planning to meet department and organizational goals, and potentially assist with or perform Pharmacy Practice Supervisor/Coordinator duties.
When applicable, instruct, mentor, and empower pharmacy residents to become clinical specialists.
Contribute to the medical community and pharmacy practice by presenting research at meetings and/or publishing results in journals.
Perform other duties as assigned or required.
Comply with applicable legal, ethical, privacy, information-security, and company policy requirements.