Clinical Pharmacy Specialist MCC Infusion

Corewell Health • Grand Rapids, MI

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The Medication Care Coordination Infusion (MCC) Pharmacy Team is a centralized team currently supporting 28 Infusion Departments across Corewell Health West (CHW), Corewell Health South (CHS) and Corewell Health East (CHE). Tasks within these areas of work include serving as the first-line resource for infusion pharmacy, scheduling, nursing, and provider teams for patient insurance benefit investigation, infusion pre-authorizations, navigating site of care restrictions, externally supplied medications, and insurance formulary preferences while troubleshooting infusion claim payment denials. The role coordinates educational programs and activities designed to enhance clinical drug knowledge of staff pharmacists, physicians, nurses, and other care providers. It works with staff pharmacists to increase their participation in drug monitoring, pharmacokinetics, and cost containment activities. The specialist provides pharmaceutical care to patients in assigned areas, implements cost containment programs, provides drug information, education, and clinical services that enhance the effectiveness of drug therapy and minimize patient risk. The role also works with multiple medication automation systems, evaluates patients and orders, and takes a lead role in the ordering and interpretation of drug serum levels using pharmacokinetic principles. The specialist provides physicians with dosage regimen recommendations to enhance therapeutic outcomes, reduce patient risk, and reduce the cost of drug therapy. Additionally, the role provides drug information and educational services to hospital health care professionals, patients, and families, and assists staff pharmacists in responding to drug information requests. It serves as an information resource and clinical practice role model for staff pharmacists. The specialist coordinates and implements departmental drug utilization review efforts and other process improvement activities as assigned, ensuring that processes and services are continuously monitored for quality, cost-effectiveness, and efficiency. The role engages in process and quality improvement activities, makes and implements recommendations to improve operational efficiency and to implement new services for areas of responsibility. It facilitates applicable Pharmacy Committee activities in the area of specialty and participates on other committees/task forces as a member, consultant, and/or chair as assigned. The specialist engages in continuous study of the entire professional field to maintain professional competence, knowledge, and skills necessary for satisfactory performance of all assigned responsibilities. This includes completing required continuous training and education, including department and Corewell Health specific requirements on a timely basis. The role coordinates the development, editing, and dissemination of departmental publications for physicians and hospital staff, and precepts pharmacy residents and students as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree Science of Pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy degree from an accredited College of Pharmacy
• 2 years of relevant experience pharmacy experience or an American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Pharmacy Practice Residency
• 2 years of relevant experience hospital pharmacy experience or an American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Pharmacy Practice Residency
• LIC-Clinical Pharmacist - STATE_MI State of Michigan 90 Days required
• LIC-Pharmacist Controlled Substance - STATE_MI State of Michigan 90 Days required
• CRT-Basic Life Support (BLS) - AHA American Heart Association 90 Days required Or CRT-Basic Life Support (BLS) - ARC American Red Cross 90 Days required
• CRT-Pediatric Adv Life Support (PALS) - AHA American Heart Association Excludes Ambulatory Sites 180 Days required Or CRT-Adv Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) - AHA American Heart Association Excludes Ambulatory Sites 180 Days required

Nice To Haves

• ASHP accredited postgraduate year 2 (PGY2) residency in area of specialty
• CRT-Board Cert Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BC-PS) - ASHP American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists Upon Hire preferred Or CRT-Board Cert Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BC-PS) - BPS Board of Pharmacy Specialties Upon Hire preferred
• Ideal candidate will be a Pharmacist possessing PharmD Degree and PGY1 or PGY2 Residency
• Prior experience in Managed Care, Medication Care Coordination, Infusion, or Specialty Pharmacy would be a great plus

Responsibilities

• Coordinates educational programs and activities designed to enhance clinical drug knowledge of staff pharmacists, physicians, nurses, other care providers.
• Works with staff pharmacist to increase their participation in drug monitoring, pharmacokinetics and cost containment activities.
• Provides pharmaceutical care to patients in assigned area of practice, implement cost containment programs, provide drug information, education and clinical services which enhance the effectiveness of drug therapy and minimize patient risk.
• Works with multiple medication automation systems.
• Evaluates patients and orders, and takes a lead role in the ordering and interpretation of drug serum levels, using pharmacokinetic principles.
• Provides physicians with dosage regimen recommendations to enhance therapeutic outcomes, reduce patient’s risk, and reduce the cost of drug therapy.
• Provides drug information and educational services to hospital health care professionals, patients and families and assists staff pharmacists in responding to drug information requests.
• Serves as an information resource and clinical practice role model for staff pharmacists.
• Coordinates and implements departmental drug utilization review efforts and other process improvement activities as assigned.
• Ensures that processes and services are continuously monitored for quality, cost effectiveness, and efficiency.
• Engages in process and quality improvement activities.
• Makes and implements recommendations to improve operational efficiency and to implement new services for areas of responsibility.
• Facilitates applicable Pharmacy Committee activities in area of specialty and participates on other committees / task forces as member, consultant and/or chair as assigned.
• Engages in continuous study of the entire professional field to maintain the professional competence, knowledge, and skills necessary for satisfactory performance of all assigned responsibilities.
• Completes required continuous training and education, including department and Corewell Health specific requirements on a timely basis.
• Coordinates the development, editing, and dissemination of departmental publications for physicians and hospital staff.
• Precepts pharmacy residents and students as assigned.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package to meet your financial, health, and work/life balance goals.
• On-demand pay program powered by Payactiv
• Discounts directory with deals on the things that matter to you, like restaurants, phone plans, spas, and more!
• Optional identity theft protection, home and auto insurance
• Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and match savings

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior