Pharmacy Specialist - Specialty Pharmacy Oncology

University of Arkansas System•Little Rock, AR

About The Position

The Pharmacy Specialist will serve as a member of an interdisciplinary team representing UAMS Specialty Pharmacy Services, providing pharmacy services with a focus on safety, efficacy, and positive outcomes. The role focuses on specialty pharmacy oncology patient care, including clinical assessment and monitoring, care-plan management, adherence support, patient communications, and insurance and prescription access processes. The specialist also contributes to staff and learner training, quality improvement, drug information, and evidence-based practice. The position includes participation in a 24/7/365 on-call rotation, with each group member taking call for one week at a time. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

Graduate of an ACPE-accredited College of Pharmacy with a Doctor of Pharmacy or Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy degree.
PGY1 residency training or 3 years of applicable experience.
Licensed by the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy as a pharmacist or eligible for licensure.

Nice To Haves

PharmD.
Board certification in an applicable area.
5 years of applicable experience.

Responsibilities

Perform patient assessments in compliance with accreditation standards and within patient management program time parameters.
Work with providers to institute disease state management agreements.
Cosign outreach documentation in a timely manner.
Assess therapy appropriateness for individual patients, considering safety, comorbidities, dosing, and side-effect management.
Recommend appropriate screening before medication start dates and monitoring to ensure patient safety.
Document clinical interventions, promote adherence, and actively monitor patient compliance.
Monitor hospital admissions for the assigned patient population.
Respond promptly to clinical communications from patients and facilitate communication between patients and clinics.
Support product use with payers using clinical studies and accepted guidelines.
Practice evidence-based medicine and develop and manage plans of care, collecting objective data to demonstrate positive outcomes.
Participate in training staff, students, and residents.
Participate in a 24-hour-a-day, 7-day-a-week, 365-day-a-year on-call rotation, taking call for one week at a time when scheduled.
Provide accurate drug information to medical staff.
Participate in quality improvement projects and action plans to improve safety and service, and serve on the Quality Management Committee.
Work with drug manufacturers to gain access to limited distribution medications.
Complete required training in a timely manner and participate in specialty-appropriate continuing education.
Locate patient insurance coverage from multiple sources and conduct accurate benefit investigations to determine prescription coverage.
Process prescriptions expeditiously; troubleshoot rejected claims and mitigate payer problems using advanced knowledge of adjudication.
Support others in processing clean claims.
Submit accurate and timely prior authorization requests; assist with off-label-use prior authorizations and appeals.
Train staff on the prior authorization process.
Access copay cards and grants for financial assistance.
Perform other duties as assigned.