Pharmacy Specialist - Dermatology

University of Arkansas System•Little Rock, AR

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Pharmacy Specialist serves on an interdisciplinary team representing UAMS Specialty Pharmacy Services - Dermatology, providing pharmacy services focused on safety, efficacy, and positive patient outcomes. The role includes patient assessment and therapy management, care coordination, clinical documentation, adherence monitoring, evidence-based practice, and support for specialty medication access. The specialist also participates in staff and learner training, quality improvement, continuing education, and a group on-call rotation.

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 three years of applicable experience.
Licensed by the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy as a pharmacist or eligible for licensure.

Nice To Haves

Pharm.D.
Board certification in an applicable area.
Five years of applicable experience.

Responsibilities

Become an integral member of the assigned specialty interdisciplinary team and develop professional relationships with its members.
Perform patient assessments that comply with accreditation standards and patient management program timelines.
Work to institute disease state management agreements with providers.
Cosign outreach documentation in a timely manner.
Assess therapy appropriateness for individual patients, including 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 to clinical communications from patients promptly and facilitate communication between patients and clinics.
Support product use with payers by providing clinical studies and accepted guidelines.
Practice evidence-based medicine.
Develop and manage plans of care and collect objective data to demonstrate positive outcomes.
Participate in training staff, students, and residents.
Participate in a 24/7/365 group on-call rotation, with each member taking call for one week at a time.
Provide accurate drug information and serve as a resource to medical staff.
Participate in quality improvement projects and action plans to improve safety and service.
Serve on the Quality Management Committee.
Work with drug manufacturers to gain access to limited-distribution medications.
Complete required training in a timely manner.
Participate in continuing education appropriate to the specialty.
Perform other duties as assigned.