Specialty Pharmacist

Allina Health

17h • $66 - $91 • Onsite

About The Position

Allina Health is a not-for-profit health system serving individuals, families, and communities throughout Minnesota and western Wisconsin. The Specialty Pharmacist is responsible for medication therapy management, applying in-depth knowledge of patient care, pharmacy practice, pharmacotherapy, and technology. The role coordinates with other health care professionals to support optimal patient care through best practices and provides education and mentorship to patients, pharmacists, and other health care providers.

The position is a 1.0 FTE role working 80 hours per two-week pay period in 8-hour day/evening shifts, with occasional weekend rotation. The primary location is Allina Health Heart Hospital Pharmacy, with work at the ANW campus and TAF AH MPLS Pharmacy Call Center as needed. A pre-employment drug screen and DHS fingerprinting are required for all applicants.

The pharmacist may provide expert clinical consultation across specialty practice areas, support quality and financial performance, contribute to research and medication-use evaluation, mentor pharmacists and learners, and participate in patient and employee safety initiatives. The role may also lead specialty practice areas and development or implementation of clinical practices, guidelines, and policies.

Applicants must have a bachelor's degree in Pharmacy or a Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree, as well as postgraduate year 2 residency experience or similar experience. The appropriate Minnesota or Wisconsin pharmacist license is required upon hire if working in that state. A valid driver's license is required upon hire for work within the System Care Management Advanced Care Team.

The pay range is $66.09 to $91.44 per hour. Starting pay depends on factors such as experience, education, and applicable union agreement; shift, weekend, and other differentials may be available. Benefits include medical and dental coverage, PTO/time away, retirement savings plans, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, voluntary benefits, tuition reimbursement or continuing medical education as applicable, student loan support benefits, and well-being resources. Benefits eligibility and offerings depend on FTE and union representation.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy or a Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree.
• Postgraduate year 2 residency experience or similar experience.
• Minnesota Board of Pharmacy pharmacist license required upon hire if working in Minnesota.
• Wisconsin Board of Pharmacy pharmacist license required upon hire if working in Wisconsin.
• For work within the System Care Management Advanced Care Team, a valid driver's license is required upon hire; Minnesota and Wisconsin residents must obtain a valid driver's license in their state of residence.
• Must successfully pass a pre-employment drug test and complete DHS fingerprinting before beginning work.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates improvement and quality opportunities, recognizes opportunities for improvement, and applies best practices and quality improvement tools and techniques.
• Participates in research studies, contributes to pharmacy practice knowledge, and presents findings at local, state, and national meetings and through publication.
• Works with leaders to optimize departmental financial performance and conducts service quality and compliance audits when needed.
• May lead development and implementation of new clinical practices, guidelines, and policies.
• Mentors and promotes the role of staff pharmacists and develops and maintains programs to improve pharmacists’ skills.
• Educates physicians, nurses, and other health care providers; participates in development and training or orientation for new clinical services.
• Assists in guiding, motivating, and holding people accountable for their practice; provides ongoing feedback and coaching and contributes feedback to managers for performance evaluations.
• Evaluates medication use, conducts medication-use evaluations, collaborates with health care professionals on improvements, and participates in drug formulary reviews.
• Submits articles to the Medical Staff Newsletter.
• Coordinates resident and student education, maintains primary preceptorship of pharmacy residents, mentors staff pharmacist preceptorships for specialty rotations, and directs student pharmacist programs with staff pharmacists and department leaders.
• Monitors patient and employee safety, provides patient education, identifies and addresses patient safety issues, participates in root cause analyses for medication errors, and reviews adverse drug events and executes plans to reduce future risk.
• May lead specialty practice areas and provide expert clinical consultation in pharmacology, immunotherapy, immunology, transplantation, infectious disease, oncology or investigational drugs, pain management and palliative care, critical care, cardiovascular care, and ambulatory care.
• Provides leadership in collecting, analyzing, and communicating patient outcomes data.
• Serves as a resource to department and hospital staff through education programs and materials.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical and dental coverage
• PTO/time away
• Retirement savings plans
• Life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Voluntary benefits, including vision, legal, and critical illness coverage
• Tuition reimbursement or continuing medical education, as applicable
• Student loan support benefits to navigate the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
• Well-being dollars, well-being navigators, programs, activities, articles, videos, personal coaching, and tools

What This Job Offers

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