Clinical Pharmacist
Clinical Pharmacist
Job Purpose:
Provide integrated support to patients and physicians by providing a "hands-on" approach to improve the quality of patient care. This is accomplished by developing personalized relationships with patients and prescribers to improve medication adherence and promote evidence-based care.
Job Duties:
- Reviewing and interpreting clinician's patient care note/assessments for supportive clinical data needed for prior authorization approvals and development of care plan recommendations.
- Develop and refine disease and drug specific clinical protocol to maximize patient adherence and promote evidence-based cost-effective care.
- Monitor on-going patient adherence (PDC reports, patient assessment data, and mobile platform data) across all sites and disease categories with focus on oncology and other specialty specific disease states.
- Evaluation of EMR to review: drug and disease interaction, medication selection, labs/vitals, allergies, RX orders/renewals and direct MD communication, and other relevant information important to maximize medication adherence and optimize patient outcomes.
- Recommending alternative therapeutic drug regimens and disease specific treatments according to guidelines as appropriate.
- Monitor and evaluate therapies for side effects or other medication related issues, recommend drug therapy changes to prescribers as appropriate.
- Medication therapy management (MTM): including reviewing and monitoring of medication regimens, advising clinicians on evidence based therapy as indicated, documenting interventions; assessing patient adherence rates.
- Clinical interventions including but are not limited to comprehensive pharmacist consultation, motivational interviewing/coaching, drug regimen optimization, medication reconciliation, medication lists or reminders, medication synchronization, coordinate home nurse visits, transitions between liaison/PSC, use of mobile app or other technologies.
- Productivity monitoring and reporting weekly stats for growth development
- Overseeing tech's daily activities and verification for accuracy on: delivery coordination slips, prior authorizations submitted, ongoing PA log activity and proactive management care utilization within each specialty as per protocol.
- Identifying and resolving insurance related issues, recognizing situations where financial assistance can be applied.
- Supervising communication of support personnel compliant with HIPPA rules and regulations;
- Maintaining current registration and all remote pharmacist activity to comply with local, state and federal drug laws as regulated by each state board of pharmacy and the DEA.
- Direct communication with other health professionals as necessary regarding patient care;
- Develops own knowledge by participating in education programs; training pharmacy staff, students, interns, externs, and health care professionals;
- Manage, organize, and update relevant data using database applications;
- Apply observations and recommendations to operational issues, increased productivity, quality, and customer-service standards;
- Assist with research projects and peer reviewing articles as needed.
- Identify trends, resolves problems; recommend improvements; implements change;
- Actively participates in process improvement initiatives;
- Protects organization's value by keeping information confidential;
- Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations;
- Willing to do whatever is necessary for the betterment of the Company;
- Other duties as assigned;
Skills: Analyze information, exercise good judgment, possess strong verbal and written communication skills, have deep knowledge of specialty medication pharmacology, local/state/federal pharmacy regulations, able to manage processes, exhibit strong technical and clinical skills, excel