Job Description

Overview

Department: Specialty Pharmacy

Schedule: Full Time Monday through Friday Days

Facility:  Prime St Francis Hospital

Location: Evanston, IL

Position is hybrid- in person with opportunities to work remote

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Responsibilities

The Ambulatory Clinical Pharmacist is responsible for providing patient care and advanced clinical pharmacy services in the ambulatory pharmacy space, including referral based HOPD pharmacist managed clinics, specialty pharmacy, and population health pharmacy services.  This role involves collaborating with prescribers in the ambulatory setting and providing direct patient care managing medication therapy.  The clinical pharmacy specialist ensures effective communication with prescribers regarding identified medication related problems and potential solutions and documents patient interactions across various electronic medical record (EMR) platforms.

The Specialty Clinical Pharmacist manages patients to be started or currently on specialty medications in collaboration with prescribers in outpatient clinics with a focus on Oncology and Rheumatology.  Monitors medication therapy for significant drug-drug, drug-diet, or drug-laboratory test interactions.  Intervenes in circumstances of significant interactions, therapeutic duplications, and other occasions when pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetic expertise is warranted.  Communicates potential problems and likely solutions to the prescriber.  Documents patient interactions on multiple computer platforms.  Educates patients and their families about specific medications.  Assists in the training of new employees.  May assist in the selection of technical staff. Position carries responsibility for other members of the healthcare team.  This individual will often coordinate his/her work to meet the ever-changing needs of the department/hospital.

Qualifications

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING

Required qualifications:

1. Current state Registered Pharmacist License.
2. B.S. in Pharmacy or PharmD degree required.
3. PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Residency required (significant experience may be considered in lieu of residency)
4. Board certification (BCPS, BCACP, or equivalent) within 18 months of hire required.
5. Strong verbal and written communication skills required.
6. Strong customer service skills required.

Preferred qualification:

1. PGY-2 residency in ambulatory care or a related specialty preferred.
2. Expertise in 340B program operations and compliance preferred.
3. Proficiency in EPIC or similar EMR systems preferred.
4. Advanced clinical knowledge in specialty areas such as diabetes, cardiology, pulmonology, rheumatology, or oncology preferred.
5. Experience as a pharmacy residency preceptor in ambulatory pharmacy services preferred.

Saint Francis Hospital offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package that provides employees the flexibility to tailor benefits according to their individual needs. Our Total Rewards package includes, but is not limited to, paid time off, a 401K retirement plan, medical, dental, and vision coverage, tuition reimbursement, and many more voluntary benefit options. A reasonable compensation estimate for this role, which includes estimated wages, benefits, and other forms of compensation, is $115,107.20 to $166,712.00 on an annualized basis. The exact starting compensation to be offered will be determined at the time of selecting an applicant for hire, in which a wide range of factors will be considered, including but not limited to, skillset, years of applicable experience, education, credentials and licensure.

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