Come and join us in the ChristianaCare Pharmacy - Dedicated to getting the right drug to the right patient at the right time!

As a Clinical Pharmacist in our growing Specialty Pharmacy program, supporting the Neurology practice, you will provide high-touch, patient-centric care to drive an exceptional experience for patients enrolled in the ChristianaCare Specialty Pharmacy Program. You will serve as a primary pharmacy resource for providers within the specialty practices, provide medication education and monitoring to patients enrolled in the ChristianaCare Specialty Pharmacy Program, and provide medication-related care for the purpose of achieving defined outcomes as specified within health system protocols and policies.

PRINCIPLE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Patient Care

• Provide education on specialty medications prescribed by specialists
• Address medication-related questions or concerns in-between provider visits as needed
• Provide documentation of patient visits and follow-ups within the specialty pharmacy documentation system (Therigy) following URAC and ACHC accreditation standards
• Work collaboratively with pharmacists and pharmacy technicians within the Specialty Pharmacy, with the specialty pharmacy access concierge to help facilitate a smooth prescription processing process, and with the call-center staff to help appropriately address patient calls
• Participate in call center activities when needed
• Review and interpret physician's medication orders, detect and evaluate adverse drug effects, evaluate drug efficacy, therapeutic goals and indications, review for contraindications/precautions, the patient's current status of health, and review drug profiles and patient's medical record for drug-drug, drug-food, drug-laboratory and drug-disease state(s) potentials
• Resolve such problems in consultation with the prescriber and in accordance with best practices
• Provide individualized patient education/evaluation regarding drug therapy as requested or identified by patient need
• Evaluate specific medication therapies consistent with organizational policy
• Monitor drug therapy outcomes for targeted patients within established guidelines
• Demonstrate skill and knowledge necessary to provide pharmaceutical care to the Medical Group patient population
• Participate in the management and documentation of adverse drug reactions

Quality Improvement

• Participate in identifying and reporting Report 2 Learn (R2L) and providing follow-up assessment when assigned
• Contribute to the development and revision of Pharmacy Services and health system protocols/policies
• Participate in quality assurance/quality improvement activities
• Support and assist interdepartmental projects as requested
• Assure handling and storage of medications in compliance with state and federal laws and regulations and hospital policies
• Assure handling and storage of NIOSH medications per USP 800 regulations
• Recommend ideas to supervisor for improvement of methods and procedures

Research and Scholarship

• Participate in student and resident research projects and/or medication use evaluations
• Contribute articles to department and health system newsletters, as assigned
• Participate in investigational drug programs as requested

Training and Education

• Participate in providing educational sessions (i.e., technician training, in-services, clinical pearls, staff development education) or materials for patient groups and allied health professionals
• Precept pharmacy residents and students, as assigned

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• Pharm.D. degree required
• ASHP-Accredited PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency or equivalent experience required
• Current licensure (or eligible to reciprocate) in the State of Delaware
• Knowledge of specialty focused medications and disease states
• Knowledge of the prior authorization requirements and processes
• Knowledge of URAC and ACHC accreditation standards