The Clinical Pharmacist Senior is responsible for working with physicians, care managers, and other clinical staff, as part of a medical care team focusing on patient outcomes, while maintaining cost. The Clinical Pharmacist Senior provides patients and providers with therapeutic assessments and selected disease management, for assigned practices, working towards improving patient and practice outcomes. The Clinical Pharmacist Senior also performs other duties consistent with the job classification as required.
GENERAL DUTIES
Patient Care Activities:
Directs and initiates development, implementation and maintenance of clinical pharmacy services. Provides clinical consultation to the Medical Staff and other health care providers within the appropriate team or unit(s), suggests appropriate cost-effective therapeutic alternatives as needed. Communicates and documents all activities/interventions (i.e., medication order changes/clarifications with the prescriber, pharmacokinetic dosing/monitoring, adverse drug reactions and errors etc.). Fosters teamwork and takes responsibility to ensure delivery of high-quality patient care. Performs staff duties as needed.
Collaboration and Education of Health Care Providers:
Collaborates with all health care providers to ensure timely resolution of concerns and questions. Provides ongoing education and timely drug information to physicians, nursing, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals by developing educational materials and competencies and providing in-services as needed.
Development of Clinical Guidelines and Protocols:
Facilitates the development and implementation of treatment guidelines, pathways, protocols, formulary changes, medication use evaluations, and any other appropriate drug information reports as approved by the appropriate committee(s).
Committee Membership and Awareness of Regulatory Standards:
Actively participates on clinical committees including pharmacy and therapeutics committee and other appointed committees as needed. Acts as a liaison to other healthcare practitioners. Fosters a good working relationship with physicians, medical staff, nursing, and other healthcare professionals. Demonstrates awareness and understanding of documenting information in the medical record, JCAHO and CMS standards, and State Board of Pharmacy requirements. Demonstrates awareness and understanding of departmental and hospital policies, and health-system initiatives.
Specialty Pharmacy:
Accreditation Support
Ensures compliance with ACHC and URAC Specialty Pharmacy Accreditation Standards and participates in audit, quality improvement projects and ongoing accreditation readiness activities.
Prior Authorization Navigation
Lead and support completion of prior authorizations and appeals. Collaborate with providers, payers and patient access teams and maintain current knowledge of payer policies and formulary restrictions.
340B Capture and Compliance
Ensure prescriptions align with 340B patient definition, eligible providers and covered entity sites; partners with 340b operations team and document clinical workflows that directly impact 340B compliance outcomes.
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS
Combination of appropriate education and work experience is required:
Hospital Pharmacy:
• Pharm.D. Degree with >4 to 5 years of experience in an inpatient hospital or clinical pharmacy setting OR
• Completion of a PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Residency with a PGY-2 Residency preferred in a specialty area
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS
• Currently licensed or registered to practice pharmacy in Louisiana.
• Board Certification in applicable specialty area strongly preferred.
WORK SHIFT:
Days (United States of America)
