About the JobAMBULATORY CLINICAL PHARMACY SPECIALISTJob Type: Permanent Full-Time
Openings: 2
Specialty: Pharmacy
Schedule: Monday-Friday
Shift Options: 8:00 AM-4:30 PM or 8:30 AM-5:00 PM
Weekends/Holidays: No weekends or holidays
GENERAL SUMMARY:The Ambulatory Clinical Pharmacy Specialist provides clinical pharmacy services in an outpatient setting. This role functions as a credentialed and privileged member of the healthcare team, practicing under Collaborative Practice Agreements (CPAs) to optimize therapeutic outcomes, improve medication access, and reduce overall healthcare costs.
The specialist collaborates with prescribers, nurses, and multidisciplinary healthcare teams to develop, implement, monitor, and document therapeutic plans that promote safe, effective, and evidence-based medication use.
The role focuses on Comprehensive Medication Management (CMM), chronic disease management, and specialty medication care coordination while serving as a clinical resource for providers, staff, and patients.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:- Provides ambulatory clinical pharmacy services under approved pharmacy Collaborative Practice Agreements (CPAs), including assessment, monitoring, and documentation of therapeutic plans.
- Conducts patient visits for medication management, including medication reconciliation, laboratory monitoring, patient counseling, and disease-state management.
- Collaborates with providers and healthcare teams to implement evidence-based medication interventions that improve quality, patient safety, and cost effectiveness.
- Manages referrals from healthcare providers and ensures effective communication with referring clinicians.
- Supports patient access to affordable medications through prior authorizations, financial assistance programs, and benefits investigations.
- Provides clinical oversight for patients receiving specialty medications, ensuring safe initiation, monitoring, and continuity of therapy.
- Provides drug information and medication education to patients, families, and healthcare professionals.
- Precepts pharmacy students, interns, and residents as assigned.
- Develops and improves systems and services to enhance patient care.
- Participates in research and publications related to ambulatory and specialty pharmacy practice.
- Participates in committees, workgroups, policy development, and quality improvement initiatives.
- Documents clinical interventions in the electronic health record and reports outcomes according to organizational and national standards.
- Performs other duties as assigned within the scope of the position.
REQUIRED EDUCATION, CREDENTIALS & EXPERIENCEEducation:- Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy - REQUIRED.
Licensure & Certification:- Active Pharmacist License - REQUIRED.
- Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS) Certification in one of the following specialties - REQUIRED:
- Pharmacotherapy.
- Ambulatory Care.
- Cardiology.
- Geriatrics.
Experience:- Minimum of 1 year of clinical pharmacy experience, including residency experience - REQUIRED.
Important: BPS specialty certification is a mandatory qualification, not simply a preferred credential.
