Clinical Specialty Pharmacist

Clinical Specialty Pharmacist – as needed

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The Pharmacist Specialist is responsible and accountable for the provision of safe, effective, and prompt specialty medication therapies, encompassing daily dispensing, medication therapy management, patient advocacy and therapy compliance. The Pharmacist specialist provides required oversight for pharmacy technicians, including preparation and dispensing of drugs and clinical pharmacy services, and will collaborate with providers, pharmacy, and nursing staff to ensure timely medication access.

Additionally, the pharmacist specialist will oversee inventory management, staff development, and ensure compliance with accreditation standards, state and federal laws and regulations.

• Assess, implement, and evaluate pharmaceutical care that contributes to the physiological and psychosocial outcomes and stability of the patient. Monitor, screen, and verify all specialty medication and chemotherapy treatment plans for accurate dose, indication, route, treatment parameters, and administrative schedule. Complete critical patient monitoring and reviews patient profile/chart to identify, prevent, or mitigate drug-related problems.
• Provide drug information for patients and team members. Participate in patient education related to pharmaceutical care and disease state management. Monitor patient progress, reconcile data discrepancies, handle specialty pharmacy inquiries, provide departmental updates, and promote services to RMG practices. Provide statistical data related to specialty pharmacy capture rate and leakage of prescriptions from the RMG practice sites.
• Coordinate and process copay requests including patient status requests, copay assistance, prior authorization and billing inquiries, resolve payment obstacles, submit appeal letters, eligibility inquiries, and claims processing challenges. Document appropriately and timely within the electronic medical record or data analytics programs.
• Assist with program development and implementation to support system wide initiatives. Responsible for data governance of quality measures. Verify data definitions, sources, and insure integrity of data collection. Responsible for transmission within RHS, manufacturers, and other external databases. Accurate and timely submission of data and information for required accreditation programs. Assure accurate and timely submission of validation records, data, and information.
• Handle all aspects of pharmaceutical care within the assigned location including supervision of pharmacy technicians. Participate in the development and training of clinical staff.
• Triage and/or approve referrals to specialty pharmacies through coordination of data/prescription transfers with specialty pharmacies to ensure warm hand‑offs of patients.
• Evaluate products and care plans to determine quality and cost-effectiveness. Assist with ordering and inventory control. Ensure compliance with the 340B program. Proactively seek out pipeline medications, work with manufacturers and the wholesaler to gain drug access.

• Doctoral Degree, Doctorate of Pharmacy (Required)
• Bachelors Degree, Pharmacy (Required)
• Program Graduate, PGY‑1 (Preferred)

• 1 year working with Specialty Pharmacy (Preferred)

• Licensed Pharmacist – Virginia Department of Health Professions (VDHP) Licensed in the State of Virginia upon hire (Required)
• Certified Specialty Pharmacist (CSP) – The Specialty Pharmacy Certification Board (SPCB) within 5 years (Required)
• Valid Driver's License (Required)

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