Clinical Pharmacist - Specialty Pharmacy

Clinical Pharmacist - Specialty Pharmacy

***$10,000 SIGN-ON BONUS - eligible to those that qualify ***

***$10,000 SIGN-ON BONUS - eligible to those that qualify ***

Penn State Health
- Hershey Medical Center

Location: US:

PA:
Hershey
Work Type:Full Time
FTE:1.00
Shift:Day
Hours: 8-Hour Shifts which can vary in start time after 6AM

Penn State Health is seeking a Clinical Pharmacist – Specialty Pharmacy to join our rapidly expanding, nationally accredited specialty pharmacy program. This is an exceptional opportunity for a Clinical Pharmacist, Specialty Pharmacist, Ambulatory Care Pharmacist, or PGY1-trained Pharmacist looking to practice at the top of their license within Pennsylvania's only academic medical center.

As a Clinical Pharmacist, you will provide comprehensive clinical pharmacy services, optimize medication therapy, perform clinical interventions, verify medication orders, evaluate physician prescriptions, and collaborate with physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, and interdisciplinary healthcare teams to improve patient outcomes.

This role focuses on specialty medications, medication therapy management (MTM), pharmacotherapy optimization, adherence monitoring, disease state management, patient education, medication safety, and patient access initiatives. You'll also partner closely with specialty pharmacy teams supporting prior authorizations, financial assistance programs, manufacturer assistance, benefits investigations, and medication access, ensuring patients receive life-changing therapies quickly and safely.

You’ll practice in a collaborative, evidence-based environment where pharmacists are highly valued clinical experts helping shape the future of specialty pharmacy care.

Even better:
This position currently offers no weekends, no holidays, and no on-call responsibilities, providing outstanding work-life balance while allowing you to make a meaningful clinical impact.

• Deliver comprehensive clinical pharmacy services for complex specialty disease states
• Perform medication therapy management (MTM) and medication optimization
• Conduct patient counseling, adherence monitoring, and ongoing pharmacotherapy management
• Collaborate directly with multidisciplinary care teams throughout an academic medical center
• Drive evidence-based medication management and clinical decision-making
• Participate in patient education, provider education, and quality improvement initiatives

Penn State Health's independent Specialty Pharmacy continues to expand and innovate, offering pharmacists the opportunity to influence program growth while advancing specialty pharmacy practice.

Highlights include:

• Specialty Pharmacy established in 2019 with continued expansion
• New 7,500-square-foot specialty and mail-order pharmacy facility
• Joint Commission and URAC Accredited
• Advanced integrated electronic health record and pharmacy technology
• Strong investment in clinical pharmacy services
• Opportunities for professional growth and leadership

Our pharmacists are supported by dedicated operational teams, allowing greater focus on patient care.

Support includes:

• Dedicated call center
• Prior authorization specialists
• Benefits investigation team
• Medication access specialists
• Manufacturer assistance coordination
• Financial assistance support

As Pennsylvania's only academic medical center, Penn State Health offers Clinical Pharmacists the opportunity to practice alongside nationally recognized physicians, researchers, and interdisciplinary teams while helping shape the future of patient care.

Here you'll find:

• Collaborative, team-based clinical practice
• Complex specialty patient populations
• Opportunities to work with innovative specialty therapies
• Academic medicine and evidence-based practice
• Professional development and continuing education
• Career advancement within a growing pharmacy enterprise
• Outstanding work-life balance with no weekends or holidays currently required

If you're passionate about specialty pharmacy, ambulatory care, clinical pharmacy practice, medication management, pharmacotherapy, patient-centered care, and improving outcomes for patients with complex disease states
, we encourage you to apply.

• Bachelors of Science degree in Pharmacy or Doctorate Degree in Pharmacy required.
• ASHP-Accredited PGY-1 Pharmacy residency or three (3) years of relevant clinical pharmacy experience required.
• Active and valid PA licensure or eligibility as a Pharmacist required.

Penn State Health offers exceptional opportunities to learn and grow, exposure to a wide patient population, and the ability to provide individualized, innovative, and specialized care to patients in the community.