Pharmacy Specialist - Specialty Pharmacy Infusion

About UAMS

UAMS is a leading academic health care organization focused on encouraging teamwork and diversity. We champion collaboration to improve patient care and the lives of Arkansans.

• Health:
  Medical, Dental and Vision plans available for qualifying staff and family
• Holiday, Vacation and Sick Leave
• Education discount for staff and dependents (undergraduate only)
• Retirement:
  Up to 10% matched contribution from UAMS
• Basic Life Insurance up to $50,000
• Career Training and Educational Opportunities
• Merchant Discounts
• Concierge prescription delivery on the main campus when using UAMS pharmacy

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• Develop and maintain a clinical pharmacy practice to optimize safe, effective, and affordable medication therapy.
• Review infusion treatment plans for appropriateness and proper dosing based on the documented diagnosis and current guidelines.
• Pharmacokinetic drug monitoring and dose adjustment.
• Coordinate pre-infusion medications, labs, and vaccinations, assisting with logistics of clinic-administered vs pharmacy-administered vaccines per payor requirements.
• Participate in protocol and order set development, formulary management, drug utilization reviews, and cost-savings initiatives.
• Coordinate care with the Prior Authorization and Financial Assistance teams to ensure timely and affordable authorization and start of infusion therapy, including both treatment and therapy plans.
• Share authorization responsibilities with CPS; care coordination occurs when necessary.
• Support the use of formulary medications and suggest formulary alternatives, where appropriate, or document clinical need for nonformulary and/or off-label usage.
• Assist with formulary addition requests for P&T and ERX builds.
• Ensure compliance with necessary infusion REMS requirements.
• Apply and make necessary modifications to outpatient treatment and therapy plans on a patient-specific basis.
• Assist with writing appeal letters and letters of medical necessity as needed for medication authorization purposes.
• Assist with implementing health-system pharmacy initiatives (e.g., dose rounding, biosimilar use, etc).
• Participate in the transition of care from outpatient infusion to Specialty Pharmacy oral/self-injectable medications.
• Provide education and counseling to professionals and patients as needed.
• Collaborate with the other clinical pharmacy specialists in Outpatient Specialty clinics daily, and serve as the liaison between the outpatient infusion services in these clinics and applicable UAMS pharmacies.
• Precept pharmacy students and residents.
• Meet key performance indicator standards for patient volume and level of care.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Graduate of an ACPE-accredited College of Pharmacy with a Doctor of Pharmacy or BS Pharmacy Degree
• PGY1 residency training OR 3 years of applicable experience
• AR licensure or eligible for licensure

• PharmD
• 5 years of previous ambulatory, clinical, or infusion care experience
• Experience coordinating outpatient infusion therapy

• License or Certificate (see special instructions for submission instructions)
• List of three Professional References (name, email, business title)
• Resume

• Proof of Veteran Status

ask recruitment

The University of Arkansas is an equal opportunity institution. The University does not discriminate in its education programs or activities (including in admission and employment) on the basis of any category or status protected by law, including age, race, color, national origin, disability, religion, protected veteran status, military service, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, or pregnancy.

All application materials must be uploaded to the University of Arkansas System Career Site  Please do not send to listed recruitment contact.

Annual TB Screening, Criminal Background Check, Substance Abuse Testing

Constant Physical Activity:
Hearing, Manipulate items with fingers, including keyboarding, Sitting, Talking
Frequent Physical Activity:
Standing, Walking
Occasional Physical Activity:
Crawling, Crouching, Kneeling
Benefits Eligible:
Yes