Ambulatory Clinical Care Pharmacist

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist

Join our Shields team today! Shields Health Solutions is redefining patient care through health-system integrated specialty pharmacy. We’re hiring an Ambulatory Clinical Pharmacy Specialist who will provide integrated support to patients andphysiciansthrougha “hands-on” approach to improve the quality of patient care. This isaccomplishedby developing personalized relationships with patients and prescribers of assigned clinics to improve medication adherence and promote evidence-based care, with expansioninto

Gastroenterology(GI) disease states.

The Ambulatory Clinical Pharmacist(ACP) will help advance quality pharmacotherapy care by actively assuring the provision of safe,efficacious,and cost-effective drug therapy forGIpopulations. The ACP collaborates closelywiththeteamonsite tomaximizefull suite of clinical services withinsupportedclinics. The pharmacist performs assessments on disease state management and drug therapy education stratifiedbased onmedicationrisklevelandapproved clinicprotocol.

ACProlewill focustoidentify,resolve, andpreventmedication-related problems.

Additional services will also be offered to overcome identified barriers to medication compliance, injectiontrainingandany otherobstaclerelated to adherence.

Sign-On Bonus: $20,000.00

Location: Onsite in Portage, MI

Specialty Area: Gastroenterology (GI)

Salary: An employee in this position who performs the job duties in Michigan can expect a salary rate between $110,000 and $146,400 (Hourly Equivalent: Approximately $52.88 - $70.38 per hour, based on a 40-hour workweek.)
plus bonus pursuant to the terms of an any bonus plan if applicable. The actual salary will depend on experience, geographic location, and other factors permitted by law.

SUMMARY** :**

• Provide medication therapy management for individuals withGIdisease states, including medication reconciliation, dose optimization, and medication adherence counseling.

• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary care team to develop individualized care plans that align with evidence-based guidelines and best practices forGImanagement.

• Monitor and evaluate medication regimens to ensure clinical criteria are met, including therapeutic goals, adverse effects, and drug interactions.

• Identify opportunities for drug therapy optimization and provide recommendations for medication cost savings initiatives when applicable.

• Evaluate andmonitorthe appropriateness of infusion and injectable specialty therapies for gastrointestinal disorders, including biologic and advanced therapies used in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and related disease states. Assess treatment response, adherence, safety, laboratory monitoring, site-of-care considerations, and opportunities for therapy optimization in collaboration with the gastroenterology care team.

• Participate in quality improvement initiatives by activelyparticipatingin clinical outcomestudies, REMScompliance/reporting, andACP-related process improvement projects.

• Optimize resources and workflows with supporting roles handling complex prior authorizations/appeals by providing clinical justification for medication approval, including supporting literature and rationale.

• Collaborate with healthcare providers, includingassignedclinic physicians, specialists, andonsite clinicpharmacists, to ensure seamless medication management and coordination of care.

• Support occasional peer-to-peer requests upondemand.

• Perform clinical assessments/educational counseling at drug-level for all patients within high priorityclinics on qualified on a targeted medication(s)

• Ensure all clinical criteriaarein clinical compliance with guidance from FDA, clinical guidelines, and appropriate evidence-basedliterature.

• Assist with workflow optimization initiatives,…