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Clinical Pharmacist
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Job ID: 226335
Category: Pharmacy
Work Type: FT
Location: King of Prussia, PA, United States
Work Schedule: Full Time- Day Shift
Description
Penn Medicine is dedicated to our tripartite mission of providing the highest level of care to patients, conducting innovative research, and educating future leaders in the field of medicine. Working for this leading academic medical center means collaboration with top clinical, technical and business professionals across all disciplines.
Today at Penn Medicine, someone will make a breakthrough. Someone will heal a heart, deliver hopeful news, and give comfort and reassurance. Our employees shape our future each day. Are you living your life's work?
Summary:
- The One Ambulatory Pharmacy Clinical Pharmacist is responsible for ensuring Penn Medicine patients requiring infusion, injectable, or specialty medications are treated based on geographic location, patient preference, and payer direction. The Clinical Pharmacist will maintain current knowledge of managed care shifts, payer strategies, medical policies, and PBMs. They will support Penn Medicine providers and Clinical Pharmacy Specialists by removing administrative burdens and performing order entry, appeals, and patient reassessments. They will adhere to all local, state, and federal regulatory guidelines in accordance with Penn Medicine's values, policies, and procedures. They will be responsible for completing other duties, as assigned, to support the department, entity, and health system.
Responsibilities:
- Provides clinical decisions regarding patient-specific pharmaceutical care, including assessment of the patient's general pharmaceutical needs, review of the patient's medication profile, evaluation for duplicate therapies, evaluation for drug interactions, and development of patient database and documentation in the medical record.
- Utilizes available information (formularies, medical policies, etc.) to determine the appropriate site of service for patients.
- Acts as part of the care team, supporting Physicians, Nurses, and APPs by pending prescriptions or Beacon Treatment plans as necessary, drafting LMN, and supporting peer-to-peer conversations.
- Effectively communicates and documents actions with Physicians, Nurses, APPs, and patients in the EMR.
- Continual update and maintenance of required documentation by State and Federal government as well as regulatory agencies (TJC, URAC, etc.).
Credentials:
- Pharmacist License in Pennsylvania (Required)
Education or Equivalent Experience:
- Bachelor of Pharmacy (Required)
- 1+ years' experience with PBM, payer relations, infusion, specialty or ambulatory care pharmacy
- Other
- PGY1 Residency
We believe that the best care for our patients starts with the best care for our employees. Our employee benefits programs help our employees get healthy and stay healthy. We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits program that includes one of the finest prepaid tuition assistance programs in the region. Penn Medicine employees are actively engaged and committed to our mission. Together we will continue to make medical advances that help people live longer, healthier lives.
Live Your Life's Work
We are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, citizenship status, military status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.
Current UPHS employees must apply HERE