Immunology Specialty Pharmacist (Hybrid)

Job Summary

Provide medication management through an evaluation of medications for patients to ensure safe, effective utilization that is tailored to specific medical conditions. Work with patients, providers, nurses, and other health care professionals to provide access to specialty medications and ensure optimal patient outcomes.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Proactively maintain proficiency in the skills and theory of the practice of pharmacy by reviewing literature, attending in-services, seminars, and conferences.
• Actively participate in clinical meetings.
• Participate in training staff as directed.
• Cross train for other roles to provide periodic support as directed based on business needs.
• Participates in Clinical Subcommittees at MGBSP.
• Precepts students/residents as directed.
• Ensure all drugs are appropriately indicated, effective, safe and convenient for the patient.
• Identify, resolve and prevent drug therapy problems.
• Document safety events at time of discovery through MGBSP safety event tool and assist in resolution under guidance of the Safety Officer.
• Provide immediate and scheduled patient counseling and respond to inquiries from patients, family members, and health care professionals concerning drug therapy in a timely manner.
• Document therapeutic interventions based on patient and medication therapy evaluation.
• Facilitate medication access by assisting with prior authorizations, drug therapy appeals, financial assistance, and other Patient Care Coordinator activities as directed.
• Provide On-call support on a scheduled rotation.
• Obtain patient histories (medication, allergy, disease) and apply these along with other patient data in the pharmaceutical care evaluation.
• Evaluate and document patient outcomes at each encounter.
• Provide patient education on medications and disease states in individual or group settings.
• Collect, analyze, interpret, and evaluate appropriate data relative to medication therapy.
• Ensure that the patient understands the specific goals of therapy and that the patient and providers are working to achieve these goals.
• Identify, resolve, and document patient specific drug therapy problems and issues in the patient’s best interest.
• Evaluate the significance of signs and symptoms relative to disease processes and make recommendations for the modification of drug therapy.
• Evaluate the significance and clinical importance of adverse reactions and complications associated with drug therapy.