Clinical Pharmacy Specialist--full-time, days--Dermatology

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist

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Penn Medicine is seeking a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist to support dermatology patient care.

The Clinical Pharmacy Specialist Ambulatory Care provides advanced clinical pharmacy services within ambulatory care settings through direct patient care, comprehensive medication management, specialty medication management, and collaborative drug therapy management. The specialist serves as a medication expert within interdisciplinary healthcare teams by designing, recommending, implementing, monitoring, evaluating, and documenting patient-specific pharmacotherapy to optimize clinical outcomes, medication safety, and cost-effective care. They must possess the skills to cover all aspects of pharmacy operations, have the ability to supervise and direct technician staff, make sound clinical and operational decisions and work independently.

The Clinical Pharmacy Specialist develops and implements evidence-based medication management services, clinical programs, protocols, and quality improvement initiatives that support high-quality patient care. The specialist serves as a clinical resource, mentor, and preceptor for healthcare professionals and contributes to the advancement of ambulatory pharmacy practice through program development, education, research, committee participation, and scholarly activities while ensuring compliance with organizational, regulatory, and accreditation standards. As leaders in their field, specialists are expected to contribute to the advancement of pharmacy practice by participation in professional organizations, publication and presentation of their original research and translation of these practices into their patient care activities. Specialists are expected to be leaders in their respective areas to assure the highest quality and most up to date pharmaceutical care is provided to patients.

Responsibilities:

• Reviews patient information and medication therapy to identify, recommend, implement, monitor, evaluate, and document evidence-based pharmacotherapy interventions.
• Manages medication therapy under applicable Collaborative Practice Agreements, clinical protocols, and delegated authorities to optimize patient outcomes and support evidence-based care.
• Evaluates patient-specific factors, including clinical status, laboratory values, medication history, and therapeutic goals, to ensure safe, effective, and appropriate medication use.
• Develops, implements, maintains, and evaluates evidence-based treatment guidelines, clinical protocols, clinical pharmacy programs, and medication management strategies to optimize patient outcomes and support organizational goals.
• Promotes safe, effective, and cost-conscious medication use through formulary management, therapeutic optimization, and identification of cost-avoidance opportunities.
• Partners with medication access, specialty pharmacy, retail pharmacy, and interdisciplinary care teams to facilitate medication access, support affordability and coverage strategies, and ensure timely initiation and continuity of prescribed therapies.
• Provides medication-related consultation, education, and drug information to patients, providers, pharmacists, nurses, and other healthcare professionals.
• Serves as a clinical pharmacy subject matter expert and collaborates with interdisciplinary healthcare teams to optimize medication-related outcomes and support evidence-based patient care.
• Participates in and may lead quality improvement initiatives, medication-use evaluations, medication safety activities, research activities, committee work, clinical program development, and other projects that advance clinical pharmacy practice and improve patient outcomes.
• Precepts and mentors pharmacy residents, students, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals as assigned.
• Ensures compliance with organizational policies, accreditation standards, regulatory requirements, and professional practice standards.

Credentials:

• Active PA Pharmacist license (Required)
• Licensed Pharmacist in the state of NJ (Required within 90 days of hire)

Education or Equivalent Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree OR Doctorate in Pharmacy from an accredited school of pharmacy (Required)
• Successful completion of a PGY1 Pharmacy Residency AND Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties Certification in area of specialty practice OR 10 years as a licensed pharmacist in a health system pharmacy with >/= 50% of time spent in area of specialty (or successful completion of PGY2 Specialty Residency) (Required)

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 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.