Ambulatory Clinical Pharmacist

Overview

Department: Ambulatory Pharmacy

Schedule: Per Diem (as needed) for weekday shifts

Facility:  Prime Healthcare St Francis Hospital

Location:  Evanston

Responsibilities

The Ambulatory Clinical Pharmacist is responsible for providing patient care and advanced clinical pharmacy services in the ambulatory pharmacy space, including referral based HOPD pharmacist managed clinics, specialty pharmacy, and population health pharmacy services. This role involves collaborating with prescribers in the ambulatory setting and providing direct patient care managing medication therapy. The clinical pharmacy specialist ensures effective communication with prescribers regarding identified medication related problems and potential solutions and documents patient interactions across various electronic medical record (EMR) platforms.

Qualifications

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING

Required qualifications:

• Current state Registered Pharmacist License.
• B.S. in Pharmacy or PharmD degree required.
• PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Residency required (significant experience may be considered in lieu of residency)
• Board certification (BCPS, BCACP, or equivalent) within 18 months of hire required.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills required.
• Strong customer service skills required.

Preferred qualification:

• PGY-2 residency in ambulatory care or a related specialty preferred.
• Expertise in 340B program operations and compliance preferred.
• Proficiency in EPIC or similar EMR systems preferred.
• Advanced clinical knowledge in specialty areas such as diabetes, cardiology, pulmonology, rheumatology, or oncology preferred.
• Experience as a pharmacy residency preceptor in ambulatory pharmacy services preferred.
• Specific ambulatory experience in managing chronic diseases

Pay Transparency

Saint Francis Hospital offers competitive compensation and a reasonable compensation estimate for this role is $70.84. The exact starting compensation to be offered will be determined at the time of selecting an applicant for hire, in which a wide range of factors will be considered, including but not limited to, skillset, years of applicable experience, education, credentials and licensure.

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Employment Status

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