Pharmacy Specialist - Dermatology

Pharmacy Specialist - Dermatology

Summary of Job Duties: The Pharmacy Specialist will serve as a member of an interdisciplinary team representing UAMS Specialty Pharmacy Services - Dermatology. The specialist will provide pharmacy services focused on safety, efficacy, and positive outcomes.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Graduate of an ACPE-accredited College of Pharmacy with a Doctor of Pharmacy or BS in Pharmacy Degree
• PGY1 Residency Training OR 3 years of applicable experience
• Licensed by the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy as a pharmacist or eligible for licensure

Preferred Qualifications:

• Pharm.D.
• Board Certified in an applicable area
• 5 years of applicable experience

Qualifications Equivalencies:

Additional Information:

Job Responsibilities:

• Able to become an integral part of the assigned specialty interdisciplinary team and develops professional relationships with its members.

• Performs proper patient assessments that comply with accreditation standards within the time parameters set forth in the patient management program.

• Works to institute a disease state management agreement with providers.

• Cosigns outreach documentation in a timely manner.

• Assesses the appropriateness of therapy for the individual patient with respect to safety, comorbidities, dosing and side effect management.

• Recommends appropriate screening prior to medication start date.

• Recommends appropriate monitoring to ensure patient safety.

• Documents clinical interventions.

• Promotes adherence and actively monitors patient compliance.

• Monitors hospital admissions for their specific patient population.

• Answers clinical communications from patients in a timely manner and facilitates communication between the patient and the clinic.

• Serves as a resource to defend use of product to payers using clinical studies and accepted guidelines.

• Practices evidence-based medicine.

• Develops and manages plans of care collecting objective data to demonstrate positive outcomes.

• Participates in the training of staff, students and residents.

• Participates in a group 24 hours a day 7 days a week 365 days a year on-call rotation where each member of the group takes call for 1 week at a time.

• Serves as a resource and provides accurate drug information to medical staff.

• Actively participates in quality improvement projects and action plans to improve safety and service.

• Sits on the Quality Management Committee.

• Works with drug manufacturers to gain access to limited distribution medications.

• Completes required training in a timely manner.

• Participates in continuing education appropriate to the specialty.

• May perform other duties as assigned.

• PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Stand: Frequently

• Sit: Frequently

• Walk: Occasionally

• Bend, crawl, crouch, kneel, stoop or reach overhead: Frequently

• Lift and carry weight: 25 lbs

• Push and pull weight: 25 lbs

• Use hands to touch, handle or feel: Frequently

• Talk: Continuously

• Hear: Continuously

• Taste or smell: Occasionally

• Read, concentrate, think analytically: Continuously

• Physical Environment: Inside Medical Facility Environment

Benefits Eligible:

• Yes