Pharmacy Specialist - Contingent Days - Pharmacy Advantage

About the role

The Pharmacy Specialist provides oversight and leadership for appropriate drug use within their region of the health system. They work closely with the medical and administrative leadership as well as the primary care providers to develop and implement strategies which continuously improve the quality of patient care at the best value for the patient and our health system.

Key responsibilities

• Provides exemplary services through the provision of pharmaceutical care to individual patients and/or their population.
• Monitors, assesses, and improves regional drug use using utilization management reports.
• Works collaboratively with leadership to provide expertise on relevant regional and system committees.
• Provides education to patients, other health care professional, pharmacists, and students about optimal drug therapy. This may involve formal preceptorships of graduate and undergraduate students or pharmacists, and both formal and informal didactic presentations.
• Identifies, develops, and implements specific strategies to improve appropriate drug use and measure optimal patient care outcomes. This may include guideline and disease management approaches as well as formal application of scientific hypothesis testing.
• Serves as a positive role model and mentor for other pharmacists.
• Develops and maintains effective methods of providing drug information services to health professional on drug therapy, dosing, new medications, and research in collaboration with the Product Line.

Required qualifications

• Registered pharmacist in the State of Michigan.
• Doctor of Pharmacy degree or equivalent experience with evidence of advanced clinical training and knowledge in patient care and applied therapeutics.
• Postgraduate experience in primary care or managed care is strongly desired.
• Prior experience and knowledge of integrated health systems.
• Exemplary oral and written communication skills as evidenced with prior examples of effectiveness implementing strategies with a variety of system personnel and patients.
• Ability to lead work groups effectively.
• Prior experience working with relational databases.
• Knowledge of Pharmacoeconomics and biostatistical applications in drug therapy decision making.
• Registered pharmacist in the State of Michigan (certification/licensure required).

Work environment

Organization: Community Care Services
Department: Pharmacy Advantage Rochester H
Shift: Day Job