Pharmacy Specialist - Full Time Days - Pharmacy Advantage

General Summary

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.

Principle Duties And Responsibilities

• Provides exemplary services through the provision of pharmaceutical care to individual patients and/or their population.
• Maintains, 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 healthcare professionals, 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 healthcare professionals on drug therapy, dosing, new medications, and research in collaboration with the Product Line.