Clinical Pharmacist - Specialty Pharmacy - Baton Rouge

Clinical Pharmacist - Specialty Pharmacy - Baton Rouge - Full Time

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This job maintains and ensures complete and appropriate drug therapy in a multidisciplinary pharmaceutical care environment. Assumes responsibility for the management of pharmacy services with the goal of ensuring the patient receives complete and appropriate drug therapy and improving patient outcomes. Provides drug information to patients and healthcare providers. Works to resolve prior authorizations and all insurance billing on behalf of the patient and provider.

Oversees the Patient Advocate team. Performs drug utilization review and checks for appropriateness. Works with Specialty Fulfillment team to ensure complete and timely receipt of medications and compliance with drug therapy.

• Performs patient assessment and care.
• Performs prior authorization and insurance resolution services.
• Oversees the Patient Advocate team.
• Communicates with patients, providers, and caregivers.
• Assumes responsibility for professional development and continued education.
• Participates in special projects/ committees as needed.
• Maintains documentation relative to job.
• Maintains and fosters an environment of teamwork and engagement.
• Performs all job duties in accordance with company Specialty Pharmacy policies and accrediting bodies.
• Adapts behavior to the specific patient population, including respecting privacy, method of introduction, adapting explanation of services, requesting permissions, communication style.
• Other related duties as required.

• Required – Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy
• Preferred – Doctor Of Pharmacy (Pharm
  
  D)
• Completion of a PGY1 or PGY2 Pharmacy Practice Residency

• Required – None
• Preferred – 2 Years Experience As Pharmacist
• Experience in specialty pharmacy

• Required – License to practice Pharmacy by the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy
• Preferred – Multi-state Licensure

• Must have computer skills and dexterity required for data entry and retrieval of patient information.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills and the ability to present information clearly and professionally to varying levels of individuals throughout the patient care process.
• Must be proficient with Windows-style applications, various software packages specific to role and keyboard.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.

Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. (Constantly: activity or condition exists 2/3 or more of the time) to move objects. Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for Sedentary Work. Even though the weight lifted may be only a negligible amount, a job should be rated Light Work: (1) when it requires walking or standing to a significant degree;

or (2) when it requires sitting most of the time but entails pushing and/or pulling of arm or leg controls; and/or (3) when the job requires working at a production rate pace entailing the constant pushing and/or pulling of materials even though the weight of those materials is negligible.

NOTE:

The constant stress and strain of maintaining a production rate pace, especially in an industrial setting, can be and is physically demanding of a worker even though the amount of force exerted is negligible.

Normal routine involves no exposure to blood, body fluid or tissue and as part of their employment, incumbents are…