Patient Engagement Specialty Pharmacist

Job Description:

Baptist Health is looking for a Patient Engagement Specialty Pharmacist to join their Central Pharmacy Services Center in LaGrange, KY.

• Serves as a primary point of contact with patients related to specialty medication needs and demonstrates empathy and compassion to patients and caregivers.
• Enrolls specialty pharmacy patients into medication management programs by assisting with telephonic recruitment of patients.
• Provides initial clinical medication counseling and regular patient reassessments via telephonic or video encounters to ensure appropriateness of specialty therapy and ongoing therapy management.
• Performs medication therapy management, which may include coordinating medication adjustments to optimize patient medication regimens and improve clinical outcomes.
• Refers appropriate patients to financial counseling for copay assistance through manufacturer or charity programs.
• Communicates with patients and families about the benefits of filling their prescriptions with Baptist Health.
• Supports after hours urgent clinical escalations through on call service for call center positions.
• Collaborates with providers and clinical staff to integrate remote pharmacy services and coordinate care with patients.
• Communicates with physicians and other clinicians as necessary to facilitate exemplary service for new and existing Baptist Health specialty pharmacy patients.
• Provides limited/indirect supervision for Specialty Pharmacy Care Coordinators.
• Maintains centralized specialty pharmacy call center services, operational policies and procedures, workflows and practice expectations.
• Participates in ongoing trainings related to role, including but not limited to disease state overviews, clinical guidelines, pharmacology, REMS programs, etc.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy or Doctorate of Pharmacy required.
• 1-3 years related work experience or completion of ASHP accredited pharmacy residency program preferred.
• Kentucky Board of Pharmacy license required.
• Experience in ambulatory clinical pharmacy practice preferred.
• Specialty disease state experience preferred.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off available for use upon hire
• Company paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
• Bereavement Leave (includes pets)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Retirement plans with company match
• Company paid Basic Life Insurance & Long-Term Disability
• Health Insurance, Pharmacy, Dental, Vision and much more!