The posting
Overview
Specialty Pharmacist
The Specialty Pharmacist provides comprehensive clinical pharmacy services to patients receiving complex and high-cost specialty medications. This role works collaboratively with providers and the interdisciplinary care team to optimize medication therapy, improve clinical outcomes, support medication access and adherence, and ensure safe and cost-effective use of specialty therapies.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide comprehensive medication management for patients receiving specialty medications across a variety of complex disease states.
- Assess appropriateness of specialty medication therapy, including indication, dosing, drug interactions, monitoring, safety, and clinical response.
- Provide ongoing patient monitoring and follow-up to optimize therapy and identify adverse effects, adherence barriers, and opportunities for intervention.
- Collaborate with physicians and other healthcare providers regarding medication selection, therapy optimization, and management of medication-related problems.
- Provide patient education and counseling regarding specialty medications, administration, expected outcomes, adverse effects, monitoring, and adherence.
- Support medication access by identifying and resolving prior authorization, financial assistance, copay, manufacturer assistance, and other barriers to therapy.
- Coordinate with providers, payers, specialty pharmacies, manufacturers, and other stakeholders to facilitate timely initiation and continuation of therapy.
- Promote appropriate utilization and financial stewardship of high-cost and specialty medications.
- Monitor laboratory results, clinical outcomes, and other patient-specific parameters to evaluate medication effectiveness and safety.
- Support specialty pharmacy accreditation, quality improvement, and regulatory requirements.
- Develop and implement clinical protocols, treatment pathways, and standardized specialty medication management processes.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
- Graduate of an Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE)-accredited School of Pharmacy.
- Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree or equivalent education.
- Hospital or ambulatory care training and/or experience relevant to the position's practice area.
- Completion of a PGY2 pharmacy residency or equivalent professional experience. Two to four years of relevant practice experience may be considered equivalent to each year of residency training.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with medical, nursing, and pharmacy staff, pharmacy residents, and students.
- Knowledge and understanding of general hospital and outpatient clinic operations.
- Ability to integrate clinical pharmacy services and educational activities.
Preferred Qualifications
- Completion of a PGY2 pharmacy residency in a relevant specialty.
- Board certification in a relevant pharmacy specialty.
Licensure and Certification
- Current Florida pharmacist license or eligibility for Florida pharmacist licensure.
Motor Vehicle Operator Designation
- This position may require occasional operation of a motor vehicle for assigned business purposes and is designated as a non-frequent driver.
Additional Requirements
- Employees of the Shands Hospital Pharmacy Services Department must maintain a valid telephone number on file and be accessible by phone in the event of hospital needs or emergencies.
