What are the responsibilities and job description for the Patient Engagement Specialty Pharmacist position at BHS Baptist Healthcare System?
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!
If you would like to be part of a growing family focused on supporting clinical excellence, teamwork and innovation, we urge you to apply now!
Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
