Ambulatory Clinical Care Pharmacist

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Join our Shields team today! Shields Health Solutions is redefining patient care through health-system integrated specialty pharmacy. We’re hiring an Ambulatory Clinical Pharmacy Specialist who will provide integrated support to patients and physicians through a "hands-on" approach to improve the quality of patient care. This is accomplished by developing personalized relationships with patients and prescribers of assigned clinics to improve medication adherence and promote evidence-based care, with expansion into Gastroenterology (GI) disease states.
The Ambulatory Clinical Pharmacist (ACP) will help advance quality pharmacotherapy care by actively assuring the provision of safe, efficacious, and cost-effective drug therapy for GI populations. The ACP collaborates closely with the team onsite to maximize full suite of clinical services within supported clinics. The pharmacist performs assessments on disease state management and drug therapy education stratified based on medication risk level and approved clinic protocol. ACP role will focus to identify, resolve, and prevent medication-related problems. Additional services will also be offered to overcome identified barriers to medication compliance, injection training and any other obstacle related to adherence.
Sign-On Bonus: $20,000.00
Location: Onsite in Portage, MI
Specialty Area: Gastroenterology (GI)
Salary: An employee in this position who performs the job duties in Michigan can expect a salary rate between $110,000 and $146,400 (Hourly Equivalent: Approximately $52.88 - $70.38 per hour, based on a 40-hour workweek.) plus bonus pursuant to the terms of an any bonus plan if applicable. The actual salary will depend on experience, geographic location, and other factors permitted by law.
SUMMARY:
Provide medication therapy management for individuals with GI disease states, including medication reconciliation, dose optimization, and medication adherence counseling.
Collaborate with the interdisciplinary care team to develop individualized care plans that align with evidence-based guidelines and best practices for GI management.
Monitor and evaluate medication regimens to ensure clinical criteria are met, including therapeutic goals, adverse effects, and drug interactions.
Identify opportunities for drug therapy optimization and provide recommendations for medication cost savings initiatives when applicable.
Evaluate and monitor the appropriateness of infusion and injectable specialty therapies for gastrointestinal disorders, including biologic and advanced therapies used in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and related disease states. Assess treatment response, adherence, safety, laboratory monitoring, site-of-care considerations, and opportunities for therapy optimization in coll