Ambulatory Clinical Pharmacist

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Job Details

This position primarily serves the Family Health Clinic at Reading Hospital, involving direct patient care and collaboration with other healthcare providers. A strong clinical pharmacy background with an understanding of retail pharmacy operations and prescription processing is optimal to succeed in this role. The role is 100% on-site in West Reading, Pennsylvania. Cross coverage of other specialty areas will be required.

Hours :

Monday through Friday day shift, and typically no weekends or holidays required

Responsibilities :

Demonstrate value of ambulatory pharmacy partnership to physician practices.

Maintain presence in clinic, field medication questions from providers, such as formulary product selection, product dosing, ADR's, and other considerations.

Ensure prescriptions flow through ambulatory pharmacy and are identified by pharmacy staff.

Maintain patient schedule for clinical pharmacist services including, but not limited to, medication counseling, pillbox refills, immunization, medication administration.

Maintain patient list, schedule appropriate follow-ups to assess medication safety and efficacy, communicate treatment plan recommendations with provider.

Coordinate patient refills. Ensure auditable records showing proof-of-delivery are maintained.

Prepare and submit prior authorizations, manage denials / appeals.

Triage prescriptions which are limited distribution drugs or out-of-network.

Act as financial advocate for patient when needed, leverage charitable foundations, state programs, and / or manufacturer programs to ensure medication affordability.

Demonstrate ability to navigate various platforms and document appropriately in EMR and specialty therapy management platform.

Contribute to expansion of ambulatory pharmacy services through active participation in navigator committee and projects.

Cross-train to ambulatory pharmacy, assist with staffing, as needed.

Education :

PharmD degree strongly preferred. Residency training or previous ambulatory care practice preferred. Current unrestricted pharmacist license in the appropriate state of practice.

Skills and Knowledge :

Must be proficient in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Candidates should have prior experience on pharmacy dispensing systems and be familiar with insurance adjudication processes.

The role involves working with a broad array of complex disease states and medical conditions; candidates should be comfortable working with clinical data, lab values, and reading / writing notes in patient medical records.

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What Cencora offers

We provide compensation, benefits, and resources that enable a highly inclusive culture and support our team members' ability to live with purpose every day. In addition to traditional offerings like medical, dental, and vision care, we also provide a comprehensive suite of benefits that focus on the physical, emotional, financial, and social aspects of wellness. This encompasses support for working families, which may include backup dependent care, adoption assistance, infertility coverage, family building support, behavioral health solutions, paid parental leave, and paid caregiver leave. To encourage your personal growth, we also offer a variety of training programs, professional development resources, and opportunities to participate in mentorship programs, employee resource groups, volunteer activities, and much more. For details, visit https : / / www.virtualfairhub.com / cencora

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Affiliated Companies

Affiliated Companies : Value Apothecaries Inc