Pharmacist Clinical Specialist, Ambulatory (H)

Its more than a career its a calling

Job Highlights:

This new ambulatory clinical pharmacist specialist position will be embedded directly within the SSM Health Medical Group located at 300 Medical Plaza and 400 Medical Plaza in Lake St. Louis Missouri and will be an integral member of the Heart and Vasular and Primary Care teams. The pharmacist will work at the top of their license under a broad collaborative practice agreement to play a crucial role in providing comprehensive medication management services to our heart failure and diabetes patient population. This specialized pharmacist will focus on optimizing medication therapy to improve patient outcomes reduce hospital readmissions and enhance the quality of life for our patients through autonomous face to face and telehealth visits with patients. This pharmacist will collaborate closely with other healthcare professionals to ensure comprehensive and collaborative care as well as work on process improvement opportunities. They also will be integrated into our wellestablished ambulatory pharmacy team so they can collaborate with other ambulatory clinical pharmacist specialists in Primary Care and Cardiology in other markets and be part of the pharmacy team at SSM Health. You will be expected to be on site in clinic the majority of the days you work but can accommodate some flexibility with remote coverage when necessary.

If you have a passion for providing high quality direct patient care want to practice at the top of your license in an ambulatory setting and have advanced training or experience in Cardiology and/or Heart Failure or Diabetes this is the position for you!

Job Summary:

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Gathers necessary data to promote patient safety by ensuring that each relevant medication is indicated effective safe and that the patient is adherent to therapy.
• Improves patientspecific drug therapy and therapeutic problems by evaluating the appropriateness of drug therapy assessing effectiveness and identifying potential interactions or adverse effects.
• Assesses relevant patientspecific medical problems prioritizes medical problems based on urgency and severity and identifies preventive and health maintenance issues as needed. May design a drug therapy plan for patientspecific problems and independently implements the plan.
• Provides enhanced patient care through detailed counseling on medications and disease states adherence assessment medication cost analysis review of immunization status and communication with patients providers and pharmacy.
• Provides expert consultation with other health care professionals in the development of drugrelated treatment plans assessment of drug therapy outcomes and identification and resolution of drugrelated problems.
• Identifies patient outcomes correlates those outcomes to clinical processes identifies processes that yield best outcomes and assists in the implementation of those best practices.
• Participates in quality management programs to facilitate continuous process improvement initiatives and quality improvement projects.
• Precept pharmacy students and residents as applicable.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

• Pharmacy degree (Pharm.D; Bachelor of Pharmacy) from an accredited school of pharmacy

EXPERIENCE

• Two years experience or completion of PGY1 residency

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 025 lbs.
• Frequent sitting standing walking reaching and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication. Ability to hear alarms malfunctioning machinery etc.
• Frequent keyboard use/data entry.
• Occasional bending stooping kneeling squatting twisting and gripping.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 2550 lbs.
• Rare climbing.

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS

Resuscitation Certification Requirement: Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider (BLS HCP) required within 90 day of employment. Other resuscitation certifications may be required dependent on department.

State of Work Location: Illinois
Pharmacist Registered Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)
And
Board Certified Ambulatory Care Pharmacist (BCACP) Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS)
Or
Board Certified Cardiology Pharmacist (BCCP) Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS)
Or
Board Certified Critical Care Pharmacist (BCCCP) Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS)
Or
Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist (BCGP) Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS)
Or
Board Certified Infectious Diseases Pharmacist (BCIDP) Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS)
Or
Board Certified Nuclear Pharmacist (BCNP) Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS)
Or
Board Certified Nutrition Support Pharmacist (BCNSP) Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS)
Or
Board Certified Oncology Pharmacist (BCOP) Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS)
Or
Board Certified Pediatric Pharmacy Specialist (BCPPS) Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS)
Or
Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BCPS) Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS)
Or
Board Certified Psychiatric Pharmacist (BCPP) Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS)
Or
Board Certified Sterile Compounding Pharmacist (BCSCP) Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS)
Or
Board Certified Transplant Pharmacist (BCTXP) Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS)
Or
Certified Specialty Pharmacist (CSP) Specialty Pharmacy Certification Board (SPCB)

State of Work Location: Missouri

• Pharmacist Missouri Division of Professional Registration
• And
• Board Certified Ambulatory Care Pharmacist (BCACP) Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS)
• Or
• Board Certified Cardiology Pharmacist (BCCP) Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS)
• Or
• Board Certified Critical Care Pharmacist (BCCCP) Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS)
• Or
• Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist (BCGP) Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS)
• Or
• Board Certified Infectious Diseases Pharmacist (BCIDP) Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS)
• Or
• Board Certified Nuclear Pharmacist (BCNP) Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS)
• Or
• Board Certified Nutrition Support Pharmacist (BCNSP) Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS)
• Or
• Board Certified Oncology Pharmacist (BCOP) Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS)
• Or
• Board Certified Pediatric Pharmacy Specialist (BCPPS) Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS)
• Or
• Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BCPS) Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS)
• Or
• Board Certified Psychiatric Pharmacist (BCPP) Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS)
• Or
• Board Certified Sterile Compounding Pharmacist (BCSCP) Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS)
• Or
• Board Certified Transplant Pharmacist (BCTXP) Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS)
• Or
• Certified Specialty Pharmacist (CSP) Specialty Pharmacy Certification Board (SPCB)

State of Work Location: Oklahoma

• Pharmacist Oklahoma State Board of Pharmacy
• And
• Board Certified Ambulatory Care Pharmacist (BCACP) Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS)
• Or
• Board Certified Cardiology Pharmacist (BCCP) Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS)
• Or
• Board Certified Critical Care Pharmacist (BCCCP) Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS)
• Or
• Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist (BCGP) Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS)
• Or
• Board Certified Infectious Diseases Pharmacist (BCIDP) Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS)
• Or
• Board Certified Nuclear Pharmacist (BCNP) Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS)
• Or
• Board Certified Nutrition Support Pharmacist (BCNSP) Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS)
• Or
• Board Certified Oncology Pharmacist (BCOP) Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS)
• Or
• Board Certified Pediatric Pharmacy Specialist (BCPPS) Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS)
• Or
• Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BCPS) Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS)
• Or
• Board Certified Psychiatric Pharmacist (BCPP) Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS)
• Or
• Board Certified Sterile Compounding Pharmacist (BCSCP) Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS)
• Or
• Board Certified Transplant Pharmacist (BCTXP) Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS)
• Or
• Certified Specialty Pharmacist (CSP) Specialty Pharmacy Certification Board (SPCB)

State of Work Location: Wisconsin

• Pharmacist Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services
• And
• Board Certified Ambulatory Care Pharmacist (BCACP) Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS)
• Or
• Board Certified Cardiology Pharmacist (BCCP) Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS)
• Or
• Board Certified Critical Care Pharmacist (BCCCP) Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS)
• Or
• Board Certified Geriatric Pharmacist (BCGP) Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS)
• Or
• Board Certified Infectious Diseases Pharmacist (BCIDP) Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS)
• Or
• Board Certified Nuclear Pharmacist (BCNP) Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS)
• Or
• Board Certified Nutrition Support Pharmacist (BCNSP) Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS)
• Or
• Board Certified Oncology Pharmacist (BCOP) Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS)
• Or
• Board Certified Pediatric Pharmacy Specialist (BCPPS) Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS)
• Or
• Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BCPS) Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS)
• Or
• Board Certified Psychiatric Pharmacist (BCPP) Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS)
• Or
• Board Certified Sterile Compounding Pharmacist (BCSCP) Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS)
• Or
• Board Certified Transplant Pharmacist (BCTXP) Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS)
• Or
• Certified Specialty Pharmacist (CSP) Specialty Pharmacy Certification Board (SPCB)

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Benefits:

SSM Health values our exceptional employees by offering a comprehensive benefits package to fit their needs.

• Paid Parental Leave: we offer eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (prorated based on FTE).

• Flexible Payment Options:our voluntary benefit offered through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned unpaid base pay(fees may apply)before payday.

• Upfront Tuition Coverage:we provide upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.

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