Clinical Pharmacist - PSC - Johnson and Johnson

Johnson & Johnson is currently seeking a Clinical Pharmacist to join our Patient Service Center Team. While this role is hybrid role, & the preferred candidate should reside in Pittsburgh

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The Clinical Pharmacist is responsible for assuring positive patient therapeutic outcomes by assessing therapy appropriateness, including coordination with other health care professionals, and providing clinical and distributive pharmacy services for all medications dispensed by Patient Service Center. The role is responsible for safe and efficient coordination of patient care and providing clinical drug information to meet the needs of the patient and their healthcare team. The Clinical Pharmacist, acting in its professional capacity, directs supportive personnel such as Pharmacy Technicians in their daily activities as it relates to managing and providing these services. The Pharmacist will contribute to the pharmacy licensing effort and is willing to pursue licensure across multiple states as needed.

Responsibilities:

• • Verifies prescription drug orders for completeness and clinical appropriateness
  • Communicates with medical providers' offices for order clarification and coordination of care to ensure optimal therapeutic outcomes
  • Communicates with patients regarding prescribed therapies to promote patient outcomes
  • Verifies prescription orders during prescription fulfillment process
  • Participates in after-hours and on call emergency prescription order fulfillment
  • Supervises pharmacy technicians during daily activities
  • Monitors designated inventories and supplies according to established policies and procedures
  • Identifies and implements quality improvement opportunities to improve operational and clinical initiatives pertaining to pharmacy services
  • Participates in building and maintaining respectful, collaborative internal/external team relationships, exercising and encouraging positivity
  • Facilitate cold chain workflows in accordance with established policies and procedures
  • Acquire pharmacist licensure across multiple states
  • Additional projects and activities as assigned

Required Qualifications:

• Doctor of Pharmacy or Registered Pharmacist degree from an ACPE accredited institution
• Active and unrestricted Pharmacist licensure for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
• 1 year of non-commercial pharmacy, specialty pharmacy, or retail pharmacy experience
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Effective time management skills and ability to manage multiple priorities

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2 year as a practicing, licensed pharmacist in a non-commercial pharmacy or specialty pharmacy
• Certified Specialty Pharmacist (CSP) certification
• REMS product experience
• Experience with verifying and dispensing cold chain products
• Pharmacist licensure in multiple states

Work Environment

This job operates in a professional office environment and teleworking from the employee's home address listed in their employment file. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. When telecommuting employees must have reliable internet access in order to access required systems and software associated with the position's responsibilities. The amount of time the employee is expected to work per day or pay period will not change as a result of participation in the teleworking program. Employees are responsible for the set-up of their home office environment, including physical set-up, internet connection, phone line, electricity, good lighting, comfortable temperature, furniture, etc. Employee's teleworking space should be separate and distinct from their "home space" and allow for privacy. The company expects employees teleworking to be as efficient and professional as if they were in the office. The amount of time spent in office or teleworking is contingent upon the needs/priorities of the company and will vary based on those needs/priorities.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or listen. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, use hands and fingers, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential function of the job.

Johnson & Johnson is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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