Pharmacist - Clinical Specialty Care - Ascension

We Are Hiring:

• Department: Embedded Pharmacy
• Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8 am - 4:30 pm CST
• Location: Partially remote Milwaukee, WI. Travel to clinics in Menasha and Racine.

What You Will Do:

The embedded Clinical Specialty Care Pharmacist is responsible for providing specialty pharmacy care services for the clinic site(s).  Serve as the subject matter expert in pharmacy discipline and function as a key member of the multidisciplinary care team to ensure all clinical, operational, and prescription throughput process needs are met.  Assures the appropriate selection, dosing, and administering of medication orders in specialized areas, such as gastroenterology, dermatology, hematology, oncology, cardiology, infectious disease, neurology, pulmonology, endocrinology, etc.

 

• Effectively integrate into clinic site setting and collaborate with physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and other health care providers as a member of the multidisciplinary team
• Communicate with physicians and other clinicians as necessary to facilitate exemplary pharmacy care services to patients
• Demonstrate the value of our specialty pharmacy partnership to clinic site practices
• Complete patient education and comprehensive patient assessments, including medication history, laboratory values, past medical history, pertinent physical assessment, and patient interview.
• Performs medication therapy and disease state management, which may include critically evaluating disease states and adjusting medication therapy to optimize patient medication regimens and improve clinical outcomes
• Create patient profiles and maintain consistent specialty pharmacy prescription throughput processes
• Ensure prescriptions flow through to Ascension Rx specialty pharmacy and are identified by pharmacy staff when appropriate
• Collaboratively address financial issues to ensure patient receipt of needed medications
• Effectively navigate patient prescriptions, including those that are either limited distribution drugs or out-of-network
• Collect and maintain accurate data for analysis and financial reporting
• Applies the principles of continuous quality improvement consistent with job expectations
• Review and assess medication orders to identify, prevent and resolve potential and actual drug related problems.
• Recommend formulary alternatives when appropriate.
• Provide drug information and education to medical staff and patients.
• May float to provide coverage of pharmacy needs.

What You Will Need:

Licensure / Certification / Registration:

• Pharmacist obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date required. Licensure required relevant to state in which work is performed.

Education:

• Bachelor's or advanced degree in Pharmacy required.

Additional Preferences:

• Wisconsin Pharmacist License
• Board Certified Specialty Pharmacist BCACP or CSP 
• 2+ years experience in ambulatory care or specialty pharmacy

Why Join Our Team:

Ascension associates are key to our commitment of transforming healthcare and providing care to all, especially those most in need. Join us and help us drive impact through reimagining how we can deliver a people-centered healthcare experience and creating the solutions to do it. Explore career opportunities across our ministry locations and within our corporate headquarters.

 

Ascension is a leading non-profit, faith-based national health system made up of over 134,000 associates and 2,600 sites of care, including more than 140 hospitals and 40 senior living communities in 19 states.

 

Our Mission, Vision and Values encompass everything we do at Ascension. Every associate is empowered to give back, volunteer and make a positive impact in their community. Ascension careers are more than jobs; they are opportunities to enhance your life and the lives of the people around you.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer:

Ascension will provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, gender, sexual orientation, gender identification or expression, age, disability, marital status, amnesty, genetic information, carrier status or any other legally protected status or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

 

For further information, view the  EEO Know Your Rights (English) poster or EEO Know Your Rights (Spanish)poster.

 

As a military friendly organization, Ascension promotes career flexibility and offers many benefits to help support the well-being of our military families, spouses, veterans and reservists. Our associates are empowered to apply their military experience and unique perspective to their civilian career with Ascension.

 

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Please note that Ascension will make an offer of employment only to individuals who have applied for a position using our official application. Be on alert for possible fraudulent offers of employment. Ascension will not solicit money or banking information from applicants.

 

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Benefits:

Paid time off (PTO)
Various health insurance options & wellness plans
Retirement benefits including employer match plans
Long-term & short-term disability
Employee assistance programs (EAP)
Parental leave & adoption assistance
Tuition reimbursement
Ways to give back to your community

 

*Please note, benefits and benefits eligibility can vary by position, exclusions may apply for some roles (for example: Travel, PRN, Short-Term Option, etc.). Actual compensation offer will vary based upon role, education, experience, location, and qualifications. Connect with your Talent Advisor for additional specifics.