Specialty Clinical Pharmacist

Company: MEDSTAR HEALTH
Location: Washington
Posted on: June 4, 2025

Job Description:

General Summary of PositionCollaborates with providers to ensure safe and effective use of specialty medications and improves communication among the patient's healthcare team by reviewing and evaluating clinical guidelines, formulating protocols, conducting medication reconciliation, creating patient care plans and providing patient consultation that will improve patient medication adherence, health, well-being and knowledge. Documents and reports on healthcare-related interventions and outcomes. Participates in the process of maintaining specialty pharmacy accreditation.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Conducts medication order verification, dosage regimen design, effective administration and drug therapy monitoring services.
• Creates, updates and maintains specialty medication patient care plans.
• Provides specialty medication education to patients and consults with providers.
• Obtains patient and drug related information for initial assessment, medication reconciliation, patient care planning, appropriate documentation and follow-up.
• Supplies medication order verification, dosage regimen design, effective administration and drug therapy monitoring services.
• Provides functional oversight for activities related to specialty pharmacy in the clinic setting.
• Documents all services according to specialty pharmacy accreditation standards and payer specifications.
  
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  Minimum Qualifications Education

• Doctoral degree from an accredited college of Pharmacy (PharmD) required
  Experience
  • 3-4 years of direct patient care experience in a clinical role, preferably in a specialty pharmacy required
  • Ambulatory Care experience preferred
    Licenses and Certifications
    • PHARMD - Licensed Pharmacist in the District of Columbia as
      applicable to practice site required
    • Eligibility for reciprocity to surrounding states as required for practice required
    • Completion of an ASHP accredited residency or other approved advanced training program preferred
    • Board of Pharmacy Specialty certification
      (BPS) or other approved certification (i.e., Certified Specialty Pharmacist (CSP), HIV Pharmacist (AAHIVP)) preferred
      
      This position has a hiring range of $118,331 - $230,172
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