Clinical Pharmacist Job at Vanscoy Rare Pharmacy, Pittsburgh, PA

  • Vanscoy Rare Pharmacy
  • Pittsburgh, PA

Job Description

Purpose:

We are seeking highly motivated and knowledgeable Clinical Pharmacists to join our specialty pharmacy team, focusing on rare disease management. The Clinical Pharmacists will play a critical role in optimizing medication therapy, providing clinical support, and ensuring seamless coordination of care for patients with rare and orphan diseases. This role requires a patient-centric approach, strong clinical expertise, and a passion for improving access to specialized treatments. Though training will be on site, this will become a HYBRID role, offering some work-from-home weeks.

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Responsibilities:

  • Provide therapy dispensing and comprehensive clinical services for patients with rare diseases.
  • Collaborate with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to develop and optimize individualized treatment plans.
  • Educate patients and caregivers on medication use, potential side effects, and adherence strategies.
  • Monitor patient outcomes, assess treatment efficacy, and make clinical recommendations to optimize therapy.
  • Ensure compliance with specialty pharmacy protocols, regulatory guidelines, and best practices.
  • Work closely with pharmaceutical manufacturers, payers, and patient assistance programs to facilitate medication access.
  • Support prior authorization processes and assist in navigating insurance barriers to ensure timely treatment initiation.
  • Maintain accurate and complete documentation of clinical interventions and patient interactions.
  • Stay up to date with emerging therapies, clinical guidelines, and advancements in rare disease treatment.
  • Provide education and training to pharmacy staff, healthcare providers, and patients on rare disease management.
  • Supervise pharmacy technicians throughout the prescription fulfillment process.
  • Provide on-call support services to patients and healthcare providers outside of normal business hours.
  • Staff as a dispensing pharmacist and assist within operations as needed
  • Participate in the organization's licensure redundancy plan by acquiring and maintaining pharmacy licensure in assigned states and jurisdictions.
  • Additional projects and activities as assigned.

  • Pharmacy (PharmD/RPh) degree from an accredited pharmacy school
  • Active pharmacist license in good standing with the Pennsylvania State Board of Pharmacy
  • Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in a specialty pharmacy setting, with a focus on rare diseases preferred
  • Strong knowledge of specialty pharmacy operations, including workflow design, systems setup, and program implementation.
  • Excellent communication, organizational, and leadership skills
  • Experience supervising and training pharmacists and pharmacy technicians
  • Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple priorities.
  • Strong commitment to patient care and quality assurance
  • Must be willing to obtain and maintain additional Pharmacist State licensure(s) as requested
  • High level of independent judgment, individual initiative, and time management skills
  • Ability to communicate effectively in a manner that is clear, logical and consistent

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