Job Description

Saint Luke's Advanced Care Pharmacy has a career opportunity for an energetic specialty pharmacist striving to make an impact on patient care. This is a full-time, remote and onsite hybrid position located in the Kansas City, Missouri area. The pharmacy provides a variety of services that includes a range of specialty medications to address chronic and rare diseases. The specialty pharmacist provides oversight and processing of specialty pharmacy prescriptions in both clinic and outpatient pharmacy environments. This position requires leadership skills that are accentuated through communication, collaboration and willingness to work as a team, in order to improve patient care and problem solve.

Job Details: Specialty Pharmacist - Full Time Day - Hybrid Remote. This hybrid position is a specialty pharmacist position that will work dispensing and providing clinical oversight to our specialty patients. (Hybrid - 3.5 Days per week work from home and 1.5 days per week on site. Hours 8-5 Monday through Friday. On call every 5th weekend and 1-2 holidays per year.)

Responsibilities

Participates in pharmacy operations and medication dispensing

Maintains proficiency in and actively engages in operational programs and specialty pharmacy dispensing as appropriate for job assignment

Facilitates specialty medication procurement, ordering, and dispensing procedures including but not limited to chemotherapy, biologics, and hepatitis treatments, etc. as appropriate for assignment

Oversees pharmacy operations and technician practice/activities

Ensures compliance with federal and state laws as well as accreditation requirements

Provides pharmaceutical services throughout health system

Maintains proficiency in pharmacy computer systems and medication ordering systems

Provides accurate, safe, timely, and appropriate evidence-based medication therapy based on patient age and needs

Completes patient assessments, monitoring, and reviews patient profile/chart to identify, prevent, or mitigate drug-related problems, improper drug or dose selection, sub therapeutic dosage, over dosage, adverse drug reactions, drug interactions, failure to receive drugs, untreated indications, medication use without an indication, and treatment failures

Participates in quality improvement activities

Communicates effectively and appropriately with healthcare providers and caregivers (physicians, nurses, etc.) and assures continuity of pharmaceutical care among staff

Preferred qualifications/experience:

Completion of Pharmacy Residency OR Certified Specialty Pharmacist (CSP) is preferred.

Clinical pharmacy experience (2-4 years) in a specialty pharmacy setting preferred

Significant knowledge and expertise in advanced pharmacy practice, specialty medication therapy management, and specialty evidence-based medicine in area appropriate for clinical assignments.

Benefits:

Saint Luke's is proud of our vision to be, "The Best Place to Get Care, The Best Place to Give Care." In addition to a kind and team-oriented working environment, we offer generous benefits including:

Health, Vision and Dental

Paid life and long-term disability

Leave of Absence, PTO, Extended Sick Leave, and various Welfare plans

Flexible Savings Accounts

Health Savings Accounts

Voluntary benefits including short-term disability and additional life insurance

403(b) Retirement Plan with match

Defined contribution retirement plan

Quarterly Employee recognition by peers

Job Requirements

Applicable Experience: Less than 1 year

Basic Life Support - American Heart Association or Red Cross, Licensed Pharmacist - Various

Bachelor's Degree (Required)

Job Requirements

Applicable Experience:

Less than 1 year

Basic Life Support - American Heart Association or Red Cross, Licensed Pharmacist (KS) - Kansas Board of Pharmacy, Licensed Pharmacist (MO) - Missouri Division of Professional Registration, Medication Therapy Services - Missouri Division of Professional Registration

Bachelor's Degree

Job Details

Full Time

Day (United States of America)

The best place to get care. The best place to give care. Saint Luke's 12,000 employees strive toward that vision every day. Our employees are proud to work for the only faith-based, nonprofit, locally owned health system in Kansas City. Joining Saint Luke's means joining a team of exceptional professionals who strive for excellence in patient care. Do the best work of your career within a highly diverse and inclusive workspace where all voices matter.

Join the Kansas City region's premiere provider of health services. Equal Opportunity Employer.