Under the direction of the Director of Pharmacy, the Ambulatory Clinical Pharmacist is responsible for developing, implementing and maintaining pharmacist-managed ambulatory care and/or embedded specialty pharmacy services at St. Peter’s Health Medical Group as part of a team-based patient care model.

KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE: Knowledge of drug therapy and pharmacologic treatment of disease states.  Knowledge of best practice guidelines for management of chronic disease states. Knowledge and analytical skills for providing therapeutic drug monitoring, drug information, drug utilization reviews and quality assurance activities.  Knowledge of pharmacist managed drug therapy protocols. Must be able to analyze results, make recommendations and follow-up on recommended actions. Must have knowledge of and ability to efficiently utilize technology in the practice of pharmacy. 

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE: Bachelors in Pharmacy or PharmD from an ACPE-accredited school of pharmacy required. Completion of an accredited ASHP Residency Program and/or experience in ambulatory pharmacy practice preferred.

LICENSE/CERTIFICATION/REGISTRY: Licensed as a registered pharmacist in Montana in good standing.  Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties certification or other specialty certification preferred. 

JOB DUTIES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:

Develops and implements drug protocols and collaborative practice agreements Monitors drug therapy according to established protocols and documents all patient care activities Collaborates with providers in medication therapy management to provide services such as drug interaction checking, side effect management, medication counseling, and optimizing medication therapy Coordinates with scheduling and billing to optimize workflow, productivity, and reimbursement Collaborates with the outpatient retail and specialty pharmacies for benefits investigation Collaborates with designated staff to identify and pursues copayment assistance, patient assistance, or foundation assistance for patients  Collaborates with members of the care team to optimize patient outcomes Establishes quality measures, monitors and reports quality data, and identifies opportunities for quality improvement Develops educational programs for patients, providers, and staff Effectively markets ambulatory care and specialty pharmacy services to patients, providers, and staff Participates on key clinical and operational committees Assures compliance with clinical best practice standards and guidelines, accrediting agencies, billing guidelines, and all state and federal regulations.