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Full time

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Description:

Mount Carmel is seeking a talented and diverse Pharmacist for our Pharmacy Outpatient Care Coordinator position. The Pharmacist will have advanced expertise in outpatient clinical pharmacy network development, reimbursement strategies for outpatient pharmacy services, and collaborative practice optimization.

About the job:

The Pharmacy Outpatient Care Coordinator will be a pharmacist with expertise in outpatient clinical pharmacy network development, reimbursement optimization for clinical pharmacy outpatient services, collaborative practice optimization and managed care evaluation, building fulfillment and patient capture bridges between our various pharmacy services (infusion, retail, specialty, inpatient, population health, etc.) with a focus on total cost of care and reimbursement for clinical service provision.

This position will collaborate cross-functionally with key stakeholders, including Ambulatory Care Clinics, the Population Health Pharmacy team, Home Infusion, Outpatient Pharmacies, the 340B Program, Inpatient Pharmacy Teams, Managed Care, Revenue Cycle, Mount Carmel Medical Group (MCMG), and others to align outpatient pharmacy operations with organizational and financial goals.

What we are looking for:

+ Education: Bachelor or Doctor of Pharmacy required; Master’s Degree, board certification and/or residency training preferred

+ Licensure / Certification: Maintains current licensure with the Ohio State Board of Pharmacy

+ Experience: 3 - 4 years clinical experience

+ Effective Communication Skills

+ Shows keen interest in staff development and recognizes the need for quality clinical education initiatives

+ Evidence of effective leadership qualities, decision-making ability and ability to generate ideas and innovations in patient oriented pharmaceutical care

What you will do:

+ Responsible for implementing the annual regional and system clinical practice and drug use improvement initiatives for hospital/program location

+ Orients new associates to pharmacist services by arranging functional training activities

+ Assesses competency of patient care pharmacists and coaches on best practice expectations for high risk medication programs, transitional care initiatives, and other pharmacist service initiatives, according to defined criteria and established performance objectives

+ Assumes overall responsibility for planning, developing and implementing educational programs that align with regional pharmacy services and strategic goals, promote pharmacist practice development, improve the quality and safety of patient care and more effectively utilize healthcare services

+ Maintains documentation on practice-related educational programs in compliance with Joint Commission and Ohio State Board of Pharmacy guidelines

+ Engages with prescribers at hospital site to optimize drug use, including drug selection work groups, feedback on prescribing patterns and pharmacy service communications at physician staff meetings

+ Contributes, on behalf of site pharmacy teams, to various hospital-based committees, other medication-related work groups, and service line initiatives

+ Supervises development and performance of pharmacy intern and extern students for experience practicum, including completion of appropriate documentation within the designated time frame

+ Works closely with the Pharmacy Manager, Regional Clinical Practice and Pharmacy Manager, Regional Drug Use Improvement to support Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee preparation, including medication safety assessment, medication utilization evaluation, and communication to pharmacy, physician and nursing clinicians

+ Supports the drug procurement process including overseeing therapeutic alternatives to drug shortages, recalls, and formulary changes.

Position Highlights and Benefits:

+ Competitive compensation and benefits packages including medical, dental, and vision with coverage starting on day one.

+ Retirement savings account with employer match starting on day one.

+ Generous paid time off programs.

+ Employee recognition programs.

+ Tuition/professional development reimbursement.

+ Relocation assistance (geographic and position restrictions apply).

+ Discounted tuition and enrollment opportunities at the Mount Carmel College of Nursing.

+ Employee Referral Rewards program.

+ Mount Carmel offers DailyPay - if you’re hired as an eligible colleague, you’ll be able to see how much you’ve made every day and transfer your money any time before payday. You deserve to get paid every day!

+ Opportunity to join Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Colleague Resource Groups.

Ministry/Facility Information:

Mount Carmel, a member of Trinity Health, has been a transforming healing presence in Central Ohio for over 135 years. Mount Carmel serves over 1.3 million patients each year at our four hospitals, free-standing emergency centers, outpatient facilities, surgery centers, urgent care centers, primary care and specialty care physician offices, community outreach sites and homes across the region. Mount Carmel College of Nursing offers one of Ohio's largest undergraduate, graduate, and doctor of nursing programs. If you’re seeking a rewarding career where your purpose, passion, and desire to make a difference come alive, we invite you to consider joining our team. Here, care is provided by all of us For All of You!

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_Mount Carmel and all its affiliates are proud to be equal opportunity employers._ _We do not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, religion, physical disability or any other classification protected under local, state or federal law._

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, Catholic healthcare systems in the nation. Built on the foundation of our Mission and Core Values, we integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion in all that we do. Our colleagues have different lived experiences, customs, abilities, and talents. Together, we become our best selves. A diverse and inclusive workforce provides the most accessible and equitable care for those we serve. Trinity Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by law.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

EOE including disability/veteran