An Infusion Pharmacist provides medications to patients and educates patients and physicians on the proper use of medications. Works primarily in healthcare facilities. May be directly involved in patient care, or consult with healthcare facilities or insurance companies to develop efficient methods of prescription. Specializes in drugs delivered through infusion, using a needle or a catheter.
The Pharmacy Consulting Services Clinical Specialist is the clinical content and workflow lead for all home infusion enablement engagements with partner health systems. Responsible for business case development, implementation planning, referral and operational workflows and serves as the key clinical point of contact for each partner health system.
Job Duties:
Leads all clinical aspects of home infusion pharmacy business case development for partner health systems, implementation planning, and on-going operational support Provides clinical validation and support to data assumptions and analysis used to develop home infusion business plans Develops best practice policies and procedures where applicable, including but not limited to, clinical medication protocols for existing and new specialty infused products Assesses, recommends, and implements frictionless workflows to ensure ease of referral to home infusion, including standard documentation, informatics tools, and bi-directional communication between referring clinic staff and Home Infusion Develops recommended initial staffing model and hours of operation based upon economic volume indicators for clinics and discharges Recommends, provides guidance, and supports the implementation of business operations and workflow Effectively engages with all partner health system clinic stakeholders to inform business plan development process 15% nation-wide travel may be required Work is typically performed in a clinical environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job. Additional competencies and skills outlined in any department-specific orientation will be considered essential to the performance of the job related to that position.
Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities.
KINDNESS
We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves.
EXCELLENCE
We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence.
LEARNING
We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow.
INNOVATION
: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation.
SAFETY:
We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family. We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality. We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. Our patients, members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier for all. We are proud to be an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.
