Specialty Pharmacy Coordinator

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Department:
Pharmacy

Under the direction of the Outpatient Pharmacy Manager, the Specialty Pharmacy Coordinator is responsible for the daily operations of the Specialty Pharmacy according to Salinas Valley Health policies, standards of practice of the profession, and State and Federal laws.

Pursuant to the order of a licensed prescriber, the Specialty Pharmacy Coordinator will be responsible for preparing and providing appropriate pharmaceuticals to patients.

In this role, Specialty Pharmacy Coordinator will participate in all necessary aspects of the medication-use while providing comprehensive and individualized pharmaceutical care to the patients in their assigned disease state.

Pharmaceutical care services include but are not limited to education, adjusting care according to patient response, and providing clinical interventions to detect, mitigate, and prevent medication adverse events.


* Ensures that the patient's pharmaceutical needs are effectively met by accurately verifying prescription orders and dispensing pharmaceuticals in a timely manner.


* Reviews and confirms that prescriptions are written for a legitimate reason under the usual scope of practice of the Prescriber.


* Ensures the appropriateness of drug, dose, and frequency for each medication ordered before it is dispensed.

Clarifies any ambiguities with the Prescriber.


* Ensure proper storage, handling, and documentation of specialty medications


* completes critical patient monitoring and reviews patient profile/chart to densify, prevent, or mitigate drug related problems, improper drug or dose selection, sub-therapeutic dosage, overdose, adverse drug reactions, drug interactions, failure to receive drugs, untreated indications, medication use without an indication, and treatment failures.


* Oversees Specialty Pharmacy operations and technician practice/activities.


* Provides patient education and, as applicable, assists with coordination of care interacting with: designated family members, patient caregivers, social services, and other healthcare providers.


* Serves as a resource for drug information, including: indications, doses, routes, side effects, adverse reactions, drug interactions, pharmacokinetics, and product availability.

Utilizes appropriate reference materials when necessary.


* Facilitates specialty medication procurement, ordering, and dispensing procedures including but not limited to chemotherapy, controlled substances, etc.

as appropriate for assigned specialty disease state.


* Exercises professional judgment, providing therapeutic and drug information to patients and other health professionals.


* Makes appropriate evidence-based, patient-centered medication recommendations.


* Documents clear clinical progress notes to support patient safety over...