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    Lead Clinical Pharmacist, Specialty Pharmacy Services

    • R0071874
    • Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, 22904
    • Allied Health - Technicians & Professionals
    • University of Virginia
    Position Summary
    The Lead Clinical Pharmacist, Specialty Pharmacy Services plays a pivotal leadership role in ensuring high-quality, compliant, and patient-centered specialty pharmacy care across UVA Health’s rapidly growing ambulatory and specialty service lines. This role supports key clinical initiatives such as disease management, payer-driven outcomes reporting, accreditation compliance, and operational standardization across specialty pharmacy therapeutic areas, including rare disease and cell & gene therapies (CGT). The lead pharmacist serves as a clinical subject matter expert, oversees day-to-day clinical workflows, mentors pharmacists, and helps maintain UVA Health’s national leadership in innovative, outcomes-driven specialty pharmacy services.
    Key Responsibilities

    Clinical Operations & Workflow Support
    • Lead and support daily clinical pharmacy workflows across embedded and centralized teams, ensuring alignment with payer requirements and high-touch therapeutic service lines.
    • Coordinate and troubleshoot complex patient therapy cases, ensuring timely interventions, continuity of care, and medication safety practices.
    • Support specialty pharmacy Compass Rose EMR workflows, documentation standards, and interdepartmental handoff processes for therapy initiation and monitoring.

    Training, Education & Mentorship
    • Onboard, train, and mentor new pharmacists, students, and residents; serve as a preceptor and resource for clinical performance development.
    • Standardize clinical practices and facilitate team huddles to disseminate updates on accreditation standards, payer expectations, and clinical best practices.
    • Serve as a senior resource for clinical decision-making, evidence-based guidance, and therapeutic policy interpretation.

    Compliance, Quality & Accreditation Readiness
    • Ensure compliance with URAC, ACHC, and payer-specific clinical documentation and patient management program requirements.
    • Lead clinical audit readiness, quality improvement initiatives, and follow-ups for medication safety and Be Safe reporting.
    • Serve as the “senior clinical pharmacist” per accreditation definitions and lead quarterly quality management committee (QMC) review meetings.

    Payer & Accreditation Reporting
    • Support payer clinical data submission requirements including outcomes tracking, intervention documentation, and performance dashboards.
    • Collaborate with the Accreditation, Compliance & Clinical Operations Manager on pharmacy quality programs and reporting to internal and external stakeholders.

    Team & Communication Liaison
    • Act as a liaison between clinical pharmacists, operations teams, patient medication access services, and provider partners to ensure cohesive patient care delivery.
    • Participate in interdepartmental and cross-functional meetings to maintain alignment across clinical initiatives, systems, and care pathways.

    Preferred Qualifications
    • Specialty Pharmacy Board Certification (CSP) required or obtained within 12 months of hire.
    • Demonstrated leadership in clinical pharmacy practice, specialty pharmacy accreditation (URAC, ACHC), quality initiatives, and interprofessional collaboration.

    • Enters prescribing clinician orders into the appropriate computer application.
    • Processes prescribing clinician’s orders (prescriptions).
    • Oversees pharmacy technicians’ work.
    • Provides drug information to patients caregivers and providers.
    • Performs pharmacy functions according to Federal State local Health System and Department statutes regulations and published guideline documents.
    • Oversees daily pharmacy operations and enhances the quality and delivery of care.
    • In addition to the above job responsibilities, other duties may be assigned.


    Position Compensation Range: $55.67 - $89.07 Hourly

    MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

    Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmacy or Pharm.D required

    Experience: No experience required

    Licensure: Virginia State Board of Pharmacy License. American Heart Association (AHA) Health Care Provider BLS certification required.

    PHYSICAL DEMANDS

    Job requires standing for prolonged periods. Proficient communicative, auditory and visual skills; Attention to detail and ability to write legibly; Ability to lift/push/pull .

    The University of Virginia is an equal opportunity employer. All interested persons are encouraged to apply, including veterans and individuals with disabilities. Click here to read more about UVA’s commitment to non-discrimination and equal opportunity employment.

     

    Each agency within the Commonwealth of Virginia is dedicated to recruiting, supporting, and maintaining a competent and diverse work force. Equal Opportunity Employer

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