Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner - Neurology Rapid Access Program

Description

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Summary:

UNC Hospitals Department of Pharmacy has an immediate opening for a highly motivated pharmacist interested in joining the UNC Adult Neurology Clinic.

The successful Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner (CPP) will play an integral role in the care of patients within the Neurology Division, supporting the Rapid Access Neuroimmunology and Neuromuscular program. This is a multidisciplinary ambulatory clinic focused on providing timely, coordinated care for patients with complex neurological conditions requiring expedited evaluation and treatment.

The Neurology CPP will serve as an Advanced Practice Provider on the interdisciplinary health care team and will provide clinical support to neurologists, nurses, and other ancillary staff. Within this innovative care model, the CPP will support rapid access to care for patients presenting with new or worsening neuroimmunologic or neuromuscular disease, with a focus on avoiding unnecessary emergency department visits and hospital admissions.

Core responsibilities will include conducting pharmacotherapy visits, managing high-cost and complex medication regimens, coordinating initiation of specialty therapies (including infused and specialty medications), optimizing treatment plans, and providing longitudinal medication monitoring and follow-up. The CPP will also play a central role in coordinating care transitions between inpatient, outpatient, and infusion settings, and will collaborate closely with specialty pharmacy, infusion services, and care coordination teams.

The successful candidate will have opportunities to provide educational mentorship and experiential precepting to pharmacy students, PGY1 and PGY2 Pharmacy residents at UNC Hospitals, and to collaborate with neurology trainees. Additionally, the Neurology CPP will partner with the Department of Pharmacy and Neurology leadership to support institutional and departmental quality improvement initiatives focused on access, care coordination, and clinical outcomes. Academic appointment at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy is available commensurate with experience.

Completion of a PGY2 specialty residency in Ambulatory Care, Pharmacotherapy, or a related specialty (e.g., Neurology) or an equivalent level of clinical experience is preferred. Three to five years of ambulatory care or specialty practice experience is strongly preferred. Board certification in Ambulatory Care, Pharmacotherapy, or a relevant specialty and prior experience as a resident or student preceptor are also preferred.

Responsibilities:
1. Clinical Responsibilities:Builds a clinical practice that collaborates with physicians and providers to care for clinic patients. Works closely with clinic physicians and providers to determine appropriate treatment plans.Provides longitudinal dosing and monitoring of appropriate regimens. Aligns daily practice with medication management goals set forth by the institution or pharmacy director, including medication use evaluations and medication reconciliation. Educates patients and families about their treatment plans and subsequent medication management including lab monitoring. Educates staff on guideline updates and practice advancements associated with this patient population. Manages toxicities and adverse effects caused by medication regimens for patients seen in the clinic. Manages transitions of care for patients from the acute to ambulatory care setting and vice versa.
2. Distributive Responsibilities:Identifies and enrolls eligible patients in specialty pharmacy services including UNC SSC Pharmacy, and serves as a contact for the clinic. Aligns daily responsibilities to support retail distributional operations. Conducts patient onboarding and follow-up phone calls to support Pharmacy Adherence Centered Therapy (PACT). Coordinates with the UNC SSC Pharmacy and the UNC Medication Assistance Program (MAP).
3. Precepting/Teaching/Scholarly activities: Educates UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy students and UNC Medical Center pharmacy residents on experiential rotations. Educates clinic staff on guideline updates and practice advancements. Serves as a standing committee member on select groups of committees within UNC Medical Center and/or Eshelman School of Pharmacy. Designs and implements projects. Conducts research; prepares and submits manuscripts for publication.
4. Leadership: Provides instruction to physicians, nurses, ancillaries, residents and/or students including but not limited to precepting, shadowing, lectures, in-services and CE. Develops programs/lectures and participates in community outreach programs. Leads quality improvement initiatives.
5. Quality: Engages in continuous quality improvement by identifying and implementing processes for improvement. Consults with management in assessment, problem-solving, decision-making, and evaluating clinical/system issues and models of care. Develops new clinical programs or services within the clinic/department to improve patient care.

Other information:
Education Requirements:
* Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy.
Licensure/Certification Requirements:
* CPP must by a registered Pharmacist and licensed CPP in the state of NC. Credentialing and Privileging must be completed through the appropriate UNC HCS accrediting body as an APP prior to start date.
Professional Experience Requirements:
* North Carolina registered Pharmacist:. BS Pharmacy or Pharm D. BPS Certification or Geriatric Certification or ASHP residency program + 2 years of experience
* North Carolina Registered Pharmacist:. Pharm D. 3 years experience. 1 certificate program
* North Carolina Registered Pharmacist:. BS Pharmacy. 5 years experience. 2 certificate programs
Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:

Legal Employer: STATE

Entity: UNC Medical Center

Organization Unit: UNCH Pharmacy Ambulatory Clinical Services

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

Salary Range:$55.35 - $79.58 per hour (Hiring Range)

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

Work Assignment Type: Hybrid

Work Schedule: Day Job

Location of Job: US:NC:Durham

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: Yes

This is a State position employed by UNC Health Care System with UNC Health benefits. If, however, you are presently an employee of another North Carolina agency and currently participate in TSERS or the ORP, you will be eligible to continue participating in those plans at UNC Health.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.

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