What are the responsibilities and job description for the Clinical Pharmacist - Specialty Pharmacy position at Penn State Health?
Invest in Your Future and Theirs: Full-time Milton S. Hershey Medical Center employees receive a 75% Penn State tuition discount for themselves and eligible dependents through the Grant-in-Aid program.
Work Type: Full Time
FTE: 1.00
Shift: Day
Hours: 8-Hour Shifts which can vary in start time after 6AM
Recruiter Contact: Melissa Leota at mleota@pennstatehealth.psu.edu
Position Summary
Penn State Health is seeking a Clinical Pharmacist – Specialty Pharmacy to join our rapidly expanding, nationally accredited specialty pharmacy program. This is an exceptional opportunity for a Clinical Pharmacist, Specialty Pharmacist, Ambulatory Care Pharmacist, or PGY1-trained Pharmacist looking to practice at the top of their license within Pennsylvania's only academic medical center.
As a Clinical Pharmacist, you will provide comprehensive clinical pharmacy services, optimize medication therapy, perform clinical interventions, verify medication orders, evaluate physician prescriptions, and collaborate with physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, and interdisciplinary healthcare teams to improve patient outcomes.
This role focuses on specialty medications, medication therapy management (MTM), pharmacotherapy optimization, adherence monitoring, disease state management, patient education, medication safety, and patient access initiatives. You'll also partner closely with specialty pharmacy teams supporting prior authorizations, financial assistance programs, manufacturer assistance, benefits investigations, and medication access, ensuring patients receive life-changing therapies quickly and safely.
You'll practice in a collaborative, evidence-based environment where pharmacists are highly valued clinical experts helping shape the future of specialty pharmacy care.
Even better: This position currently offers no weekends, no holidays, and no on-call responsibilities, providing outstanding work-life balance while allowing you to make a meaningful clinical impact.
Why Clinical Pharmacists Choose Penn State Health Specialty Pharmacy
Penn State Health's independent Specialty Pharmacy continues to expand and innovate, offering pharmacists the opportunity to influence program growth while advancing specialty pharmacy practice.
Highlights include:
Our pharmacists are supported by dedicated operational teams, allowing greater focus on patient care.
Support includes:
As Pennsylvania's only academic medical center, Penn State Health offers Clinical Pharmacists the opportunity to practice alongside nationally recognized physicians, researchers, and interdisciplinary teams while helping shape the future of patient care.
Here you'll find:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATION(S):
Penn State Health offers exceptional opportunities to learn and grow, exposure to a wide patient population, and the ability to provide individualized, innovative, and specialized care to patients in the community.
Penn State Health offers an exceptional benefits package including medical, dental and vision with no waiting period as well as a Total Rewards Program that highlights a few of the many additional offerings below:
Penn State Hershey Medical Center is Central Pennsylvania’s only Academic Medical Center, Level 1 Regional Adult and Pediatric Trauma Center, and Tertiary Care Provider. As a four-time Magnet-designated hospital, Hershey Medical Center values the hard work and dedication that our employees exhibit every day. Through our core values of Respect, Integrity, Teamwork, and Excellence, our employees are a team committed to compassionate care for our diverse patient population, our community and each other. As a valued team member, we promote continued professional development, specialty certification, continuing education, and career growth.
YOU TAKE CARE OF THEM. WE’LL TAKE CARE OF YOU. State-of-the-art equipment, endless learning, and a culture of excellence – that’s Penn State Health. But what makes our healthcare award-winning? That’s all you.
This job posting is a general outline of duties performed and is not to be misconstrued as encompassing all duties performed within the position. Eligibility for shift differential pay based on the terms outlined in company policy or union contract. All individuals (including current employees) selected for a position will undergo a background check appropriate for the position's responsibilities.
Penn State Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any protected class including disability or veteran status. Penn State Health’s policies and objectives are in direct compliance with all federal and state constitutional provisions, laws, regulations, guidelines, and executive orders that prohibit or outlaw discrimination.
Union: Non Bargained
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- $10,000 SIGN-ON BONUS - eligible to those that qualify *** Penn State Health - Hershey Medical Center
Work Type: Full Time
FTE: 1.00
Shift: Day
Hours: 8-Hour Shifts which can vary in start time after 6AM
Recruiter Contact: Melissa Leota at mleota@pennstatehealth.psu.edu
Position Summary
Penn State Health is seeking a Clinical Pharmacist – Specialty Pharmacy to join our rapidly expanding, nationally accredited specialty pharmacy program. This is an exceptional opportunity for a Clinical Pharmacist, Specialty Pharmacist, Ambulatory Care Pharmacist, or PGY1-trained Pharmacist looking to practice at the top of their license within Pennsylvania's only academic medical center.
As a Clinical Pharmacist, you will provide comprehensive clinical pharmacy services, optimize medication therapy, perform clinical interventions, verify medication orders, evaluate physician prescriptions, and collaborate with physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, and interdisciplinary healthcare teams to improve patient outcomes.
This role focuses on specialty medications, medication therapy management (MTM), pharmacotherapy optimization, adherence monitoring, disease state management, patient education, medication safety, and patient access initiatives. You'll also partner closely with specialty pharmacy teams supporting prior authorizations, financial assistance programs, manufacturer assistance, benefits investigations, and medication access, ensuring patients receive life-changing therapies quickly and safely.
You'll practice in a collaborative, evidence-based environment where pharmacists are highly valued clinical experts helping shape the future of specialty pharmacy care.
Even better: This position currently offers no weekends, no holidays, and no on-call responsibilities, providing outstanding work-life balance while allowing you to make a meaningful clinical impact.
Why Clinical Pharmacists Choose Penn State Health Specialty Pharmacy
- Deliver comprehensive clinical pharmacy services for complex specialty disease states
- Perform medication therapy management (MTM) and medication optimization
- Conduct patient counseling, adherence monitoring, and ongoing pharmacotherapy management
- Collaborate directly with multidisciplinary care teams throughout an academic medical center
- Drive evidence-based medication management and clinical decision-making
- Participate in patient education, provider education, and quality improvement initiatives
Penn State Health's independent Specialty Pharmacy continues to expand and innovate, offering pharmacists the opportunity to influence program growth while advancing specialty pharmacy practice.
Highlights include:
- Specialty Pharmacy established in 2019 with continued expansion
- New 7,500-square-foot specialty and mail-order pharmacy facility
- Joint Commission and URAC Accredited
- Advanced integrated electronic health record and pharmacy technology
- Strong investment in clinical pharmacy services
- Opportunities for professional growth and leadership
Our pharmacists are supported by dedicated operational teams, allowing greater focus on patient care.
Support includes:
- Dedicated call center
- Prior authorization specialists
- Benefits investigation team
- Medication access specialists
- Manufacturer assistance coordination
- Financial assistance support
As Pennsylvania's only academic medical center, Penn State Health offers Clinical Pharmacists the opportunity to practice alongside nationally recognized physicians, researchers, and interdisciplinary teams while helping shape the future of patient care.
Here you'll find:
- Collaborative, team-based clinical practice
- Complex specialty patient populations
- Opportunities to work with innovative specialty therapies
- Academic medicine and evidence-based practice
- Professional development and continuing education
- Career advancement within a growing pharmacy enterprise
- Outstanding work-life balance with no weekends or holidays currently required
MINIMUM QUALIFICATION(S):
- Bachelors of Science degree in Pharmacy or Doctorate Degree in Pharmacy required.
- ASHP-Accredited PGY-1 Pharmacy residency or three (3) years of relevant clinical pharmacy experience required.
- Active and valid PA licensure or eligibility as a Pharmacist required.
Penn State Health offers exceptional opportunities to learn and grow, exposure to a wide patient population, and the ability to provide individualized, innovative, and specialized care to patients in the community.
Penn State Health offers an exceptional benefits package including medical, dental and vision with no waiting period as well as a Total Rewards Program that highlights a few of the many additional offerings below:
- Be Well with Employee Wellness Programs, and Fitness Discounts (University Fitness Center, Peloton).
- Be Balanced with Generous Paid Time Off, Personal Time, and Paid Parental Leave.
- Be Secured with Retirement, Extended Illness Bank, Life Insurance, and Identity Theft Protection.
- Be Rewarded with Competitive Pay, Tuition Reimbursement, and PAWS UP employee recognition program.
- Be Supported by the HR Solution Center, Learning and Organizational Development and Virtual Benefits Orientation, Employee Exclusive Concierge Service for scheduling.
Penn State Hershey Medical Center is Central Pennsylvania’s only Academic Medical Center, Level 1 Regional Adult and Pediatric Trauma Center, and Tertiary Care Provider. As a four-time Magnet-designated hospital, Hershey Medical Center values the hard work and dedication that our employees exhibit every day. Through our core values of Respect, Integrity, Teamwork, and Excellence, our employees are a team committed to compassionate care for our diverse patient population, our community and each other. As a valued team member, we promote continued professional development, specialty certification, continuing education, and career growth.
YOU TAKE CARE OF THEM. WE’LL TAKE CARE OF YOU. State-of-the-art equipment, endless learning, and a culture of excellence – that’s Penn State Health. But what makes our healthcare award-winning? That’s all you.
This job posting is a general outline of duties performed and is not to be misconstrued as encompassing all duties performed within the position. Eligibility for shift differential pay based on the terms outlined in company policy or union contract. All individuals (including current employees) selected for a position will undergo a background check appropriate for the position's responsibilities.
Penn State Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any protected class including disability or veteran status. Penn State Health’s policies and objectives are in direct compliance with all federal and state constitutional provisions, laws, regulations, guidelines, and executive orders that prohibit or outlaw discrimination.
Union: Non Bargained
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