Ambulatory Care Clinical Pharmacist - UVA Specialty Pharmacy (Hybrid)

Help patients with complex and rare conditions begin and sustain specialty therapies safely, confidently, and affordably. In this high-impact clinical pharmacy role, your expertise will strengthen medication access, optimize therapeutic outcomes, and support continuity of care across multiple specialty service lines. 

Join UVA Specialty Pharmacy as a centralized ambulatory care clinical pharmacist supporting patients throughout their treatment journey. You will combine longitudinal medication management, patient education, clinical assessment, and interdisciplinary collaboration in a hybrid practice model designed for focused clinical work and professional growth. 

The Role 

As part of an expanding specialty pharmacy program, you will manage a diverse patient population receiving specialty medications across areas such as oncology, rheumatology, digestive health, cardiology, pulmonary arterial hypertension, and other rare or complex conditions. This is not a clinic-embedded or dispensing role. Instead, you will practice as a centralized clinical specialist, connecting with patients telephonically and partnering virtually with providers, nurses, clinic teams, and medication access specialists. 

Your average day will balance patient counseling, clinical review, follow-up assessments, documentation, and collaboration. You will evaluate therapy appropriateness and safety, help patients understand what to expect from treatment, and monitor outcomes over time. The breadth of the practice offers continuous exposure to evolving specialty therapies and disease states, with opportunities to develop deeper specialization as the program grows. 

Key responsibilities include: 

• Review specialty medication prescriptions for appropriateness, efficacy, accuracy, and safety 

• Counsel newly referred patients on medication administration, potential adverse effects, therapy expectations, and disease state management 

• Conduct longitudinal follow-up assessments focused on effectiveness, safety, adherence, and clinical outcomes 

• Document patient progress and clinical interventions in Epic 

• Maintain documentation aligned with ACHC and URAC accreditation standards 

• Communicate clinical findings and recommendations to providers, nurses, and clinic teams through virtual channels 

• Partner with medication access specialists to help address insurance, prior authorization, reimbursement, and affordability barriers 

• Contribute to quality improvement, medication safety, medication use evaluation, REMS, and performance improvement initiatives 

• Support the implementation of new specialty therapies and participate in clinical research opportunities 

• Build trusted virtual relationships while independently managing a longitudinal patient population 

The hybrid schedule includes four remote days and one onsite day each week at Discovery Drive. Patient interactions are telephonic, and provider and clinic collaboration occurs electronically or virtually. 

Why UVA Health 

At UVA Health, pharmacy practice is integral to advancing patient care, education, research, and discovery. UVA Specialty Pharmacy supports patients whose medications require specialized education, monitoring, access coordination, and clinical expertise. In this role, you will contribute directly to a growing program committed to making complex therapies more accessible while helping patients use them safely and effectively. 

You will join a team that values accountability, kindness, shared coverage, and collaboration. Pharmacists cross-train, support one another’s workloads, and partner closely with medication access colleagues, creating an environment where clinicians can take ownership of their practice without working in isolation. 

What sets this opportunity apart: 

• Practice at the top of your pharmacist license through meaningful clinical responsibility and collaborative patient management 

• Join a newly created growth position supporting the continued expansion of specialty pharmacy services 

• Develop expertise across multiple disease states, specialty medications, and emerging therapies 

• Benefit from structured onboarding and dedicated opportunities for education and clinical development 

• Pursue credentialing support, Clinical Ladder advancement, and future specialty pathways 

• Participate in quality improvement, medication safety, outcomes tracking, and clinical research 

• Work in a flexible hybrid model that supports focused clinical practice and work-life integration 

• Build a long-term career within a pharmacy department committed to evidence-based care, innovation, professional education, and discovery 

• Relocation assistance may be available for qualified candidates. 

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