Job for a Clinical Pharmacist in Lagos at Bizafin Consulting Services
Bizafin Consulting Services provides information technology and business
direction, training and solutions to government and private industry
throughout West Africa.
Bizafin Consulting Services is recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Clinical Pharmacist
Location: Lagos
Job Summary
- Clinical pharmacy services (such as, therapeutic drug
monitoring, drug regimen review, patient education, and medical staff
interaction), and oversight (establishing and measuring performance
metrics with regard to patient outcomes, medications safety and
medication use policies).
Responsibilities
Key duties include any or all of the following:
- Provides medication therapy management including examination of
member medical records, performing a comprehensive medication review and
communicating with members.
- Reviews members' medication profiles and applies evidence based
medicine and national guidelines when creating recommendations to health
care providers.
- Analyzes and reviews medication lists for potential patient safety problems, including drug interactions.
- Promotes clinically appropriate prescribing practices based on
evidence based medicine and national guidelines through various
modalities (provider/plan profiling, member drug profile reviews,
medication protocols/criteria, and case-by-case intervention).
- Creates and maintains medication protocols and criteria for the
review of pharmacy prior authorizations. Performs prior authorization
reviews of high-cost medications and deferred authorization requests as
needed.
- Serves as a drug information resource to Pharmacy staff, Medical Affairs staff and Providers.
- Reviews and analyzes pharmacy benefit manager reports to track
general trends in drug utilization and identify potential targeted
utilization management activities.
- Works with Health Care Services (e.g., with data manager, case managers, etc.) on member-centered interdisciplinary teams.
- May prepare drug monographs and utilization reports for the Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee.
- Assists Director with developing/updating policies and
procedures and implementing changes to comply with state and federal
regulations.
- Researches, develops and implements drug utilization and disease
state management strategies and intervention techniques to deliver high
quality, cost effective healthcare.
- Assists in coordination of care for pharmacy-related issues
between members, providers and other members of the member's
interdisciplinary care team, including referrals to state plan health
care services.
- Follows up with members and providers to check on progress toward meeting drug treatment goals.
Requirements
- Current knowledge and expertise in clinical pharmacology and disease management
- Should possess clinical skills or pharmacotherapy expertise.
- Should possess a B.Pharm Degree, Membership of relevant professional body.
- 3-7 years relevant clinical pharmaceuticals experience.
- Must demonstrate a high level of competence in clinical pharmaceuticals and possess strong people leadership skills.
Remuneration
Very attractive salary, bonuses and incentives
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their resume to:
[email protected]
Application Deadline 3rd March, 2017.