Job Description

The purpose of this Post-Graduate Year 2 (PGY2) residency program of Tabula Rasa HealthCare (TRHC) is to build on accumulated pharmacy education and PGY1 experience to train pharmacy leaders in pharmacogenomics (PGx). After completion of this post-graduate residency, trainees will have the skills to apply PGx to clinical practice and will have acquired the abilities to utilize informatics in the ever-evolving health care environment, including application to clinical decision support (CDS) systems.

Pharmacogenomics

• Advocates for the rational and routine use of PGx testing.

• Recommends PGx testing to aid in the process of drug and dosage selection.
• Uses informatics to guide recommendations to perform PGx testing.
• Educates and provides information on the appropriate indications for PGx testing and the clinical application of PGx to health care professionals, patients, and members of the public.

• Coordinates activities of the organization's PGx clinical services.

• Oversees ordering, shipping, and tracking of PGx test kits and results.
• Communicates with PGx laboratories and vendors.
• Manages PGx Medication Safety Reviews (MSRs).
• Provides analyses & reports to leadership, as requested, to monitor and improve clinical services.

• Serves as an expert consultant for the organization's PGx clinical services.

• Provides PGx test results interpretation and clinical guidance to prescribers and patients.
• Makes recommendations to personalize medication therapy based on the patient's PGx profile that also considers the pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic properties of the drug(s) as well as other patient-specific factors such as comorbidities and other concomitant drugs.
• Establishes and uses standardized processes for performing PGx MSRs, communicating PGx test results to prescribers and patients, and documenting patient-specific results in the electronic health record(s).

• Supports and participates in research, consortia, and networks that guide & accelerate the application of PGx to clinical practice.

• Designs and conducts PGx-based research.
• Develops processes to document improved patient outcomes and economic benefits resulting from clinical application of PGx.
• Actively contributes to the body of knowledge in PGx by publishing articles on the topic in the biomedical literature.

• Supports and participates in PGx-based CDS.

• Develops PGx-specific algorithms & rules for electronic health record systems that guide prescribers and pharmacists on the appropriate use and dosing of medications based on a patient's genomic profile.
• Uses informatics to evaluate the performance of algorithms & rules.

• Provides effective PGx-related education to patients, caregivers, health care professionals, and students.

• Designs effective educational activities for patients and caregivers.
• Develops and plans PGx-specific advanced training opportunities for pharmacists & other health care professionals.
• Precepts Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) students and PGY1 pharmacy residents.
• Uses effective teaching skills to deliver education.
• Assesses the effectiveness of education.

Education:

• Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree obtained.
• Completed a Post-Graduate Year 1 (PGY1) Pharmacy Practice Residency.

Licensing/Certification:

• Current Registered Pharmacist (RPh) and active licensure in good standing.
• Degree obtained from an accredited college/school of pharmacy in the United States.

Specific Skills:

• Self-motivated and eager to learn and develop.
• Ability to work with others in a collaborative manner.
• Respectable interpersonal and verbal communication skills.
• Above-average written communication skills.
• Basic knowledge of pharmacogenomics.
• Above-average understanding of web technology and clinical decision support systems.
• Above-average proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and Word.
• Detail-oriented.
• Adapts to a high energy environment.
• Reasonable degree of ownership for projects, a sense of urgency and strong follow-through.
• Reasonable tolerance of ambiguity.
• Decent project management skills; ability to multi-task.
• Semi-independent worker who can effectively manage self-driven projects.

 

Company Description
TRHC provides patient-specific, data-driven technology and solutions that enable healthcare organizations to optimize medication regimens. We improve patient outcomes, reduce hospitalizations, lower healthcare costs, and manage risk. We deliver our solutions through a comprehensive suite of technology-enabled products and services for medication risk management and risk adjustment.