Clinical Pharmacist

Suvida Healthcare; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Suvida Healthcare seeks a Clinical Pharmacist to support provider-patient engagement by optimizing medication therapy and integrating clinical programs. The role focuses on medication management, adherence, and case management within a population health framework.

You will collaborate with providers and the care team to develop patient-specific goals, ensure safety and effectiveness of pharmacotherapy, and participate in quality initiatives to enhance outcomes and reduce costs.

Qualifications

• Pharm D. degree or equivalent education in pharmacy.
• Active, unrestricted Pharmacy license in Arizona (AZ).
• 3+ years of clinical pharmacist experience.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient centered care to optimize medication therapy and improve outcomes.
• Perform medication management to identify, resolve, and prevent medication-related problems.
• Coordinate medication reconciliation across the continuum of care with education and outcome monitoring.
• Review patient care plans, medications, allergies, labs, and other records to resolve medication-related problems.
• Assess prescribed therapy for appropriate use, dosing, interactions, and adherence.
• Follow-up with patients/caregivers and document outcomes.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Interpersonal skills

Problem solving

Bilingual English/Spanish

Education

Pharm D. degree or equivalent

Arizona pharmacy license

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

What You’ll Do

Position Summary

The Clinical Pharmacist will play a critical role in executing Suvida’s Healthcare model to strengthen the provider-patient relationship and engagement by enhancing the quality and affordability of care. This individual will focus on supporting the clinical staff and patients through medication management support, clinical program integration, and practice transformation. You will be responsible for providing patient centered care for the purpose of optimizing medication therapy to improve clinical outcomes, reduce overall cost of care, and increase patient and provider satisfaction. The clinical pharmacist performs medication management services for patients to identify, resolve, and prevent medication-related problems. The pharmacist provides subject matter and clinical expertise in various areas (including population health initiatives and Case Management), creates treatment plans for chronic diseases (i.e. COPD, DM, CHF), works to close quality gaps (i.e. medication adherence, statin use, etc.), and delivers drug information.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for providing patient centered care for the purpose of optimizing medication therapy to improve clinical outcomes, reduce overall cost of care, and increase patient and provider satisfaction

• Performs medication management services for patients to identify, resolve, and prevent medication-related problems

• Coordinate medication reconciliation on prescription and non-prescription drugs across the continuum of care by providing comprehensive reviews, addressing adherence concerns, assisting with patient education, and monitoring clinical outcomes to help prevent unnecessary readmissions, lapses in care and adverse drug reactions

• Review patient care plans, medications, allergies, labs, and other pertinent information from the medical record to identify and resolve medication-related problems

• Efficiently assess prescribed medication therapy for unnecessary medications, need for additional medications, ineffective medications, inappropriate doses, adverse drug reactions, and adherence concerns

• Follow-up with patients and/or caregivers and appropriately document outcomes

• Provide patient-centered education on chronic disease states including medications used for prevention and treatment

• Collaborate with providers, interdisciplinary care teams, patients and/or caregivers to identify and develop patient-specific disease state therapy goals

• Provide patient care services through provider-delegated collaborative practice agreements (e.g. refill approvals, therapeutic interchange, disease state management)

• Assist in the development and presentation of educational materials for patients and providers

• Monitors patient drug therapies and works with medical staff to find alternatives when needed

• Participates in quality improvement programs and initiatives driven by clinical needs

• Support providers by analyzing medication utilization, performance reports, and data to guide decision-making, process, and program implementation

• Responsible for utilizing available data to implement pharmacy initiatives, such as HEDIS/Star measures

• Utilize pharmacy benefit manager resources and maintain comprehensive knowledge base on all heath plan pharmacy benefits

• Participates in patient discussions as a member of the multidisciplinary team

• Responsible for understanding Suvida’s clinical programs, identifying practice opportunities and integrating programs, and resources into the practice workflows with the intent to optimize the patient experience, improve quality of care, and positively impact resource utilization

• Serve as a drug information resource to Suvida Healthcare’s care team and patients.

• Provide oversight of the safety; appropriateness, and effectiveness of the pharmaceutical care provide to patients (consumers) as it relates to specialty products dispensed

• Ensure patients have a positive experience by providing a high level of service promptly, professionally, and empathetically

• Demonstrated ability to work independently, solve problems, and make sound decisions in a timely fashion

• Possess both verbal and written communication skills, interpersonal relationship skills and problem-solving skills

What You’ll Bring

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Pharm D. degree or equivalent education in pharmacy

• Active, unrestricted Pharmacy license in Arizons, or the ability to obtain one

Education, Experience, Licensure, or Certification Requirements

• 3+ years of clinical pharmacist experience

• 3 + years’ experience effectively builds informal relationship networks inside and outside the organization

• Advanced in Microsoft office platforms including word, excel, and power point

• Bilingual/Bicultural (English and Spanish) required

Suvida Healthcare provides equal employment opportunities to all Team Members and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type with regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.