Clinical Pharmacist - Ambulatory Care / COPD Population Health Program

Akido; Rhode Island; On-site; USD 78,523 - 86,788; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

HRA

401K match

Paid Time Off

Life insurance

Job summary

Akido Labs, Inc. seeks a Clinical Pharmacist to provide ambulatory pharmaceutical care within the Rhode Island Primary Care Physicians Corporation (RIPCPC) ACO.

You will integrate with primary care practices, focusing on COPD population health, transitions of care, inhaler education, and adherence support to optimize regimens and reduce avoidable healthcare utilization. You will collaborate with providers and care management teams to deliver evidence-based care, document encounters in the EHR,

Qualifications

• Advanced training in chronic disease management relevant to the role.
• PharmD or BS in Pharmacy with required professional experience.
• Licensure in Rhode Island and adherence to regulatory standards.

Responsibilities

• Serve as medication expert on the interdisciplinary care team.
• Reconcile and optimize chronic disease regimens (esp. COPD).
• Deliver patient-centered medication therapy recommendations with care teams.

Skills

Ambulatory care

Population health

Chronic disease management

Interdisciplinary teamwork

EHR experience

Education

PharmD degree

Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy

Board certification / ASHP residency

Tools

EHR systems

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)

Job description

Akido builds AI-powered doctors. Akido is the first AI-native care provider, combining cutting-edge technology with a nationwide medical network to address America’s physician shortage and make exceptional healthcare universal. Its AI empowers doctors to deliver faster, more accurate, and more compassionate care.

Serving 500K+ patients across California, Rhode Island, and New York, Akido offers primary and specialty care in 26 specialties—from serving unhoused communities in Los Angeles to ride-share drivers in New York.

Founded in 2015 (YC W15), Akido is expanding its risk-bearing care models and scalingScopeAI, its breakthrough clinical AI platform. Read more about Akido’s $60M Series B. More info at Akidolabs.com.

The Opportunity

The Clinical Pharmacist provides ambulatory pharmaceutical care services within the Rhode Island Primary Care Physicians Corporation (RIPCPC) ACO. The pharmacist is embedded within primary care practices and collaborates as part of the interdisciplinary care team to provide evidence-based, patient-centered medication management focused on optimizing medication regimens, improving chronic disease outcomes, and reducing avoidable healthcare utilization.

This position will support a pharmacist-led COPD population health program focused on high-risk patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), including transitions of care management, medication optimization, inhaler education, adherence support, and early exacerbation intervention. In addition to COPD-focused responsibilities, the pharmacist will support broader ambulatory care pharmacy services and organizational quality initiatives based on program needs and operational priorities.

The Clinical Pharmacist ensures the safe, effective, evidence-based, and cost-conscious use of medications while promoting high-quality patient care. The pharmacist also serves as a medication and drug information resource for patients, providers, and interdisciplinary care team members.

What you’ll do

Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Functions as the medication expert on the interdisciplinary care team.
• Reconciles and assesses medication regimens for adherence, safety, effectiveness, and optimization of therapy to achieve desired clinical outcomes.
• Provides evidence-based, patient-centered medication therapy recommendations in collaboration with providers and care team members.
• Delivers chronic disease state management services with emphasis on COPD guideline-directed therapy, inhaler technique education, adherence monitoring, and mitigation of medication access barriers.
• Identifies and engages high-risk COPD patients through population health and care management platforms, including patients with recent emergency department visits, hospital admissions, or readmissions.
• Conducts transitions of care medication evaluations following acute care encounters and coordinates follow-up care with primary care teams and other providers as appropriate.
• Educates patients on medications, disease states, self-management strategies, and recognition of early COPD exacerbation symptoms to support timely intervention and reduce avoidable acute care utilization.
• Practices within established collaborative practice agreement(s) consistent with services delineated within the agreement.
• Collaborates with providers, patients, payers, and care management teams to ensure high-quality, cost-effective care.
• Participates in the development, implementation, and evaluation of quality improvement initiatives and population health programs.
• Contributes to achievement of contractual and organizational quality goals, including but not limited to comprehensive medication reviews, medication adherence outreach, transitions of care initiatives, and gaps in care closure.
• Documents all patient encounters and interventions within the electronic health record and other required platforms while maintaining timely communication with interdisciplinary team members.
• Assists in the collection, tracking, and reporting of program outcomes and quality metrics including utilization, engagement, and clinical outcomes.
• Develops and delivers presentations related to quality metrics, clinical initiatives, and disease state management topics.
• Participates in the development of new pharmacy services, workflows, and best practices supporting ambulatory and population health initiatives.
• Provides coverage and support for additional ambulatory clinical pharmacy services and team initiatives based on departmental needs.

Who you are

Must have advanced training and experience relevant to chronic disease management meeting one of the following qualifications:

• Successfully completed certification from the Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties or completed an ASHP-accredited residency program in the area of practice.
  • If the residency program is not in the area of practice, the pharmacist shall complete a continuing education certificate program.
• Holds a PharmD degree and has two (2) years of professional experience.
• Holds a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy degree and has three (3) years of professional experience.
• Practices pharmacy in accordance with laws, rules, and regulations of the Rhode Island Board of Registration in Pharmacy, Department of Public Health, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and Drug Enforcement Administration, as well as established departmental policies and procedures.
• Maintains current unrestricted pharmacist licensure in accordance with the Rhode Island Board of Registration in Pharmacy.

Preferred Education, Additional Qualifications, and Experience

• Ambulatory care, population health, or chronic disease management experience preferred.
• Experience managing respiratory disease states including COPD and asthma preferred.
• Experience working as part of interdisciplinary care teams.
• Experience utilizing electronic health records, population health platforms, and reporting tools.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, Outlook, and web-based systems.

Benefits

• Health benefits include medical, dental, vision, and others
• Company paid health reimbursement arrangement (HRA)
• 401K match eligibility at 1 year
• Paid Time Off, paid holidays
• Life insurance

Physical Demands:

• Mostly sedentary work duties require exerting up to thirty pounds of force occasionally and/or small amounts of force frequently. Sedentary work typically involves sitting most of the time but may involve walking or standing for brief periods.
• Requires visual acuity and manual dexterity sufficient to operate a computer and other standard office equipment.
• Workspace may vary depending on provider office setting and assigned practice location.
• Travel between facilities, provider offices, and practice sites is required.

Hourly pay range

$57.69 – $62.50 USD

Akido Labs, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer, and we encourage qualified applicants of every background, ability, and life experience to contact us about appropriate employment opportunities.