Value Based Care Clinical Pharmacist - Care Management

Mass General Brigham Community Physicians; Somerville (MA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Mass General Brigham Community Physicians, Inc. seeks a Clinical Pharmacist to optimize health outcomes for high-risk patients through comprehensive medication management within our care management teams.

You will conduct pharmaceutical care, perform medication reconciliation during transitions of care, and contribute to quality initiatives under our ACO contracts, using Epic and other EMR systems to document patient encounters.

Qualifications

• Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree from an accredited institution.
• Licensed to practice in MA (and NH/ME/RI eligibility).
• Minimum of three years of clinical practice.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Care Management teams to support high-risk patients.
• Provide direct patient care, counseling, and medication management.
• Perform comprehensive medication reviews and transitions of care reconciliation.
• Support ACO quality metrics and performance initiatives.
• Document encounters in Epic and other EHRs.

Skills

Care Management

Pharmacotherapy

Patient Counseling

Epic EMR

Education

Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD)

Tools

Epic EMR

Job description

Site: Mass General Brigham Community Physicians, Inc.

Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals, including doctors, nurses, business people, tech experts, researchers, and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit, we support patient care, research, teaching, and community service, striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham.

Job Summary

The Clinical Pharmacist optimizes health outcomes by providing the highest level of patient care for a high-risk patient population within our health system. In this role, the Clinical Pharmacist applies subject matter expertise to manage the pharmacy component of high-risk patient care management. As a member of Care Management teams, this role focuses on comprehensive medication management reviews, therapeutic alternatives, medication adherence quality performance, and post-discharge medication reconciliation. The individual will provide primary care-focused pharmacotherapy services to evaluate and manage patients with complex chronic primary care conditions (e.g., CKD/ESRD, Type 2 diabetes, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, COPD/Asthma) through direct patient care, as appropriate. Additionally, the Clinical Pharmacist may align clinical pharmacy workflows to support and manage quality in our ACO contracts, ensuring the health system achieves key performance benchmarks and success across various performance-based initiatives.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

1. Care Management Collaboration & Patient Engagement

• Collaborate with the Care Management programs team and health system network providers to deliver coordinated pharmacist support to a high-risk patient population, which will require direct patient involvement via phone calls, telehealth, or office visits.
• Provide counseling to patients, utilizing motivational interviewing to promote behavior change and improve health literacy.
• Assess compliance barriers and develop tailored, patient-centered plans to improve medication adherence in alignment with health system contract quality
• Address affordability concerns, which may include identifying cost-effective drug therapy regimens, simplifying complex medication regimens, and leveraging prescription assistance programs.
• Perform Comprehensive Medication Management reviews for enrolled Care Management programs patients
• Perform transitions of care medication reconciliation during transitions of care.
• Assist the Care Management programs team in identifying high-risk medication issues that impact hospital readmissions and may develop proactive pharmacy strategies to improve post-discharge outcomes and support health system utilization goals.

2. ACO Contract Quality & Performance Initiatives

• May actively manage and support clinical quality metrics within our various ACO contracts, helping to ensure health system patient outcomes align with shared savings benchmarks, adherence measures, and risk-based contract goals.
• May drive and manage performance-based initiatives designed to hit key performance indicators and quality benchmarks tied directly to organizational Care Management programs.
• Monitors, analyzes, and addresses ACO quality performance trends by identifying care gaps, implementing targeted medication management interventions, and collaborating with interdisciplinary teams to improve clinical outcomes and quality measure performance
• Document all patient encounters, update medication lists, and communicate seamlessly with providers and Care Management programs team members via Epic and other electronic patient records.
• May take an active role in the development, implementation, and tracking of pharmacy-led quality improvement projects to maximize performance across value-based agreements.
• Participate in local health system site activities, which may include team meetings and clinical curbsides with physicians and care teams.
• Will collaborate with colleagues on other job-related duties and projects as directed.

Qualifications

Licensure & Education:

• Degree: Graduate of an accredited college or university with a Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree.
• Licensure: Currently licensed or willing to get licensed to practice pharmacy in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, NH, ME and RI
• Certifications: Board certification (BCPS, BCACP, or BCGP) is highly recommended.

Experience:

• Minimum of three (3) years of related clinical practice experience.
• Preferred experience functioning as a clinical