Clinical Pharmacist

About the role

Coordinate and help manage clinical programs and initiatives, including Medication Therapy Management (MTM), Annual Wellness Visits, Remote Patient Monitoring, Chronic Care Management, Adherence Programs, and Disease State Management.

Responsibilities

• Deliver MTM services, including Comprehensive Medication Reviews (CMR), Targeted Medication Reviews (TMR), Disease State Management, and assess appropriateness of all medications to optimize therapy and improve clinical outcomes
• Utilize the Joint Commission of Pharmacy Practitioners (JCPP) Pharmacists’ Patient Care Process to consistently deliver patient care and address medication-related needs
• Determine appropriate interventions to resolve medication therapy problems, achieve goals of therapy, and prevent new medication therapy problems
• Use evidence-based practices and current clinical guidelines to formulate recommendations and treatment plans
• Individualize patient care by evaluating indication, efficacy, safety, and adherence for each patient regimen
• Afford medication costs through cost-effective interventions such as formulary and therapeutic interchanges, and assess unnecessary and/or duplicate medication therapies
• Efficiently assess prescribed medication therapy for unnecessary medications, need for additional medications, ineffective medications, inappropriate doses, adverse drug reactions, and adherence concerns
• Evaluate and document clinical responses to therapy including adverse reactions and efficacy
• Conduct patient-centered adherence services to help patients identify barriers with adherence and develop solutions to overcome those barriers
• Collaborate with prescribers, interdisciplinary care teams, patients, and/or caregivers to identify and develop patient-specific disease state therapy goals
• Communicate professionally and discuss/document clinical recommendations to prescribers and interdisciplinary care teams
• Provide patient-centered education on chronic disease states, including medications used for prevention and treatment
• Actively contribute to a team culture promoting integrity, inclusivity, innovation, and accountability
• Maintain knowledge of various quality measurement entities, such as Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA)
• Meet productivity and performance expectations

Requirements

• Working knowledge of third party pay plans
• Excellent customer service and communication skills
• Proficient in the English language
• Maintain patient confidentiality at all times
• Attention to detail and ability to follow policies and procedures
• Ability to use Microsoft Office products and execute basic computer skills
• Ability to handle stressful situations and deal successfully with difficult customers
• Ability to maintain effective working relationships with employees and supervisors
• Understands laws concerning Continuing Education requirements and takes responsibility to accomplish them
• Reliable attendance and punctuality in order to fulfill the essential job functions
• Availability to work evenings, weekends, and holidays when needed

Qualifications

• Education: B.S. Degree or Pharm.D. in Pharmacy from an accredited educational institution
• Experience: Three years of experience as a practicing pharmacist or one year of experience as a practicing pharmacist plus completion of an Ambulatory Care Residency
• Licenses/Certifications: Current Minnesota pharmacist license, Current North Dakota pharmacist license, Current Iowa pharmacist license, Certificate of training for Immunizations, Certification in CPR or BCLS
• PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: PharmD, Ambulatory Care Residency

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential job functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This position involves in-office work and may include long periods of sitting. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is also frequently required: to stand, talk and hear, use hands and fingers, handle, or operate objects, tools, or controls, and to reach with hands and arms.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. (Review the Safe Lifting Techniques policy).

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.