Clinical Pharmacist Cardiology / Value-Based Care

Role Overview

Our client is seeking a full-time, contract Clinical Pharmacist with strong cardiology experience to support value-based care programs. This role focuses on optimizing guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT), supporting medication titration, improving medication adherence, and collaborating closely with nurses and cardiology providers to improve outcomes for high-risk cardiac patients. This is not a dispensing role the pharmacist functions as a clinical partner embedded within the care team.

Key Responsibilities

• Medication Review & GDMT Optimization
  • Review patient medication profiles for cardiology populations heart failure, coronary artery disease, atrial fibrillation, hypertension, and overlapping chronic conditions such as CKD.
  • Evaluate appropriateness of GDMT based on ACC/AHA guidelines and payer quality programs.
  • Identify gaps in therapy, contraindications, drug interactions, and adherence barriers.
  • Make evidence-based recommendations for medication initiation, optimization, and titration, in collaboration with providers and nursing staff.
• Patient Engagement
  • Conduct telephonic medication reviews and patient education.
  • Educate patients on purpose, benefits, side effects, and expectations of cardiac medications.
  • Reinforce adherence and lifestyle considerations; help patients recognize red-flag symptoms.
• Care Team Collaboration
  • Work closely with RN Care Managers and Nurse Navigators to align medication plans with care goals.
  • Communicate recommendations clearly to cardiologists and advanced practice providers.
  • Participate in interdisciplinary case reviews and care planning.
  • Document recommendations and patient interactions promptly in the care management platform / EMR.
• Quality & Value-Based Care
  • Contribute to performance on medication-related quality measures.
  • Help reduce medication-related adverse events and prevent avoidable utilization.
  • Apply sound clinical judgment within established clinical protocols.

Who Will Succeed

A clinically confident cardiology pharmacist who is comfortable working telephonically, communicates complex clinical information in a patient-friendly way, and thrives inside a nurse-led, interdisciplinary care model.

• Strong cardiology clinical background and comfort with GDMT decision-making.
• Confident, professional communicator with cardiology providers and APPs.
• Patient-centered communication style clear, empathetic, and clinically accurate.
• Comfortable in a fully remote, telephonic, non-dispensing clinical role.

Required Experience & Skills

• PharmD
• Active Texas pharmacist license in good standing
• Multi-state pharmacist licensure required (remote role, not restricted to Texas residency)
• Minimum 35 years of clinical experience with a strong cardiology focus
• Demonstrated working knowledge of GDMT and cardiac medication titration
• Comfort working within a nurse-led care management model
• Strong telephonic patient communication skills
• Ability to interact professionally and confidently with cardiology providers
• Experience engaging directly with patients
• Experience collaborating with physicians and advanced practice providers
• Time zone compatibility must be able to work during the client's required business hours - CT
• Strong written and verbal communication exceptional written English; assessed at screening

Preferred

• Prior experience in heart failure or cardiology clinics
• Experience working within clinically integrated networks or value-based care models
• Familiarity with ACC and AHA guidelines and payer quality programs
• Experience documenting in electronic medical records or care management platforms
• Prior remote or telehealth patient engagement experience

Remote Work Requirements

• Personal Windows/Mac laptop, 16 GB RAM minimum. Windows 11+ or supported macOS with Google Chrome.
• External monitor, mouse, and keyboard.
• Working webcam, microphone, and headset/audio.
• Reliable broadband: 100 Mbps download / 10 Mbps upload minimum.
• Dedicated, private workspace suitable for handling PHI, including secure internet connection and ability to conduct confidential patient communications without risk of unauthorized disclosure.
• HIPAA and patient privacy compliance required at all times.