Clinical Pharmacist - Primary Care

About the role

Within MaineHealth’s Ambulatory Pharmacy Department, the clinical pharmacist will be a part of our growing primary care pharmacy team. In this role, the pharmacist will help provide seamless medication access and medication management for patients. This clinical pharmacist position will be focused on providing high quality, direct patient care through collaborative practice and supporting our primary care teams.

Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with all healthcare professionals to provide safe and cost-effective patient care
• Communicate directly with patients and their families on all aspects related to medication therapy promoting high levels of knowledge, engagement, and adherence
• Ensure appropriate and optimized medication therapy for patients with chronic disease including, but not limited to, diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and weight management
• Provide education to other healthcare professionals including precepting trainees to enhance clinical competency on topics related to medication therapy
• Partner with other healthcare professionals to develop evidence-based clinical pathways
• Generate and analyze process and outcome measures for use in assessing medication-related patient outcomes
• Demonstrate ongoing professional development including meeting continuing education requirements, keeping abreast of current professional literature and how it relates to clinical, financial and safety outcomes

Requirements

Ambulatory care experience with direct patient care strongly preferred. Strong interest in drug therapy management for patients with chronic diseases required. PGY1 Pharmacy residency preferred.

Qualifications

Education: Pharm.D. or Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from a recognized/accredited school or college of pharmacy required.

Licenses/Certifications: Eligible for pharmacist license through the Board of Pharmacy in the State of Maine required.

Skills

Previous pharmacist experience preferred.

Benefits

With a career at any of the MaineHealth locations across Maine and New Hampshire, you’ll be working with health care professionals that truly value the people around them – both within the walls of the organization and the communities that surround it. We offer benefits that support an individual's needs for today and flexibility to plan for tomorrow – programs such as paid parental leave, a flexible work policy, student loan assistance, training and education, along with well-being resources for you and your family.

Pay

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Schedule

Travel will be required to regional primary care practices located in Southern Maine.