Remote Pharmacist

Are you a compassionate pharmacist who is passionate about improving health outcomes and helping underserved populations navigate the healthcare system? Join our team as a Clinical Pharmacist, where you'll have the opportunity to build trusted relationships with Medicaid patients across Missouri and play a vital role in their healthcare journey. In this telehealth-based position, you'll serve as a dedicated advocate and clinical resource for patients who often face barriers to care. Through phone-based outreach and ongoing support, you'll help patients understand their medications, improve adherence, coordinate care, and connect with valuable healthcare and community resources.

Responsibilities

• Build rapport and trust with Medicaid participants through regular telephonic outreach.
• Reintroduce enrolled patients to the program and engage them in ongoing care management services.
• Serve as a pharmacist advocate and care coordinator throughout each patient's healthcare journey.
• Collaborate with physicians, pharmacies, community health workers, caregivers, and case managers to ensure continuity of care.
• Conduct medication reviews and medication reconciliation.
• Provide patient-centered education on medications, disease states, and self-management strategies.
• Support medication adherence by identifying barriers, discussing missed doses or refills, and developing individualized solutions.
• Assess physical and behavioral health needs using established screening tools and clinical information.
• Develop and monitor personalized medication treatment plans.
• Connect patients with community resources, support services, and transportation assistance as needed.
• Document interventions and outcomes in compliance with program requirements.

Medication Therapy Management (MTM) Services

• Provide comprehensive MTM services designed to improve patient outcomes and promote medication optimization, including:
  • Medication adherence counseling and refill support
  • Comprehensive medication reviews (CMRs)
  • Medication education and therapy management
  • Chronic disease self-care education
  • Health status assessments
  • Development and monitoring of medication treatment plans
  • Evaluation of patient response to therapy
  • Identification, resolution, and prevention of medication-related issues
  • Communication of recommendations to prescribing providers
  • Coordination of diagnostic testing and follow-up care
  • Collaboration with community health workers and care teams
  • Connection to community-based support resources
  • Care coordination across providers, caregivers, and advocates
  • Transportation coordination for in-person healthcare appointments when necessary

Documentation & Compliance

• Maintain accurate, timely, and compliant patient records, including:
  • Service dates and times
  • Patient identification information
  • Electronic verification or patient acknowledgment of services
  • Treatment plans, assessments, recommendations, and outcomes
  • Time spent delivering services
  • Clinical findings and follow-up plans
  • Communication with providers and care team members

Patient Care Coordination

• Schedule and coordinate MTM appointments with patients.
• Obtain required patient verifications following service completion.
• Partner with healthcare providers, case managers, family members, and community organizations to support patient success.
• Act as a central point of contact to ensure patients receive the services and support they need.

Requirements

Qualifications

• Current, active Pharmacist license in the State of Missouri.
• Eligibility to enroll in the Missouri Medicaid program (if not already enrolled, enrollment must be completed prior to starting; there is no cost to enroll).
• Strong communication and patient engagement skills.
• Comfort working primarily by phone, email, and fax.

Preferred

• Medication Therapy Management (MTM) experience.
• Ambulatory care, managed care, population health, or insurance-based pharmacy experience.
• Experience with SOAP note documentation.
• Experience supporting patients with chronic disease management.

New graduates are encouraged to apply, as well as pharmacists with ambulatory care, managed care, community health, or insurance experience.

Pay

The pay range for this position is $50.00 - $55.00/hr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Benefits

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Schedule

This is a fully remote, contract position based out of Saint Louis, MO.