Virtual Clinical Pharmacist - 26-08

Job Description

Support the development and implementation of programs, policies, and procedures that promote medication optimization and high-quality disease state programs.

Key Responsibilities and Tasks

• Disease State Management
• Outreach to patients to assist with medication management for chronic disease states
• Collaborate with physicians to provide longitudinal management of patients with chronic conditions per protocol
• Collaborate with team on optimizing disease state management interventions to allow for the best patient outcomes
• Quality
• Collaborate with Quality team to create interventions that ensure high IHA and CMS Star quality measure compliance, especially on medication management and disease state management measure
• Perform patient and provider outreaches to help close quality gaps
• Medication Optimization
• Provide comprehensive medication review for high-risk, polypharmacy, or non-adherent patients and communicate clinical recommendations to primary care physicians and specialists
• Perform post-discharge medication reconciliation, provide patient medication management consultations, reinforce patient follow-up appointment with PCP, and communicate clinical findings to PCP
• Participate in virtual care team rounds to ensure best patient care
• Cost Saving
• Flag generic drug switch opportunities and make recommendations to patient/providers
• Evaluate patients on specialty drugs and provide MDs with clinical recommendations for regimen optimization or preferred alternatives, when appropriate

Skills and Experience Required

• Pharm.D., with Completion of a PGY-1/Residency program preferred or have equivalent practice experience
• Valid current California Pharmacy license required
• Advanced Practice Pharmacist license preferred
• Experience working with chronic disease populations (ex. Diabetes, hypertension) preferred
• Excellent attention to detail, organizational skills, and ability to manage various projects at the same time
• Self-directed
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
• Computer skills and working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications; ability to learn new computer systems
• Able to travel within Northern California

Additional Information

Salary: $133,000 - $165,000 Annual

Hill Physicians is an Equal Opportunity Employer