Clinical Pharmacist - Primary Care

Description

Professional - Clinical
Req #: 61006

Summary:
This job posting is for a Primary Care Clinical Pharmacist practicing within our Telehealth Remote Patient Management program. This clinical pharmacist will be a part of our larger growing primary care pharmacy team. In this role, the pharmacist will help provide seamless medication access and medication management for patients with hypertension enrolled in our Remote Management Program along with our program Health Coaches. This clinical pharmacist position will be focused on providing high quality patient care and education remotely through virtual care technologies. The clinical pharmacist will collaborate closely with MaineHealth Telehealth Services and our Primary Care Pharmacists throughout MaineHealth. Within the role, the clinical pharmacist will be included in operational workgroups to provide input in process development, implementation and program sustainability. Initial clinical focus will be hypertension management, however, additional chronic diseases, including but not limited to diabetes and hyperlipidemia, may be managed by this pharmacist as the program develops.

Some core functions include:

*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, hypertension.

*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.

Completion of a PGY1 Pharmacy residency program is strongly preferred as well as ambulatory care experience with direct patient care.

Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)

1. Education: Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy or PharmD degree from a recognized/accredited school or college of pharmacy required.
2. License/Certifications: Current applicable state(s) license with Board of Pharmacy required.
3. Experience: Previous pharmacist experience preferred.
4. Additional Skills/Requirements Required: N/A
5. Additional Skills/Requirements Preferred: N/A

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Additional Information

If you have questions about this role, please contact brandon.drinkwater@mainehealth.org