This is a statewide remote role
Description:
We are actively recruiting a pharmacist to join our population health teamThis position will be involved in the clinical management of ckd & eskd patientsThe candidate will be a critical member of the population healthcare team consisting of nurses, dietitians, social workers, community health workers, nurse practitioners and physiciansYou will conduct medication reviews to identify and address medication discrepancies and improve care coordination for our complex renal patients with multiple chronic conditions and polypharmacyThis role will be expected to provide patients with medication education and tackle any financial concerns to medication costsYour primary focus will be to improve patient outcomes through ensuring patients understand/adhere to their medication regimen, and have access to affordable medicationThis is a statewide remote position.
Responsibilities:
Transitional care medication reviews.
Kidney care medication reviews.
Answer medication-related questions.
Outreach to nephrologists, primary care providers, and dialysis center staff for medication coordination.
Work collaboratively with care team members to address patient`s social and medical needs holistically.
Articulate various issues related to the drug process.
Ability to advise patient care team to evolve from a disease-oriented approach to a patient-centered approach with focus on prevention.
Knowledge of federal and state laws.
Familiarity of insurance company guidelines.
Ability to counsel patient and reduce health disparities through cultural competence and promoting diversity.
Measures of success
Provider engagement and collaboration
Number of medication reviews conducted
Performance scorecard
Qualifications:
Analytical skills
Medication dispensing experience
Good judgment
Written & verbal communication
Pharmacology
Managing processes
Legal compliance
Productivity
Quality focus
Attention to detail
Required/preferred
1-2 years in clinical practice.
Doctorate degree in pharmacy (pharmd).
Care management experience.
Demonstrates empathy, enthusiasm, and a strong work ethic.
Proactively acts as a patient advocate and responds with resolve.
Knowledge and experience to empower patients in self-management and shared decision making.
Experience working with a vulnerable patient population (esrd, geriatrics, minorities, low income, uninsured, etc.).
Enjoys working collaboratively with team members.
Familiar with electronic medical records.
Education, experience and licensing requirements:
Pharmacy degree from an accredited pharmacy school recognized by the american council of pharmaceutical education (acpe).
Valid state pharmacist license (or must meet education requirement(s) for state licensure).
Current bls for healthcare provider cpr or cpr/aed for the professional rescuer certification upon hire.
Other duties:
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this jobDuties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Somatus requires all employees to be vaccinated from covid-19Proof of vaccination will be required within 3 days after your start dateIf you are unable to be vaccinated for medical reasons or sincerely held religious beliefs, somatus will consider requests for reasonable accommodations consistent with company policy and applicable law.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Somatus, incProvides equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local lawFurther, the company takes affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and employees are treated during employment without regard to any of these characteristicsDiscrimination of any type will not be tolerated.
