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
- Perform other duties and assignments as required.
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
- Ability to travel within Northern California
Additional Information:Salary: $133,000 - $165,000 Annual 
