Clinical Pharmacist I
13 days ago
Kansas City
Job DescriptionDescription: The ideal candidate will provide high quality clinical pharmacy services to patients and their health care providers by upholding and embodying the company’s mission statement. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: • Serve as a clinical pharmacy resource for members, clients, brokers, Third Party Administrators, peers, and coworkers., • Provide education and consultations to eligible members of the Tria Health program., • Identify and plan for resolution of drug-related problems., • Systematically gather information related to medications and health conditions and document findings in a structured format., • Evaluate appropriateness, effectiveness, safety, adherence to, and outcomes of drug therapy., • Communicate with patients and other healthcare providers in verbal and written form., • Provide continuity of care to the patient load assigned., • Independently manage schedule in accordance with company policies and assigned patient load., • Support the advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE) rotation site., • Completion of annual continuous professional development plan., • Assist with training of coworkers from other departments upon request., • Answer incoming Help Desk calls., • Work in other functional areas to cover absences or relief, to equalize peak work periods or otherwise to balance the workload., • Required: PharmD, Registered Pharmacist (license in good standing), • Highly Desired: Residency and/or Fellowship, • Highly Desired (any of the following or a desire to pursue): BCPS, CGP, Certified Disease Educator, Certified Disease Manager, • Prefer: 1-3 years of experience in a hospital, managed care or consultant setting with direct patient interaction via provision of chronic drug therapy management or MTM., • Must possess a Doctor of Pharmacy degree and work-related experience in medication therapy management, or Bachelor of Science degree in pharmacy with four years of work-related experience in medication therapy management., • Exposure to clinical and analytical problem solving and expertise in drug information is preferred., • KS and MO pharmacy licenses are required., • Consistently demonstrate a strong commitment to patient-centered care through medication optimization, disease state management, and ongoing professional development., • Effective communication skills are required to succeed in this position, including but not limited to:, • Empathetic listening and reflection, • Skillful clinical questioning and information gathering, • Summarization and follow-up clarification, • Clear and concise verbal and written communication to patients and health care providers, • Works collaboratively and effectively with pharmacy and interdepartmental teams, • Regularly display a curious, inquisitive, adaptable, and proactive attitude and approach to patient care, • Read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, governmental regulations, and clinical literature., • Solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists is desired., • Interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or scheduled form., • Intermediate to advanced knowledge of Word, Excel, E-mail, and Internet, • Work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. • Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the individual is regularly required to stand, bend, kneel, sit, walk, and use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. The vision requirements include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Individual must occasionally lift and/or move up to 5 pounds., • Work Environment: This job operates in a professional office environment where standard office equipment such as computers, phones, copiers, filing cabinets, and printers are utilized. The noise level in the work environment is usually minimal., • Location: Tria Health is in Kansas City, MO (Crossroads area). A hybrid schedule is offered after training.