Clinical Pharmacist

About Our Company

We’re a physician-led, patient-centric network committed to simplifying health care and bringing a more connected kind of care.

Our primary, multispecialty, and urgent care providers serve millions of patients in traditional practices, patients' homes and virtually through VillageMD and our operating companies Village Medical, Village Medical at Home, Summit Health, CityMD, and Starling Physicians.

When you join our team, you become part of a compassionate community of people who work hard every day to make health care better for all. We are innovating value-based care and leveraging integrated applications, population insights and staffing expertise to ensure all patients have access to high-quality, connected care services that provide better outcomes at a reduced total cost of care.

Please Note: We will only contact candidates regarding your applications from one of the following domains: @summithealth.com, @citymd.net, @villagemd.com, @villagemedical.com, @westmedgroup.com, @starlingphysicians.com, or @bmctotalcare.com.

Job Description

Position Summary: The Ambulatory Care Clinical Pharmacist will provide ambulatory pharmaceutical care services using approved protocols in collaboration with other health professionals, including managing patient drug therapy and providing patient education while promoting high quality, evidence-based, cost-effective pharmaceutical care. Independent thinking and decision-making is required.  Performs these duties in the clinical areas assigned.  Full pharmacotherapy knowledge.

Schedule: Mon-Fri (Flexible hours beetween 8 am - 5:30 pm)

Hybrid Role: Tuesdays & Wednesdays Onsite

Essential Job functions:

• Provides Medication Therapy Management (MTM) services under an approved NJ State Board of Pharmacy Collaborative Practice Agreement with primary care providers in sites as assigned.
• Promotes rational, evidence based and cost-effective outpatient drug therapy through close participation in the drug therapy decision-making process with the care team.
• Under Collaborative Practice protocols, initiates, adjusts, monitors, and recommends changes in drug therapy based on information obtained through patient interviews, objective monitoring parameters, review of drug profiles and the patient medical record.
• Optimizes medication regimens and clinical outcomes in patients with diabetes, hypertension, heart failure, dyslipidemia, arrhythmias, angina, thromboembolism, asthma, COPD, renal disease and other high risk patients as required.
• Optimizes utilization of cost saving generic alternatives across all patient encounters.
• Optimizes safe medication use by reducing utilization of inappropriate medications in patients 65 and older.
• Optimizes patient medication adherence through counseling, and application of motivational interview skills.
• Designs, implements and monitors therapeutic drug plans to achieve improved outcomes through both direct and telephonic interactions with patients and providers in assigned areas.
• Knowledge of all Meds not limited to Oncology/Infusion.
• Reviews patient medication regimens for clinical effectiveness, drug selection, dosing, contraindications, side effects, potential drug interactions as required.
• Conducts patient medication history inquiries and drug information requests upon referral from physicians and other medical personnel.
• Analyzes and employs a systematic, efficient, and thorough procedure for retrieving drug information.
• Formulates response and follows up consistently on drug information recommendations and assesses effectiveness.
• Collaborate with other health care professionals to plan, monitor, review, or evaluate the quality or effectiveness of drugs or drug regimens, providing advice on drug applications or characteristics.
• Communicates and documents findings with prescribers and provides appropriate alternatives to current treatment plans as needed in the EHR.
• Identifies, resolves, and prevents potential and actual medication-related problems including: untreated indications, improper drug selection, sub-therapeutic dosage, overdose, failure to receive medication, adverse drug reactions, drug interactions, and medication without indication.
• Reviews and updates Collaborative Practice Agreements annually.
• Coordinates and interprets laboratory monitoring of drug therapy, including serum drug levels, electrolytes, and other approved drug-related laboratory testing.
• Participates on the P&T committee and quality improvement committees and effectively communicates with stakeholders.
• Participates in the review and analysis of Pharmacy Data reports with objective of identifying actionable opportunities to improve patient outcomes.

General Job functions:

• Develops and participates in operational and clinical projects as determined by current departmental needs and ongoing projects.
• Participates in the development and presentation of  education to providers and staff via department meetings, newsletters, formal utilization reviews, and one-on-one interactions
• Assures ongoing performance improvement of the pharmaceutical care services provided.
• Provides feedback and/or consultation related to technology utilization for documentation of MTM, clinical pharmacy outcomes, or other identified medication related issues
• Offer health promotion and prevention activities, for example, training people to use devices such as blood pressure or diabetes monitors.
• Other job duties as required.

Physical Job Requirements:

• Physical mobility, which includes movement from place to place on the job, taking distance and speed into account
• Dexterity of hands and fingers
• Endurance  (e.g. continuous typing, prolonged standing/bending, walking)
• Balance is maintained during climbing, bending and/or reaching

Education, Certification, Computer and Training Requirements:

• Pharm D required.
• PGY-1 Residency required.
• NJ State Board of Pharmacy licensed required.
• Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties Certification: Board Certified Ambulatory Care or Pharmacotherapeutics Pharmacist required.
• American Pharmaceutical Association MTM Certification preferred.
• New Jersey State Board of Pharmacy Collaborative Practice Agreement required. (If you are hired without NJ CPA, it is a requirement that you obtain the NJCPA within 4 months from the end of your introductory period. Should you not obtain the NJCPA you may be subject to termination of employment ).
• Ability to communicate in English, both orally and in writing required.
• Experience with Standard Office Equipment (Phone, Fax, Copy Machine, Scanner, Email/Voice Mail).
• Experience with Standard Office Technology in a Window based environment required.
• Prior Clinical Pharmacy experience: 2 to 4 years minimum, 5+ years preferred
• Adheres to local, state, and federal laws regarding the profession of pharmacy practice.

Travel – Need to travel to other company or client locations at a minimum 20% of the time.

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Total Rewards at VillageMD

Our team members are essential to our mission to reshape healthcare through the power of connection. VillageMD highly values the critical role that health and wellness play in the lives of our team members and their families.  Participation in VillageMD’s benefit platform includes Medical, Dental, Life, Disability, Vision, FSA coverages and a 401k savings plan.

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Our Company provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to, and does not discriminate on the basis of, race, color, religion, creed, gender/sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression (including transgender status), national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, pregnancy, military status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, and local laws.

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