JOB SUMMARY
Enhanced Community Care Management (ECCM) is seeking a dedicated Geriatric Clinical Pharmacist to join our expanding team, focusing on optimizing medication regimens and enhancing quality of life for complex geriatric and palliative care patients. This role emphasizes proactive deprescribing strategies and patient-aligned goals to reduce polypharmacy and burden, particularly at clinical inflection points. The successful candidate will be an embedded team member, leveraging strong interdisciplinary collaboration skills to actively influence providers and implement clinical interventions that significantly improve patient outcomes and contribute to ECCM's commitment to goal-concordant care.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Review gaps in care for high risk patients ss part of a multi-disciplinary team. Conduct research including gathering claims data, reviewing clinical websites, etc. to thoroughly evaluate each patient's unique situation to provide the appropriate clinical recommendation.
Contact patients, care givers, physicians, pharmacists, etc. to intervene on identified gaps of care using a high level of clinical judgement and discretion.
Other duties as assigned.
EDUCATION
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy
Substitutions
None
Preferred
Doctorate in Pharmacy
EXPERIENCE
Required
Required experience can be reduced from 3-5 to 1-2 years if the candidate completed a clinical residency program
5 - 7 years in Pharmacy
3 - 5 years in Pharmacist - Utilization Management
3 - 5 years in Pharmacist - Medical Therapy Management
Preferred
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS
Required
Registered Pharmacist
Preferred
SKILLS
Oral & Written Communication Skills
Telephone Skills
Problem Solving & Decision Making
Compliance
Collaborative Problem Solving
Language (Other than English):
None
Travel Requirement:
0% - 25%
PHYSICAL, MENTAL DEMANDS and WORKING CONDITIONS
Position Type
Office-based
Teaches / trains others regularly
Occasionally
Travel regularly from the office to various work sites or from site-to-site
Rarely
Works primarily out-of-the office selling products/services (sales employees)
Never
Physical work site required
Yes
Lifting: up to 10 pounds
Constantly
Lifting: 10 to 25 pounds
Occasionally
Lifting: 25 to 50 pounds
Rarely
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Pay Range Minimum:
$118,400.00Pay Range Maximum:
$196,800.00Base pay is determined by a variety of factors including a candidate’s qualifications, experience, and expected contributions, as well as internal peer equity, market, and business considerations. The displayed salary range does not reflect any geographic differential Highmark may apply for certain locations based upon comparative markets.
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