Clinical Pharmacist - REMOTE

Medix is looking to hire a REMOTE Clinical Pharmacist to join a well-established organization providing Medication Management Services. Primary purpose of this role is to provide an expert level medication therapy consultation to the patients and providers, collaborate with the engineering team and leadership to improve the organization's software platform, and to help supervise the Clinical Care support team.

Responsibilities:

• Receiving assignments to carry out and supervising direct patient care responsibilities,
• Maintenance and review of patient medication profiles,
• Counseling patients on appropriate drug use,
• Promoting adherence,
• Developing clinical recommendations,
• Reviewing completed medication reviews by other Virtual Pharmacist users,
• Interacting with other health professionals to help improve patient outcomes,
• Assisting with orienting new team members and Virtual Pharmacist users, facilitating prior authorizations,
• Helping patients with finding financial assistance and transportation to help increase medication adherence,
• Reviewing and evaluating clinical guidelines and workflow processes as assigned.

Requirements / Experience:

• Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) from an accredited college/university

• Active CA State License

• Completion of a PGY-1 residency, or equivalent experience
• Ability to review and assess the appropriateness of prescriptions with respect to age specific, disease state specific considerations
• Ability to engage with the patients, promote adherence and treat them with empathy and compassion
• Ability to organize and set priorities which accurately reflect the relative importance of job responsibilities
• Knowledge of chronic disease states, such as diabetes, heart failure, COPD, asthma, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, dyslipidemia, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorders, and thought disorders
• Ability to apply judgment and make informed decisions in order to work independently and meet deadlines
• Ability to work effectively within a team and foster effective working relationships and build consensus
• Experience working with patients of different cultural, religious, and socio-economic backgrounds
• Has knowledge of influence of patient's age, sex, concomitant disease states, concurrent drug therapy, foods and diagnostic procedures on drug activity and disposition
• Has knowledge of local, state and federal regulatory requirements related to areas of functional responsibility
• Has knowledge of prescription and non-prescription drugs and drug products and their indications, efficacy, dosage, mechanisms of action, major contraindications and potential side effects
• Willingness and ability to obtain registered pharmacist license in other states, as needed
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Strong computer skills, including proficiency in the Microsoft 365 and Google
  Workspace
• Ability to work 40 hours/week

Remote Work Requirements:

• An established private work area that ensures information privacy
• A stable high-speed internet connection for telephonic work

Schedule:

• 9:00/9:30 am-6:00/6:30 pm (PST)
• 6:00/6:30 am-2:30/3:00 pm (PST)

Pay range:

$57-65/hr BOE