[Hiring] Ambulatory Care Clinical Pharmacist @Cityblock Health

Role Description

The Ambulatory Care Clinical Pharmacist is responsible for the promotion of rational, safe and cost-effective drug therapy in collaboration with both internal and external primary care providers & specialists, nurse care managers, our community health partners and other non-clinical roles. Identify and help resolve medication therapy opportunities while co-designing individualized therapeutic regimens for optimal management of chronic disease states and preventative care. Provide direct care to members and their caregivers to deliver Comprehensive Medication Management (CMM) and help drive better individual and population health outcomes while preventing avoidable Emergency Department visits and hospitalizations.

• Provide Comprehensive Medication Management (CMM) in collaboration with hub-based and virtual clinical care teams and provide other pharmacist support services as needed.
• Contribute in the development of a medication management action plan to achieve member self-management goals and clinical outcomes, with measurable parameters and timeline for monitoring and follow-up.
• Communicate and work collaboratively with Cityblock and external providers belonging to member care team to ensure all clinical interventions and encounters are aligned with medication-related goals, and conduct ongoing assessments and refinements to care plan necessary to promote goal attainment.
• Provide direct support to clinical team members for all general drug information, dosing, interaction/adverse effect avoidance questions or member-specific needs.
• Participate in staff education through presentation of medication management in-services, development of educational tools for clinical and non-clinical team members, and training/coaching/facilitating all roles on consistent maintenance of a member’s best possible medication list care management platform, Commons, as well as post-discharge med reconciliation process for providers.
• Help develop medication management and disease state-specific clinical pathways/protocols, with the eventual goal of transitioning to collaborative practice agreements (CPA) with Cityblock physicians, permitting pharmacist to perform member assessments, order laboratory tests, and initiate or adjust medications per protocol to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of team-based care.

Qualifications

• Active Ohio pharmacist license at time of hire.
• Additional licensure in Michigan and/or Illinois (or willingness to pursue cross-licensure post-hire).
• Active Pharmacist license in at least ONE following U.S. state (MI, IL, OH).
• Eligibility and willingness to obtain Ohio licensure upon hire (company-supported and reimbursed).
• PGY1 pharmacy practice residency, and a PGY-2 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Residency, or a minimum of 2 years’ experience as a clinical pharmacist in an ambulatory care setting.

Requirements

• PGY1 pharmacy practice residency, and a PGY-2 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Residency, or a minimum of 2 years’ experience as a clinical pharmacist in an ambulatory care setting.

Benefits

• Health insurance.
• Life insurance.
• Retirement benefits.
• Participation in the company’s equity program.
• Paid time off, including vacation and sick leave.