[Hiring] Ambulatory Care Clinical Pharmacist @Cityblock Health

Role Description

This is a fully remote position. Candidates must hold an active, unrestricted pharmacist license from the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Pharmacy at the time of hire, and keep it in good standing for as long as employed.

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. Responsibilities include:

• 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

• Completion of both a PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Residency and a PGY-2 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Residency, or
• At least 2 years of experience as a clinical pharmacist in an ambulatory care setting.

Requirements

• Active Massachusetts Pharmacist License required.
• Completion of PGY-1 and PGY-2 residencies or equivalent clinical experience.

Benefits

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

Company Description

Cityblock values diversity as a core tenet of the work we do and the populations we serve. We are an equal opportunity employer, indiscriminate of race, religion, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic.