Medical Director Pharmacist

1 day ago


San Antonio, Texas, United States Optum Full time

Job Description:

We are seeking a highly skilled Clinical Pharmacist to join our team at Optum. This individual will play a crucial role in delivering patient-centered, clinically collaborative medication consultations to help people live healthier lives.

About the Role:

The Clinical Pharmacist will report into the Director of Clinical Pharmacy and be responsible for performing telephonic, patient-centered clinical consults focused on Care for Older Adults annual medication reviews, pain and functional assessments. Additionally, they will field clinical concerns escalated by the medication adherence call center agents via warm transfer.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Conduct telephonic medication consultations that meet/exceed production & quality metrics
  • Complete annual medication review of prescription and non-prescription medications with emphasis on patient assessment and counseling, safe and effective use of medications, identification of potential drug interactions, and other related activities
  • Complete pharmacotherapy assessment of patients' claims, past medical history, and disease states
  • Assess patients for medication adherence barriers and develop a plan to maximize patients' medication success through improving or maintaining adherence to medications
  • Deliver high quality evidence-based therapeutic recommendations to providers
  • Deliver a patient-centered, clinically collaborative medication consultation
  • Develop a post-consultation list of action items for the patient and/or prescriber
  • Document clinical consultations into internal data base
  • Participate in and contribute to staff meetings and other staff development opportunities and interdepartmental work groups
  • Identify areas of improvement where systems modifications could result in operational advancements and efficiencies
  • Maintain a high level of clinical knowledge of chronic disease states and changes in pharmacy practice in adult and geriatric patient populations to serve as an authoritative information source on drugs and their utilization in therapy
  • Other duties as assigned

Requirements:

  • Doctor of Pharmacy degree or equivalent experience
  • Active, unrestricted pharmacy license in state of primary residence with ability to obtain licensure in one or more of the following states: Texas, Florida, Indiana, New Mexico, New Jersey, and Ohio
  • 3+ years of Clinical Pharmacy Practice experience
  • 1+ years of Call Center experience
  • Experience with Medicare STARs & HEDIS Measures
  • Care for Older Adults (COA) medication review, pain and functional assessments
  • Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint
  • Proven ability to work independently, as well as a member of a team
  • Proven ability to manage multiple complex, concurrent projects
  • Proven excellent written and verbal communication and relationship building skills
  • Proven planning and organizational skills to demonstrate leadership and initiative
  • Proven solid interpersonal skills
  • Proven comfortable working in a rapidly changing and highly matrixed environment

Salary Range: $88,000 - $173,200 annually. Please note that pay is based on several factors including local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc.

Benefits:

We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including but not limited to health insurance, retirement savings, paid time off, and professional development opportunities.



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