Position Summary
Under the direction of the Operations Coordinator of Ambulatory Pharmacy Services, the emphasis of this position is to deliver high value clinical pharmacy care to our employees and dependents in our health plan within a centralized telehealth model. The focus of efforts will be in providing comprehensive medication management with additional considerations for formulary and utilization management.
Reporting Relationship
The position will report directly to the Operations Coordinator of Ambulatory Pharmacy Services
Essential duties and Responsibilities
The primary job responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:
* Develop collaborative, engaged physician and patient relationships to increase referrals and participation in the clinical pharmacy program
* Take initiative to appropriately optimize and prescribe new medications within a consult agreement or collaborative practice agreement (CPA)
* Ensure adequate patient follow-up and monitoring to improve chronic disease management, quality metrics, medication safety and adherence
* Increase prescription volume to our internal UH retail pharmacies and/or home delivery
* Adapt to evolving prescription benefit management within our health plan to deliver targeted interventions around formulary and utilization management
* Identify new opportunities to advance clinical pharmacy services to benefit both our employees and health plan
* Educate students from schools of pharmacy and pharmacy residents within the UH Health System
* Serve as a medication resource to employees and providers and communicate pertinent information to relevant stakeholders
* Coordinate activities between our Department of Pharmacy, retail pharmacies, pharmacy residency program and the outpatient clinics
* Serve on a standing committee member on select committees as needed within UH Health System