Population Health Pharmacist - Full Time / Days - Jefferson Center - Center City

Jefferson Health Plans • Philadelphia, PA

1d

About The Position

Under the supervision of the Ambulatory Pharmacist Program Medical Director provides Population Health Ambulatory Pharmacy focused care services to Jefferson Health Providers and patients. Will collaborate with central and local level population health teams to develop and implement strategies that support the high value, high quality, patient centered medical care in Jefferson Health Primary Care and Specialists Practices. Patients serviced range in age from 0 to 100+.

Requirements

• PharmD from an ACPE-accredited College of Pharmacy required.
• Successful completion of an ASHP-accredited PGY1 residency and/or PGY2 residency in ambulatory care preferred, or 1+ years of patient care delivery experience required (3+ years preferred).
• Current PA Registered Pharmacist License
• NPI# required within one month of hire.
• Board Certification in Ambulatory Care is required within 18 months of employment.
• Experience in ambulatory practice or ambulatory network preferred.
• Experience with analyzing and reviewing pharmacy reports.

Nice To Haves

• Ambulatory clinical residency preferred.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) card preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develops and implements pharmacy initiatives directed at improving prescribing patterns of Jefferson ambulatory providers that promote high value, high quality, safe and cost-efficient prescribing. This may include identification of prescribing patterns that may lead to improper drug selection, sub-therapeutic dosage, overdose, patient failure to receive medication, adverse drug reactions, drug interactions, and medication without indication and unnecessary prescribing of high-cost medications.
• Develops and implements patient education initiatives related to the individual's disease state, including predictable actions, side effects, reasons for proper compliance, and any special instruction.
• Works with Population Health teams and providers to improve performance on value-based payer contracts.
• Provides education to providers and staff via presentations, newsletters, formal utilization reviews, and one-on-one interactions.
• Analytic review of drug utilization data provided by insurers and analytic team and assure ongoing performance improvement of the pharmaceutical care services provided
• Works with Ambulatory Pharmacist Program Medical Director and DVACO Director of Population Health Pharmacy Strategy help to determine and implement strategic pharmacy plans.
• Conducts patient medication history reviews on high-risk patients and offer alternative therapeutic suggestions or changes to regimen.
• For high-risk patients, given a diagnosis, synthesize a treatment plan, which may include drug therapy and lifestyle modifications, and transition within the continuum of care settings.
• Comprehensive knowledge of current pharmacological/biopharmaceutical principles, medical terminology, pathologies, disease states, and related information for a medical management plan.
• Knowledge of basic statistics and of federal and State laws & regulations regarding the provision of pharmaceutical services.
• Ability to operate the pharmacy computer system(s) as appropriate and to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.
• Appropriate documentation of interventions in the EMR.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts.
• Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service.
• All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree