Bilingual Clinical Pharmacist

Suvida Healthcare • Fort Worth, TX

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About The Position

The Clinical Pharmacist supports Suvida’s healthcare model by strengthening provider-patient relationships and engagement, improving the quality and affordability of care, and supporting clinical staff and patients through medication management, clinical program integration, and practice transformation. The role provides patient-centered medication therapy services to improve clinical outcomes, reduce overall cost of care, and increase patient and provider satisfaction. The pharmacist identifies, resolves, and prevents medication-related problems; provides clinical expertise in areas including population health initiatives and case management; develops treatment plans for chronic diseases such as COPD, diabetes, and CHF; helps close quality gaps; and provides drug information.

The position works with providers, interdisciplinary care teams, patients, and caregivers to optimize medication use, support chronic disease care, and incorporate clinical programs and resources into practice workflows. It also contributes to quality initiatives, pharmacy program implementation, patient and provider education, and oversight of specialty-product pharmaceutical care. The role requires English and Spanish bilingual/bicultural ability and an active, unrestricted Arizona pharmacy license or the ability to obtain one.

Requirements

• Pharm.D. degree or equivalent education in pharmacy.
• Active, unrestricted pharmacy license in Arizona, or ability to obtain one.
• At least 3 years of clinical pharmacist experience.
• At least 3 years of experience effectively building informal relationship networks inside and outside the organization.
• Advanced skills with Microsoft Office platforms, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Bilingual/bicultural English and Spanish proficiency required.
• Verbal and written communication, interpersonal relationship, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient-centered care to optimize medication therapy, improve clinical outcomes, reduce overall cost of care, and increase patient and provider satisfaction.
• Perform medication management services to identify, resolve, and prevent medication-related problems.
• Coordinate medication reconciliation for prescription and non-prescription drugs across the continuum of care, including comprehensive reviews, adherence support, patient education, and outcome monitoring.
• Review patient care plans, medications, allergies, laboratory results, and other relevant medical-record information to identify and resolve medication-related problems.
• Assess prescribed medication therapy for unnecessary or ineffective medications, need for additional medications, inappropriate doses, adverse drug reactions, and adherence concerns.
• Follow up with patients and/or caregivers and document outcomes appropriately.
• Provide patient-centered education on chronic disease states and medications used for prevention and treatment.
• Collaborate with providers, interdisciplinary care teams, patients, and caregivers to establish patient-specific disease-state therapy goals.
• Provide patient care services under provider-delegated collaborative practice agreements, including refill approvals, therapeutic interchange, and disease-state management.
• Assist in developing and presenting educational materials for patients and providers.
• Monitor patient drug therapies and work with medical staff to identify alternatives when needed.
• Participate in quality-improvement programs and initiatives driven by clinical needs.
• Analyze medication utilization, performance reports, and data to support provider decision-making, processes, and program implementation.
• Use available data to implement pharmacy initiatives, including HEDIS and Star measures.
• Use pharmacy benefit manager resources and maintain knowledge of health-plan pharmacy benefits.
• Participate in patient discussions as a member of the multidisciplinary team.
• Understand Suvida’s clinical programs, identify practice opportunities, and integrate programs and resources into practice workflows to improve patient experience and quality of care and positively affect resource utilization.
• Serve as a drug-information resource for Suvida Healthcare’s care team and patients.
• Oversee the safety, appropriateness, and effectiveness of pharmaceutical care related to specialty products dispensed.
• Provide prompt, professional, and empathetic service to ensure a positive patient experience.
• Work independently, solve problems, and make sound decisions in a timely manner.

What This Job Offers

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