Bilingual Clinical Pharmacist

Suvida Healthcare•Houston, TX

About The Position

The Clinical Pharmacist plays a critical role in carrying out Suvida’s healthcare model by strengthening provider-patient relationships and engagement and enhancing the quality and affordability of care. The position supports clinical staff and patients through medication management, clinical program integration, and practice transformation. It provides patient-centered care to optimize medication therapy, improve clinical outcomes, reduce overall cost of care, and increase patient and provider satisfaction. The pharmacist provides medication management services to identify, resolve, and prevent medication-related problems. The role also contributes clinical and subject matter expertise in areas such as population health initiatives and case management; develops treatment plans for chronic diseases, including COPD, diabetes, and CHF; helps close quality gaps such as medication adherence and statin use; and provides drug information.

Requirements

PharmD 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 proficiency with Microsoft Office platforms, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Bilingual/bicultural English and Spanish skills are required.
Ability to work independently, solve problems, and make sound decisions in a timely fashion.
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, addressing adherence concerns, patient education, and monitoring clinical outcomes to help prevent unnecessary readmissions, lapses in care, and adverse drug reactions.
Review patient care plans, medications, allergies, laboratory results, and other pertinent medical-record information to identify and resolve medication-related problems.
Assess prescribed medication therapy for unnecessary medications, need for additional medications, ineffective medications, inappropriate doses, adverse drug reactions, and adherence concerns.
Follow up with patients and/or caregivers and document outcomes appropriately.
Provide patient-centered education about chronic diseases and medications used for prevention and treatment.
Collaborate with providers, interdisciplinary care teams, patients, and/or caregivers to identify and develop patient-specific disease-state therapy goals.
Provide patient care through provider-delegated collaborative practice agreements, such as 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.
Support providers by analyzing medication utilization, performance reports, and data to guide decisions, processes, and program implementation.
Use available data to implement pharmacy initiatives, such as HEDIS and Star measures.
Use pharmacy benefit manager resources and maintain comprehensive 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 optimize the patient experience, improve quality of care, and positively impact resource utilization.
Serve as a drug information resource for Suvida Healthcare’s care team and patients.
Provide oversight of the safety, appropriateness, and effectiveness of pharmaceutical care related to specialty products dispensed.
Ensure patients have a positive experience by providing prompt, professional, and empathetic service.