Pharmacist (MTM Clinic)

Griffin Hospital • Derby, CT

19h • $100,180 - $160,289

About The Position

The Pharmacist (MTM Clinic) provides medication therapy management services, conducts clinical pharmacist assessments, and supports patient care, education, and chronic disease management. The role evaluates medication regimens for appropriateness, effectiveness, safety, adherence, and access concerns; identifies and resolves medication-related problems; develops individualized action plans; and communicates and follows up on clinical recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive medication reviews (CMRs) and targeted medication reviews (TMRs).
• Assess medication regimens for appropriate selection, dose, route, frequency, indication, therapeutic effectiveness, safety, patient adherence, and barriers to adherence.
• Identify, prevent, and resolve medication-related problems.
• Develop individualized medication action plans.
• Communicate recommendations to providers and healthcare teams.
• Follow up on medication changes and clinical outcomes.
• Evaluate patient-specific factors, including drug-drug and drug-disease interactions, allergies and intolerances, renal and hepatic function, laboratory monitoring needs, contraindications and precautions, duplicate therapy, and medication affordability and access barriers.
• Provide medication counseling and education to patients and caregivers.
• Promote medication adherence and self-management strategies.
• Educate patients about medication purpose, expected benefits, potential adverse effects, monitoring requirements, and lifestyle modifications.
• Support patients in understanding and managing chronic conditions.
• Provide pharmacist-led interventions and monitoring for diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, anticoagulation therapy, asthma/COPD, heart failure, and other chronic disease states identified by clinic needs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed