Pharmacist - Ambulatory Care

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Health is everything. At CVS Health, our colleagues are committed to increasing access, lowering costs, and improving quality of care. Millions of times a day, we help people on their path to better health, from advising on prescriptions to helping manage chronic and specialty conditions.

The Pharmacist, Ambulatory Care plays a critical role at CVS Health. Committed to improving the patient experience, the Pharmacist, Ambulatory care helps their patients to understand and feel connected to their health care plan by identifying and discussing medication changes and adherence gaps.  As a member of a collaborative care team, the Pharmacist, Ambulatory Care works in partnership with prescribers across a network of physicians and hospitals.  The Pharmacist, Ambulatory Care inspires trust with our patients by building meaningful relationships that improve healthcare outcomes.  In this way, they build on the value of our brand promise to make healthcare easier and more accessible for those in need.

Primary Roles and Responsibilities:

The Pharmacist, Ambulatory Care is responsible for but not limited to the following (roles and responsibilities may evolve over time):

• Work as part of a clinical care team to improve patient satisfaction, lower medical costs, and improve quality of care metrics
• As part of the clinical care team, you will participate in daily huddles with clinicians, medical assistants, and other healthcare professionals and help make recommendations based off reviews of patients’ medications, testing results, and care gaps including accurate EHR documentation
• Support patients and clinicians under a collaborative practice agreement to manage certain chronic conditions along with providing other patient care services and coordinating medication reconciliation across a spectrum of care
• Support CVS to build out a clinical care model by providing continuous feedback and improvement opportunities for the care model, applying your knowledge to help differentiate CVS from competitors
• Develop other Pharmacists and Residents on best practices for operating within a clinical care model
• Potentially, as capacity allows, support other CVS Pharmacy initiatives/tasks as needed

Required Qualifications:

• Active, unrestricted pharmacist license in the state of clinic location required
• 1-3 years’ prior relevant experience as a Clinical pharmacist -Ambulatory experience preferred
• Bilingual in English and Spanish
• Completion of all required training for current role within required timeframe
• Ability to stand and walk for an extended amount of time

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2+ years of clinical, ambulatory, or outpatient pharmacy practice experience
• Experience working in ambulatory care setting or similar experience
• Experience being part of clinical care team
• Board certification by the Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS) in Pharmacotherapy (BCPS), Ambulatory Care (BCACP), or Geriatric (BCGP)
• Experience in primary care: internal medicine, geriatrics, or family medicine
• Completion of a Pharmacy Postgraduate Residency (community or managed care PGY-1 and/or ambulatory care PGY-2)
• Experience with Medicare / Medicare Advantage plans
• Immunization certified or willingness to become certified
• Passion for teamwork and the opportunity to collaborate cross-functionally

Education:

• Bachelors of Science or PharmD from an accredited college of pharmacy

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