Population Health Ambulatory Pharmacist - Diabetes

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The Population Health Pharmacy Team performs a variety of programs and services using population health management strategies and virtual communication to care for patients across the Advocate Health Midwest Region. This position will focus on chronic disease management using collaborative practice agreements to adjust and monitor medications for diabetes and chronic disease patients. It is an ever-evolving environment, where we engage patients in self-management of their chronic diseases and collaborate with other healthcare professionals to improve health outcomes.

The ambulatory pharmacist would be joining a team of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians with varying pharmacy backgrounds. Hours would be 8am to 5pm, Monday through Friday. This is a remote position but candidate must live in IL or WI and become dual-licensed within 90 days.

**Five or more years of broad diabetes management experience preferred**

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

Develops competency in clinical practice including appropriate drug therapy for patients and prevention/resolution of drug related problems.

Develops competency to evaluate patients for drug-drug, drug-food, drug-lab, and drug-disease interactions. Individualizes drug therapy regimens including medication doses based on patient’s size, organ functions, and disease states.

Performs patient counseling, chronic disease management, comprehensive medication management and other patient care activities as directed.

Changes drug therapy as needed under a collaborative/scope of practice relationship with provider. Orders labs as needed for management of drug therapy and chronic disease management. Ensures all team members aware of unique patient situations. Pharmacists involved in the provision of services covered under a collaborative practice agreement will be required to demonstrate competence and achieve credentialing in the areas of chronic disease they are managing.

Supports department medication safety and quality improvement activities. Reports events through appropriate channels.

Supports clinical outcomes including improved CMS measures, decreased hospital admissions, chronic disease management clinical indicators, patient satisfaction, etc.

Participates in orientation/training of new team members. May work with interns, residents, and students to guide daily activities. May be preceptor-in-training.

MINIMUM EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

License/Registration/Certification Required: Pharmacist license issued by the state in which the teammate practices.

Education Required: Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmacy

Experience Required: No Experience Required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES REQUIRED

• Maintains advanced skills in areas of practice, demonstrating a commitment to continuing professional growth and advancement of the pharmacy profession.
• Demonstrated decision making, team building, customer service and conflict resolution.
• Strong computer skills.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Excellent presentation, facilitation, and training development skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with providers, staff, and patients.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING CONDITIONS

• Must have functional speech, vision, and hearing.
• Operates all equipment necessary to perform the job.
• May be exposed to normal office/clinic environment.

This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.

About Advocate Health

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.