Clinical Pharmacist

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Optum’s Pacific West region is redefining health care with a focus on health equity, affordability, quality, and convenience. From California, to Oregon and Washington, we are focused on helping more than 2.5 million patients live healthier lives and helping the health system work better for everyone. At Optum Pacific West, we care. We care for our team members, our patients, and our communities. Join our culture of caring and make a positive and lasting impact on health care for millions.

Under general direction of the Chief Medical Officer, the Clinical Pharmacist ensures the safe, effective, cost-conscious use of medications by providing expertise in the therapeutic benefits, drug interactions, adverse reactions and disease-specific evidence-based treatment protocols common to primary care and specialty medicine. The Clinical Pharmacist will interact with patients, clinicians, nurses, and other health care providers to provide management, information and education about the use of drugs.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Works providing direct patient care. Obtains and evaluates patient medication regimens, allergies and past/current medical history. Designs, recommends and monitors patient specific therapeutic regimens with evidence-based medicine. Uses collaborative drug therapy management protocols for disease state management. Examples include diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and pain management
• Participates and supports guideline, pathway, and other disease management efforts. Participates in providing drug use feedback to providers using available data
• Collaborates with nurse care managers to provide expert advice on prescribing practices for selected patients with complex and unstable disease to improve their health and prevent unnecessary hospital and emergency care costs
• Conducts target drug programs or other interventional efforts designed to optimize the use of pharmaceuticals
• Professional Practice: Remains current in pharmaceutical regulations and applicable laws, and advises Oregon Medical Group to ensure compliance. Precepts pharmacy students in collaboration with other pharmacists
• Pharmacy and Therapeutics (P&T) Committee participation as an ad hoc member. Conducts formulary reviews and drug monographs based on a rotation of clinical pharmacists
• Performs other duties as assigned

You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy RPh or a PharmD degree from accredited college or university
• Current Oregon Pharmacy license
• Pharmacy practice residency or 3+ years of practice experience in direct patient care
• Driver’s License and access to reliable transportation

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working in an electronic medical record system
• Experience in an ambulatory care clinic or inpatient setting
• Demonstrated ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form
• Demonstrates ability to set goals, plan, organize, and take tasks to completion
• Demonstrated ability to exercise independent judgement within the limits of authority
• Demonstrated ability to communicate well in an interdisciplinary team setting
• Demonstrated ability to lead and train where necessary and accurately represent the standards of pharmaceutical practice
• Proven flexibility and vision to try new collaborative approaches to clinical problems and the willingness to persevere through the challenges of creating positive change in a medical clinic setting
• Proven ability to read, analyze and interpret professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations

Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with us, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The salary for this role will range from $89,900 to $160,600 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone-of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income-deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes – an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.

OptumCare is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.

OptumCare is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.