Clinical Pharmacist - Nashville, TN - Full-time / Part-time

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As a Clinical Pharmacist you will maintain or enhance clinical pharmacy programs such as health outcomes, disease state management, care management, and other specialty programs. This is your opportunity to join a pharmacy team with a focus on clinical and business collaboration, and you will have extensive telephonic patient interaction on a daily basis! You will find an incredible team culture that provides opportunities to learn and evolve every day.

***Daily shifts can range anywhere from 8:00am - 8:00pm CST, Monday through Friday***

Primary Responsibilities:

• Performing MTM telephonic pharmacotherapy consultations to patients and/or prescribers promoting high quality, evidence-based, cost effective pharmaceutical care 
  
• Completing a comprehensive medication review of prescription and non-prescription medications with emphasis on patient assessment and counseling, safe and effective use of medications, identification of potential drug interactions, and other related activities 
  
• Completing pharmacotherapy assessment of patients' claims, past medical history and disease states 
  
• Assessing patients for medication adherence barriers and develops a plan to maximize patients' medication success through improving or maintaining adherence to medications 
  
• Developing a plan of care that details actions of the patient and/or prescriber based on the Pharmacotherapy assessment 
  
• Delivering high quality evidence-based therapeutic recommendations to providers 
  
• Documentation of clinical consultations including the plan of care into internal data base 
  
• Participation in continuing education sessions provided by the department 
  
• Effectively participates in and contributes to staff meetings and other staff development opportunities and interdepartmental work groups 
  
• Identifies areas of improvement where systems modifications could result in operational advancements and efficiencies 
  
• Maintains a high level of clinical knowledge of chronic disease states and changes in pharmacy practice in adult and geriatric patient populations to serve as an authoritative information source on drugs and their utilization in therapy 
  
• Other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications:

• Pharmacy degree, and active, unrestricted license to practice as a Pharmacist in the state of Tennessee 
  
• 1+ years experience as licensed Pharmacist (any setting) 
  
• Able to interact effectively with various departments and levels of management 
  
• Must live within a commutable distance of our Nashville, TN office location
  
• Comfortable with rapid change management and matrix environment
  
• Strong communication skills (both verbal and written)
  
• Strategic vision with attention to detail
  
• Must be flexible to work an 8 hour shift between 8a - 8p Monday - Friday (1 night a week)

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Pharm D 
  
• Completion of PGY1 and/or PGY2 pharmacy residency 
  
• Experience in managed care pharmacy or health plan 
  
• Experience in MTM (Medication Therapy Management) 
  
• Medication Therapy Management Certification 
  
• Experience working with the geriatric patient population 
  
• Bilingual skills (fluency in Spanish/English)

UnitedHealth Group is working to create the health care system of tomorrow. Already Fortune 14, we are totally focused on innovation and change. We work a little harder. We aim a little higher. We expect more from ourselves and each other. And at the end of the day, we're doing a lot of good.

Through our family of businesses and a lot of inspired individuals, we're building a high-performance health care system that works better for more people in more ways than ever. Now we're looking to reinforce our team with people who are decisive, brilliant - and built for speed.

Come to UnitedHealth Group, and share your ideas and your passion for doing more. We have roles that will fit your skills and knowledge. We have diverse opportunities that will fit your dreams.

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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

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