Ambulatory Care Clinical Pharmacy Specialist

Salud’s Ambulatory Care Clinical Pharmacy Specialists (CPS) are the medication-use experts on Family Medicine patient care teams and provide comprehensive medication management. The CPS approaches his/her tasks in a team-based fashion that supports patients and their families in self-management, self-efficacy, and behavior change. Primary responsibilities of this position include participating in ambulatory care clinical practice at Salud Family Health Services.  The CPS provides direct patient care within a multidisciplinary model, including care under collaborative drug therapy management protocols, population health services, and medication consultant services.

We offer:

• Starting Annual Salary - $132,000 to $151,000
• Mon to Fri - 9 am to 5 pm

Comprehensive Benefits Package includes:

• Medical (Includes Free Medical Services at All Salud Facilities)
• Dental (Employee Discounts at All Salud Dental Facilities)
• Vision
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Basic Life and AD&D
• Supplemental Life and AD&D
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Accident & Critical Illness Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• 21 paid vacation days per year
• 10 Paid Holidays per year (includes 2 Floating Holidays and paid Birthday) 
• 8 Paid accrued Sick Days per year
• Financial and time-off reimbursement for continuing medical education
• Retirement savings plans
• Employees working at least 1,000 hours within a 12-month period are eligible for the Defined Contribution Pension Plan. Salud will contribute 5% of your base salary each month      

Our Mission is to provide a quality, integrated healthcare home to the communities we serve

Specific Duties:

• Operates within the clinical scope and supervision of the clinical pharmacy Collaborative Drug Therapy Management Protocol, as well as all clinical pharmacy Standard Operating Procedures
• Engages in providing clinical care services in ambulatory care, both in person and through telehealth models  
• Works in conjunction with Medical Providers, Dental providers, Behavioral Health Providers, and all other staff to ensure that patients obtain the highest standard of integrated health care
• Participates in organizational multidisciplinary committees and workgroups relating to medication use. Examples include quality teams, research projects, Peer Review, and Thrive's new Provider training
• Provides education to other team members on new medical guidelines, updates in therapy, etc.
• Serves as a regular medication resource/mentor for new primary care providers
• Documents consistently and appropriately for services completed in the electronic health record
• Performs comprehensive medication reviews to identify, prevent, and resolve medication-related problems as requested by primary care providers
• Acts as a patient advocate for our vulnerable populations by ensuring that patients are fully informed and comfortable with their visit to Salud
• Instructs interns, students, and other medical personnel on matters pertaining to pharmacy
• Attends and participates in other activities conducted by Salud (i.e., staff training, educational sessions, meetings, etc.)
• Helps to ensure compliance with all federal and state rules and regulations
• Follows procedures for the electronic health records system
• Performs other duties as assigned