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Landmark Health, part of the Optum and UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, was created to transform how healthcare is delivered to the most medically vulnerable members in our community. Our medical group provides home-based medical care to chronically ill patients, many of whom are ill-equipped to navigate our overwhelming healthcare system.

Objective
Ensures the safe and effective use of medications for Landmark patients by providing medication therapy management including medication reconciliation, assessing for optimal drug product selection, dosage regimen design, effective administration and drug therapy monitoring services. Reviews inpatient and outpatient drug therapies when appropriate and works with Landmark clinicians and multi-disciplinary team to find alternatives when needed, to ensure the best care possible is being given and to maximize clinical and financial outcomes. 

Primary Responsibilities:

• Prevent, detect, and resolve medication therapy problems including unnecessary drug therapy, ineffective or suboptimal drug therapy, incomplete immunization record, suboptimal dose, medication allergy, adverse drug reaction, and clinically significant drug interaction
• Make evidence-based, patient-centered recommendations as a part of the multi-disciplinary team
• Design, implement, assess, monitor, and document therapeutic plans utilizing the most effective, safe, and economical medication treatments
• Recommend cost-savings strategies based on plan formularies, insurance phases, and evidence-based guidelines
• Prioritize level of care based on critical needs and perform home visits for patients as needed
• Collaborate with providers and through collaborative practice agreements (dependent on state-specific regulations) to facilitate chronic disease state management
• Provide concise, applicable, comprehensive, and timely responses to requests for drug information from patients and health care providers
• Provide education to patients and/or caregivers regarding medications and chronic disease states
• Contribute to and support market-specific and pharmacy-related quality measures
• Actively participates in the development and implementation of performance/quality improvement and patient safety activities with the Landmark Team
• Represent Pharmacy/service areas on institutional/ practice area committees and quality support teams
• Share expertise by coordinating and providing educational presentations to Landmark multi-disciplinary team
• Participates in mentorship and professional development of newly hired Landmark pharmacists
• Complete required continuing education credits and submit pharmacist license renewal to State Board of Pharmacy on time
• Engage in professional development to maintain and enhance knowledge of clinical standards of care relevant to Landmark Health’s patient population
• Some travel required

Supervisory
Reports to the Senior Manager of Pharmacy Operations 

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:

• Doctorate in Pharmacy (preferred) or Bachelor of Pharmacy
• License/Certification: Licensed pharmacist within state or eligible within 60 days of hire 
• Access to reliable transportation required; if you are driving a vehicle, you must comply with all the terms of the Landmark Motor Vehicle Safety policy
• Full COVID-19 vaccination is an essential job function of this role. Candidates located in states that mandate COVID-19 booster doses must also comply with those state requirements. UnitedHealth Group will adhere to all federal, state and local regulations as well as all client requirements and will obtain necessary proof of vaccination, and boosters when applicable, prior to employment to ensure compliance. Candidates must be able to perform all essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation.

Preferred Qualifications:

• PGY1 residency or Board Certification 
• 2+ years of clinical pharmacy practice experience 

Competencies

• Planning/Organizing - Prioritizes and plans work activities; Uses time efficiently; Plans for additional resources; Sets goals and objectives
• Initiative - Volunteers readily; Undertakes self-development activities; Seeks increased responsibilities; Takes independent actions and calculated risks; Looks for and takes advantage of opportunities; Asks for and offers help when needed.  Generates suggestions for improving work and workflow
• Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; Gathers and analyzes information skillfully; Develops alternative solutions; Works well in group problem solving situations; Uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics
• Interpersonal Skills - Focuses on solving conflict, not blaming; Maintains confidentiality; Listens to others without interrupting; Keeps emotions under control; Remains open to others' ideas and tries new things
• Communication - Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; listens and gets clarification; Responds well to questions; Participates in meetings. Writes clearly and informatively; Edits work for spelling and grammar; Varies writing style to meet needs; Able to read and interpret written information

Physical Demands
Below are the physical requirements which are representative of those that must be met by the employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

• Regular requirement to sit; use hands to touch, handle or feel
• Regular requirement to talk and listen
• Occasional requirement to stand; walk and reach with hands and arms
• Occasional requirement to lift and/or move up to 10 pounds
• Vision abilities include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus

Work Environment
Below is a description of the work environment that the employee will encounter while performing the essential functions of the job.  

• Will require regular travel to patient homes for visits as needed
• Noise level is usually moderate

To protect the health and safety of our workforce, patients and communities we serve, UnitedHealth Group and its affiliate companies require all employees to disclose COVID-19 vaccination status prior to beginning employment. In addition, some roles and locations require full COVID-19 vaccination, including boosters, as an essential job function. UnitedHealth Group adheres to all federal, state and local COVID-19 vaccination regulations as well as all client COVID-19 vaccination requirements and will obtain the necessary information from candidates prior to employment to ensure compliance. Candidates must be able to perform all essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation. Failure to meet the vaccination requirement may result in rescission of an employment offer or termination of employment

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