Clinical Pharmacist - Ambulatory Care / COPD Population Health Program

The role

The Clinical Pharmacist provides ambulatory pharmaceutical care services within the RIPCPC ACO. This role supports a new pharmacist-led COPD population health program and broader ambulatory care services.

What you will do

• Functions as the medication expert on the interdisciplinary care team.
• Reconciles and assesses medication regimens for adherence, safety, and optimization.
• Provides evidence-based, patient-centered medication therapy recommendations.
• Delivers chronic disease state management with emphasis on COPD.
• Identifies and engages high-risk COPD patients through population health platforms.
• Conducts transitions of care medication evaluations following acute care encounters.
• Educates patients on medications, disease states, and self-management strategies.
• Practices within established collaborative practice agreements.
• Collaborates with providers, patients, payers, and care management teams.
• Participates in the development, implementation, and evaluation of quality improvement initiatives.

Required qualifications

• Experience independently managing drug therapy in an ambulatory or primary care setting.
• Maintains current unrestricted pharmacist licensure in accordance with the Rhode Island Board of Registration in Pharmacy.
• Advanced training and experience relevant to chronic disease management via Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties certification, ASHP-accredited residency in the area of practice, or a continuing educat
• Holds a PharmD degree and has two (2) years of professional experience OR holds a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy degree and has three (3) years of professional experience.
• Practices pharmacy in accordance with laws, rules, and regulations of the Rhode Island Board of Registration in Pharmacy, Department of Public Health, FDA, and DEA.

Nice to have

• Ambulatory care, population health, or chronic disease management experience
• Experience managing respiratory disease states including COPD and asthma
• Completion of an ASHP-accredited residency (PGY-1 and/or PGY-2, particularly ambulatory care)
• Experience working as part of interdisciplinary care teams
• Experience supporting transitions of care following hospital discharge or ER visits
• Self-motivated and comfortable helping build and shape a new clinical program
• Experience utilizing electronic health records, population health platforms, and reporting tools
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, Outlook, and web-based systems

Benefits

• Health benefits include medical, dental, vision, and others
• Company paid health reimbursement arrangement (HRA)
• 401K match eligibility at 1 year
• Paid Time Off
• Paid holidays
• Life insurance

About the company

Rhode Island Primary Care Physician’s Corporation (RIPCPC) is the largest independent provider association of primary and pediatric care in the state. It joined Akido Labs in 2023, becoming a key east coast hub for healthcare innovation within the Akido Care medical network.