Clinical Pharmacist Lead - Florida

Job Location: Remote (U.S. only), Must reside in the state of Florida, Florida state active license in good standing required

Waymark is a team of healthcare providers, technologists, and builders whose mission is to bring the best healthcare to people with Medicaid benefits.  Guided by the communities we serve, we bring support and technology-enabled care to help primary care providers keep Medicaid patients healthy.  We are building the tools and designing an approach to enable care to reach the patients who can benefit most.  

Our core values embody the essence of what makes Waymark a unique team today, and what we look for, nurture, and sustain as a team. We are bold builders, believing that the greatest challenges in care delivery can be solved when we harness the power of community and technology. We are humble learners, seeking feedback and perspectives different from our own, and welcome challenges to our conclusions. We experiment to improve, actively seeking data to inform decisions and to assess our own performance. We act with focused urgency, our commitment to our mission drives us to tirelessly pursue results.

If this vision resonates with you, we hope you consider bringing your creativity, your energy, your curiosity to Waymark.

About this role

As the Clinical Pharmacist Lead for the Florida team, you will be key to our efforts to provide better care and support to vulnerable populations. We are looking for a Clinical Pharmacist Lead with experience working with vulnerable populations; collaborating with a multidisciplinary team including Community Health Workers, Care Coordinators, and Therapists; supporting patients through direct patient outreach, medication adherence education, and assistance in obtaining medications and durable medical equipment after initial rejection; and using analytics dashboards to proactively engage with patients who may be at high risk for adverse drug events and/or avertable acute care events. 

Responsibilities & Duties 

• Provide telephonic and/or video and/or SMS-based outreach, engagement, and education of vulnerable patients in the Medicaid program in Florida
• Work with a multidisciplinary team to provide care management services that ‘wrap around’ primary care provider practices; team members include Community Health Workers, Care Coordinators, and Behavioral Health Therapists
• Provide clinical services that support day-to-day operations and safe practices of the program
• Participate in QI activities to assure quality, cost-effectiveness, and ROI
• Utilize analytics dashboards that help you proactively outreach patients who receive medication and/or equipment rejections, admissions/readmissions, or who may benefit from medication adherence counseling
• Potential mentoring and supervising of fellow pharmacists and/or pharmacy technicians in the future

Minimum qualifications

• PharmD with advanced practice license in good standing in Florida
• Completion of PGY1 residency training in related discipline
• 5+ years of experience in pharmacy including delivery of interventions among vulnerable populations
• Experience in multi-disciplinary care management
• Positive referrals from prior colleagues

Preferred qualifications

• Completion of PGY2 residency training in related discipline
• Strong analytic skills and ability to navigate dashboards and registry data for proactive outreach campaigns including for HEDIS gaps in care
• History of experience with medication management through collaborative practice agreements with primary care providers
• BPS Board Certification Preferred (prefer BCPS and/or BCACP)
• Experience serving vulnerable populations with a skill set including motivational interviewing, harm reduction, and behavioral health 

Base Salary 

$109,000 - $170,000.  Compensation will depend on multiple factors, including job location, training, education, and experience.

Benefits and Other Compensation

Medical, vision, dental, basic life insurance, and stock options available for the hired applicant.  Employees also receive twenty (20) vacation days, accrued over the year and eleven (11) paid holidays throughout the calendar year. Sixteen (16) weeks of parental leave for birthing parents will also be available for use after successful completion of six (6) months of employment, eight (8) weeks of bonding leave for non-birthing parents.  Employees are able to enroll in our 401(k) plan and commuter benefits plan. 

COVID Vaccination

Waymark has adopted a policy on mandatory full vaccination to safeguard our employees, our partners, and the patients we serve from the hazard of COVID-19.  As a healthcare company, we believe it is important for our employees and actions to reflect the best available science and the interests of public health.  You will be asked to attest to your COVID vaccination status before an offer of employment is made.

Don’t check off every box in the requirements listed above? Please apply anyway! Studies have shown that marginalized communities - such as women, LGBTQ+ and people of color - are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. Waymark is dedicated to building an inclusive, diverse, equitable, and accessible workplace that fosters a sense of belonging – so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to still consider submitting an application. You may be just the right candidate for this role or another one of our openings!