Clinical Pharmacist Specialist Pediatric Adolescent Behavioral Health

Job description

Who We Are

Imagine Pediatrics is a tech enabled, pediatrician led medical group reimagining care for children with special health care needs. We deliver ²⁴⁄₇ virtual first and in home medical, behavioral, and social care, working alongside families, providers, and health plans to break down barriers to quality care. We do not replace existing care teams; we enhance them, providing an extra layer of support with compassion, creativity, and an unwavering commitment to children with medical complexity.

This role is remote, travel 4-6 times per year, and expected schedule requirements are Monday to Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm eastern or central time.

What You’ll Do

The Clinical Pharmacist Specialist, Behavioral Health provides medication management and clinical expertise in psychiatric pharmacotherapy. You will provide direct patient care services and develop medication management programs with a focus in behavioral health. You will work in coordination with the Clinical Pharmacy Manager on program implementation and maintenance. Through these functions the Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Behavioral Health promotes optimal medication therapy, disease outcomes, and value of care for children and youth with special healthcare needs.

In this role you will:

Program Development (30%)

• Develop scalable, behavioral health focused medication management program
• Evaluate the effectiveness of behavioral health focused medication management programs
• Align with the Clinical Pharmacy Manager on operational and education needs for the clinical pharmacy team to implement and scale behavioral health medication management programs
• Develop operational structure for behavioral health medication management program, in coordination with the Clinical Pharmacy Manager
• Ensure training and education of the interdisciplinary team to support consistent delivery of medication management services focused on behavioral health.
• Develop education programs for patients and clinicians
• Maintain subject matter expertise the behavioral health medication management programs
• Promote the practice of evidence-based, cost-effective behavioral health medication management by keeping abreast of new drugs, devices, and medical literature
• Liaison between the regions and the medication management center of excellence
• Clinical pharmacy liaison for the behavioral health central of excellence

Patient Care (70%)

• Patient care will be focused on patients with behavioral health medication management needs while ensuring holistic care across conditions
• Support the regional clinical pharmacy teams as the SME in behavioral health medication management
• Provide medication management services inclusive of medication access, medication education, medication adherence, comprehensive/directed medication management, and quality metric support for the regions in alignment with the programs as designed by the medication management center of excellence
• Assist with medication access management services between the patient, pharmacy, insurance, and medical provider through oversite and support of the region Medication Support Navigators
• Provide accurate, thorough medication education, medication adherence assessment, and comprehensive/directed medication management through direct interactions with patients/caregivers, internal and external care team members, and works independently under individualized scope of clinical practice (where applicable)
• Document encounters in the patient electronic medical record, including closed-loop communication with interdisciplinary care teams
• Document/report adverse drug events (ADEs), medication allergies and medication errors per procedure
• Practice pharmacy in compliance with all governing regulatory authorities

What You Bring & How You Qualify

First and foremost, you’re passionate and committed to reimagining pediatric health care and creating a world where every child with complex medical conditions gets the care and support they deserve.

Education & Training Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited college/university of pharmacy (Pharm.D) required
• Must hold an unrestricted, current pharmacist license with ability to obtain licensure by reciprocity in each state where telehealth services will be provided
• Completion of ASHP accredited PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency required
• Completion of an ASHP accredited PGY-2 Psychiatric Pharmacy, strongly preferred Pediatric Residency
• In lieu of a PGY-2 Psychiatric Pharmacy residency – a PGY2 Pediatric Pharmacy Residency or PGY1 Pharmacy Residency with required work experience below, may be considered
• Applicable Board Certification – Psychiatric Pharmacy or Pediatric Pharmacy
• Bilingual English/Spanish preferred but not required

Work Experience

• 3+ years of practice experience, post-PGY1 residency, in an applicable direct patient care setting, require for candidates without completion of PGY2
• 2+ years of practice experience, post-PGY2 residency, preferred
• Behavioral health or psychiatry clinical practice experience required. Preferably pediatric and/or adolescent practice experience

What We Offer (Benefits + Perks)

This role offers a base salary range of $150,000 - $175,000 in addition to annual bonus incentive, competitive company benefits package and eligibility to participate in an employee equity purchase program (as applicable). When determining compensation, we analyze and carefully consider several factors including job-related knowledge, skills and experience. These considerations may cause your compensation to vary. We provide these additional benefits and perks:

• Competitive medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Healthcare and Dependent Care FSA; Company-funded HSA
• 401(k) with 4% match, vested 100% from day one
• Employer-paid short and long-term disability
• Life insurance at 1x annual salary
• 20 days PTO + 10 Company Holidays & 2 Floating Holidays
• Paid new parent leave
• Additional benefits to be detailed in offer

What We Live By

We’re guided by our five core values:

Our Values:

• Children First. We put the best interests of children above all. We know that the right decision is always the one that creates more safe days at home for the children we serve today and in the future.
• Earn Trust. We listen first, speak second. We build lasting relationships by creating shared understanding and consistently following through on our commitments.
• Innovate Today. We believe that small improvements lead to big impact. We stay curious by asking questions and leveraging new ideas to learn and scale.
• Embrace Humanity. We lead with empathy and authenticity, presuming competence and good intentions. When we stumble, we use the opportunity to grow and understand how we can improve.
• One Team, Diverse Perspectives. We actively seek a range of viewpoints to achieve better outcomes. Even when we see things differently, we stay aligned on our shared mission and support one another to move forward — together.

We Value Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging

We believe that creating a world where every child with complex medical conditions gets the care and support, they deserve requires a diverse team with diverse perspectives. We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer. People seeking employment at Imagine Pediatrics are considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, or characteristics (or those of a family member), pregnancy or other status protected by applicable law.