UnitedHealthcareVerified Source

Clinical Pharmacist, Telephonic Patient Care - Texas

92K–164K
Partially · Houston, Texas
Posted August 12, 2026
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Overview

You will own telephonic outreach to UHC Medicare members, improving medication adherence and drug utilization at scale. You will work with a collaborative pharmacy team focused on clinical and business outcomes. This remote role requires monthly office visits in Houston, TX, and daily presence during the 3-week training period. You will directly impact CAHPS scores and Star Ratings, with medication adherence contributing 14% to the rating.

What You'll Do8

  • 1Perform live telephonic outreach to UHC Medicare members to improve health quality outcomes like medication adherence and appropriate drug utilization.
  • 2Optimize pharmacy therapy through additional telephonic engagement with providers and pharmacies.
  • 3Oversee pharmacy projects from inception to completion, ensuring deliverables meet quality standards.
  • 4Provide responses to drug information requests from internal and external stakeholders.
  • 5Assess and interpret customer needs and requirements, identifying solutions to non-standard requests and problems.
  • 6Coach, provide feedback, and guide team members on patient care best practices.
  • 7Improve CAHPS member experience results by targeting detractors and medication adherence barriers through outbound calls.
  • 8Document and track member engagement in MS Office tools to monitor outcomes.

Requirements7

  • 1Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy or higher.
  • 2Current and unrestricted Pharmacist license in Texas.
  • 33+ years of experience as a licensed pharmacist.
  • 43+ years of patient consultation experience as a licensed pharmacist.
  • 5Beginner proficiency in MS Office and Windows-based environment.
  • 6Preferred: PharmD degree.
  • 7Preferred: Retail or mail order pharmacy experience.

Salary Insight

$92 - $164k per year

Location

Typepartially
LocationHouston, Texas

Required Skills

PharmacyLicensed pharmacistPatient consultationMS OfficeTelephonic outreachPharm DRetail pharmacy experienceMail order pharmacy experience
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