Appcast

Clinical Pharmacist Specialist

Appcast • $162K — $258K *
Duarte, CA 91010In-Person
Healthcare
5 - 7 years of experience
1 month ago
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Graduate of ACPE-accredited Pharmacy School
  • Completion of Pharmacy Practice Residency (PGY1) and Specialty Residency (PGY2), or 5 years of clinical pharmacist experience in specialty area
  • Alternatively, a PGY1 residency plus 3 years of experience in specialty may substitute for PGY2
  • Current CA Pharmacist License
  • BLS certification via the American Heart Association

Responsibilities

  • Actively engage in multidisciplinary team rounds to enhance patient care
  • Evaluate and verify the appropriateness of physician's medication orders
  • Develop and implement collaborative drug therapy plans with healthcare team
  • Monitor treatments, providing timely feedback on medication effectiveness and documenting recommendations
  • Approve new drug orders, including chemotherapy notes and non-formulary requests, when appropriate
  • Optimize reimbursement and pre-authorization processes to reduce insurance denials
  • Educate healthcare staff on oncology therapy management and medication monitoring
  • Collaborate with medication safety officer to address and resolve medication errors
  • Participate in formulary management to ensure timely delivery of patient care
  • Maintain compliance with pharmacy regulations and institutional policies

Benefits

  • Engagement in a collaborative work environment with a multidisciplinary team
  • Opportunities for direct patient interaction and impact on treatment outcomes
  • Involvement in ongoing education for healthcare providers regarding oncology therapies
  • Potential for career advancement within a leading cancer care institution
  • Access to continued professional development in a dynamic field.
Full Job Description
Clinical Pharmacist Specialist

Thank you for your interest. Please note, the purpose of this posting is to recruit for on-going and future positions.

The Clinical Pharmacist Specialist (CPS) operates at the pinnacle of clinical practice, working autonomously to facilitate evidence-based pharmaceutical care services through direct and indirect engagement with patients and providers. This role entails collaborative work within the multidisciplinary team at City of Hope. Additionally, they provide disease-specific support in their area of specialty, act as a bridge between the pharmacy enterprise and healthcare team.

As a successful candidate, you will:
  • Actively participate in multidisciplinary team rounds.
  • Evaluate physician's medication orders for appropriateness.
  • Help develop and implement drug therapy plans for patients in collaboration with the other team members.
  • Monitor treatments and provides timely follow-up on the clinical effects of the medication regimen with recommendation for adjustments as necessary to achieve optimal outcomes and documents actions.
  • When appropriate, approves new drug orders, which may include checking/verifying chemotherapy notes, and processing non-formulary requests.
  • Engage in activities related to reimbursement optimization and pre-authorization with the ultimate goal of minimizing insurance denials, when appropriate.
  • Engage in activities that promotes cost effective high-quality care such as review for appropriate medication use criteria, medical necessity and "on/off" label indication based on payor guidelines, coordination of necessary documentation with the ordering provider, and interpreting ongoing payor changes to the team.
  • Keep abreast of changes in payor policies and practices.
  • Educate medical, nursing, and pharmacy staff about the management, prescribing and monitoring of oncology therapies including chemotherapy agents.
  • Work in close collaboration with pharmacy medication safety officer to address medication errors and near misses and ensure that system issues resulting in those medication errors are resolved. Develop standard work processes and staff education to address system gaps
  • Participate in formulary management and review of medication use processes to improve timely delivery of patient care.
  • Maintains compliance with all rules and regulations governing the practice of Pharmacy and City of Hope policies and procedures.
  • Performs other duties as assigned by the Leadership Team.


Your qualifications should include:
  • Graduate of ACPE-accredited Pharmacy School
  • Pharmacy Practice Residency (PGY 1) and Specialty Residency
  • (PGY2), or Five years of experience as a clinical pharmacist in a desired area of specialty may substitute for the required residencies, or A PGY1 residency plus three years of experience as a clinical pharmacist in a desired area of specialty may substitute for the required PGY2 residency.
  • Current CA Pharmacist License
  • BLS certification through the American Heart Association


Additional Information:
  • Salary Range: Pay Rate: $78-124 per hour

About Appcast

Appcast is a global leader in programmatic recruitment advertising technology. More than just a job board, Appcast?s programmatic recruitment advertising exchange connects employers and job seekers through real-time bidding and automatic job ad optimization. Appcast?s proprietary technology and advanced data analysis tools enable employers to source and hire top talent quickly, efficiently, and cost-effectively. Appcast is headquartered in Lebanon, New Hampshire, with offices in Boston, New York City, San Francisco, London, Manchester, and Budapest.
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Size
200 employees
Industry
Staffing
Founded
2014
* Ladders Estimates

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