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Clinical Pharmacist Specialist-IDS

Appcast • $120K — $150K *
Duarte, CA 91010In-Person
Healthcare
5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Graduate of ACPE-accredited Pharmacy School
  • Pharmacy Practice Residency (PGY 1) and Specialty Residency (PGY2), or equivalent experience
  • Current California Pharmacist License
  • BLS certification through the American Heart Association
  • 5-7 years of clinical pharmacist experience related to specialty area is advantageous.

Responsibilities

  • Participate actively in multidisciplinary team rounds
  • Evaluate and assess appropriateness of physician's medication orders
  • Develop and implement drug therapy plans collaboratively
  • Monitor and follow up on treatment effects and make necessary adjustments
  • Approve new drug orders including chemotherapy and non-formulary requests
  • Engage in reimbursement optimization and pre-authorization activities
  • Educate staff on management and monitoring of oncology therapies

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance offerings
  • Retirement savings plans with employer contributions
  • Generous paid time off and holidays
  • Continuing education opportunities
  • Wellness programs and resources for employees
Full Job Description
Clinical Pharmacist Specialist

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


City of Hope employees pay is based on the following criteria: work experience, qualifications, and work location.

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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
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Founded
2014
* Ladders Estimates

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