Your Role on the Team

Position Summary:
The Medication Management Pharmacist is responsible for the provision of patient-centered clinical services, including review of patient medical records, performance of comprehensive medication therapy review, provision of medication information/education to providers and patients, application of evidenced-based medicine and national guidelines to optimize medication-related health outcomes. The Medication Management Pharmacist will provide care for patients in-person and virtually via video, telephone, or text as part of a pharmacist-led, referral-based, Medication Management Clinic. The role will assure the appropriate selection, dosing, administration, and dispensing of medication orders and work under a collaborative practice agreement to autonomously manage referred patients. The MM Pharmacist will serve as a subject matter expert and complete comprehensive medication reviews for patients with specific high-risk medication concerns and high-risk disease states and patients who are at high risk for rehospitalization. This position is a Direct Care Provider as defined in Pharmacy Policy. The MM Pharmacist may perform prior authorization reviews of high-cost medications and deferred authorization requests, as needed. The MM Pharmacist is responsible for supervising pharmacy technicians, ensuring completion of medication histories, and actively precepting pharmacy residents, students, technicians, or interns as assigned by the supervisor. The identification of essential functions below is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties that may be assigned to this position, nor does it restrict the duties which may be assigned if such duties reasonably relate to the position. Roles and responsibilities may evolve as the care model develops.

What It Takes to be Successful

Required Qualifications:

Registered Pharmacist in good standing licensed by the state of California

Current BLS or ACLS upon hire

Completion of a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from an accredited School of Pharmacy.

Completion of ASHP-accredited PGY1 pharmacy practice residency and a PGY2 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Residency or 2+ years experience as a clinical pharmacist in an ambulatory setting

Preferred Qualifications:

Training and knowledge of specialty areas (oncology, hepatology/gastroenterology, neurology, dermatology)

Knowledge of 340B program

Four or more years of pharmacy experience. Specialty/retail pharmacy, ambulatory clinic pharmacy, and/or PBM experience.

Experience working within a multidisciplinary team as part of a Comprehensive Medication Management model

Total Rewards

We offer a wealth of benefits to make working at UCI even more rewarding. These benefits may include medical insurance, sick and vacation time, retirement savings plans, and access to a number of discounts and perks. Please utilize the links listed here to learn more about our compensation practices and benefits.

Conditions of Employment:

The University of California, Irvine (UCI) seeks to provide a safe and healthy environment for the entire UCI community. As part of this commitment, all applicants who accept an offer of employment must comply with the following conditions of employment:

• Background Check and Live Scan
• Employment Misconduct*
• Legal Right to Work in the United States
• Vaccination Policies
• Smoking and Tobacco Policy
• Drug Free Environment

*Misconduct Disclosure Requirement: As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts a conditional offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; received notice of any allegations or are currently the subject of any administrative or disciplinary proceedings involving misconduct; have left a position after receiving notice of allegations or while under investigation in an administrative or disciplinary proceeding involving misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of misconduct with a previous employer.

The following additional conditions may apply, some of which are dependent upon business unit or job specific requirements.

• California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act
• E-Verify
• Pre-Placement Health Evaluation

Details of each policy may be reviewed by visiting the following page: https://hr.uci.edu/new-hire/conditions-of-employment.php

Consideration for Work Authorization Sponsorship

Must be able to provide proof of work authorization