Job DescriptionHybrid role. Initially, during the first 6 months of training, the position will require full-time onsite. Following the completion of the training period, the role will transition to a hybrid model, allowing for remote work at least one day per week.
The Ambulatory Care - Primary Care and Drug Therapy Management Clinical Pharmacist at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Network in Los Angeles, California is an Advanced Pharmacist Practitioner who collaborates with a multidisciplinary team to provide comprehensive medication management for patients in primary care setting.
The pharmacist collaborates with primary care physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, and specialty pharmacy teams to optimize pharmacotherapy, improve patient outcomes, ensuring patient safety and the highest quality of care is delivered.
What's this role all about?- Provides comprehensive medication management for ambulatory patients including medication reconciliation, therapy monitoring, and pharmacotherapy optimization.
- Evaluates drug therapies and develops individualized pharmacotherapy plans for patients with diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, those on anticoagulation therapy, smoking cessation, as well as international travel medications and immunizations.
- Initiates, titrates, and adjusts medications under collaborative practice agreements and approved clinical protocols following updated clinical guidelines, such as those from the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA), American Diabetes Association (ADA), American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST), and others.
- Orders, reviews, and interprets laboratory tests and monitoring parameters necessary for safe and effective medication therapy management.
- Monitors medication adherence, therapeutic response, and patient outcomes.
- Identifies, resolves, and prevents medication-related problems including adverse drug reactions, drug interactions, untreated indications, and inappropriate drug selection.
- Provides therapeutic recommendations and answers medication and patient-related questions from other healthcare providers.
- Provides patients' and other healthcare providers with education on medication use, side effects, and drug interactions when appropriate.
- Supports the process of completing medication prior authorizations as needed.
- Documents patient encounters, pharmacotherapy interventions, and therapeutic outcomes in the electronic health record.
- Administers vaccines.
- Assists in development and maintenance of clinical pathways, best practices, protocols, competency assessments.
- Supports ambulatory clinical pharmacy billing activities where applicable including documentation supporting incident-to or other pharmacist clinical service reimbursement models.
- Assures ongoing performance improvement of the pharmaceutical care services provided.
- Precepts pharmacy residents and students in ambulatory clinical pharmacy practice.
QualificationsEducational Requirements:- Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) from an accredited school of pharmacy.
Licenses/Certifications:- Pharmacist license in the State of California.
- Advanced Pharmacist Practitioner (APP) License - Required or must be eligible for and obtain within twelve (12) months of hire.
- Professional certificate in relevant practice area(s) preferred.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
What Else Are We Looking For?- Completion of PGY1 pharmacy residency or equivalent clinical experience required.
- Eligibility to obtain DEA registration if required.
- Comprehensive knowledge of common disease states, pathologies and ability to apply current pharmacological and biopharmaceutical principles.
- Completion of PGY2 residency in ambulatory care preferred.
- Experience in ambulatory clinical pharmacy practice or outpatient clinic setting preferred.
