Job Description

When the work you do every single day has a crucial impact on the lives of others, every effort, every detail, and every second matters. This shared culture of passion and dedication pulses through Cedars-Sinai, and it's just one of the many reasons we've achieved our six-consecutive Magnet designation for nursing excellence. From working with a team of premier healthcare professionals to using state-of-the-art facilities, you'll have everything you need to do something incredible--for yourself, and for others. Join us, and discover why we are tied #1 in California and ten years in a row on the 'Best Hospitals' Honor Roll.

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.

Qualifications

Educational 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.