Pharmacist - Ambulatory Care Clinic - Cardiology

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center•Beverly Hills, CA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Ambulatory Care Clinical Specialist in Cardiology is an Advanced Pharmacist Practitioner who works with a multidisciplinary team to provide comprehensive medication management for cardiology patients. Responsibilities include medication reconciliation, evaluation of medications for appropriateness, side effects management, patient education on specialty medications and infusions, longitudinal follow-up and therapy outcomes monitoring, and assistance with patient access. The Pharmacy Specialist in Cardiology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California achieves positive patient outcomes through disease management guided by established protocols, promotes adherence, and enhances satisfaction among both patients and providers as evidenced by outcome evaluations. Following updated clinical guidelines, such as those from the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) and Cedars-Sinai’s P&T-approved protocols, the specialist initiates, adjusts, or discontinues therapies, orders and interprets lab results, and authorizes medication refills. Additionally, this specialist educates patients about specialty medications and serves as a clinical resource for physicians and support staff. They also help develop and maintain clinical pathways, best practices, protocols, competency assessments, and support ongoing quality improvement efforts. Sign-on bonus is available to new hires only. Current employees are not eligible. We are currently offering UP TO $10,000 sign-on bonus.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited School of Pharmacy
Minimum Completion of a PGY1 ASHP accredited residency program (or equivalent work experience)
California Pharmacist license
Advanced Pharmacist Practitioner (APP) License – Required or must be eligible for and obtain within twelve (12) months of hire
Board certification in relevant practice area (e.g., BCCP, BCACP, BCPS) – Required or must be eligible for and obtain within eighteen (18) months of hire
Possesses excellent patient service skills prioritizing patient care needs to support safe effective medication use.
Collaborates effectively with internal teams and stakeholders to achieve program goals.
Apply critical thinking to analyze and interpret information and/or data.
Ability to analyze qualitative and quantitative information for decision support.
Demonstrates good decision-making/problem solving skills.
Exhibits good clinical reasoning skills and judgments in managing patients with the highest medical complexity/acuity.
Ability to convey and/or receive written/verbal information to/from various audiences in different formats.
Communicates effectively and engages in positive inter/intra departmental interaction with peers, physicians, staff and patients.
Demonstrates the ability to accurately and promptly document all clinical interventions, assessments, and therapy changes in the patient’s Electronic Health Record (EHR).
Initiate, plan, design, implement, and monitor project(s)
Ability to manage projects, establish timeliness, analyze data relevant to areas of responsibility.
Ability to function independently, ability to plan, organize, direct, monitor and evaluate assigned work.
Possesses fiscal management skills and proven track record to prepare, monitor and control budgetary expenses and generate revenue.
Ability to interpret and apply knowledge of State, Federal and Agency standards to comply with regulations.
Ability to learn and adapt to the use of software, technology, and automated information systems in daily practice.

Nice To Haves

Completion of a PGY2 ASHP accredited residency program in ambulatory care
Professional certificate in relevant practice area(s)
Previous experience in cardiology specialty or infusion therapy management in an ambulatory care setting

Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive medication management for cardiology patients.
Perform medication reconciliation.
Evaluate medications for appropriateness.
Manage medication side effects.
Educate patients on specialty medications and infusions.
Conduct longitudinal follow-up and monitor therapy outcomes.
Assist with patient access to medications.
Initiate, adjust, or discontinue therapies based on clinical guidelines and protocols.
Order and interpret lab results.
Authorize medication refills.
Serve as a clinical resource for physicians and support staff.
Develop and maintain clinical pathways, best practices, and protocols.
Conduct competency assessments.
Support ongoing quality improvement efforts.