Pharmacist - Ambulatory Care Clinic - Cardiology
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.
Requirements
- Advanced Pharmacist Practitioner
- Familiarity with American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) guidelines
- Familiarity with Cedars-Sinai’s P&T-approved protocols
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 therapy outcomes monitoring.
- Assist with patient access to medications.
- Achieve positive patient outcomes through disease management guided by established protocols.
- Promote adherence to treatment plans.
- Enhance satisfaction among patients and providers.
- 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.
- Develop and maintain competency assessments.
- Support ongoing quality improvement efforts.
Benefits
- Sign-on bonus is available to new hires only. Current employees are not eligible.
- UP TO $10,000 sign-on bonus.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
