Pharmacist II Diabetes Care and Education - Per Diem Days

MLK Community Healthcare•Los Angeles, CA

About The Position

This position reports to the Supervisor, Disease Management and serves as an active member of the pharmacy team. The pharmacist assists with developing clinical programs, clinical monitoring, medication reconciliation, formulary management, cost-containment programs, and improved pharmacoeconomic outcomes. The role builds professional relationships across departments and with staff and patients, and communicates to promote clinical initiatives, patient care and education, and pharmacy initiatives. The Clinical Pharmacist provides pharmaceutical care to patients of all ages, from infancy through geriatrics, maintains a professional presence throughout the hospital, and ensures pharmacy services and activities meet the goals and standards of the client/hospital. The position assists in developing the inpatient diabetes stewardship and management program and supports department leaders and staff with evidence-based guidelines and current literature on diabetes care. It also performs essential clinical pharmacist functions as needed. In collaboration with pharmacy management and interprofessional care teams, the pharmacist develops and maintains protocols and medication initiatives to reduce insulin-related harm, optimize glucometric outcomes, keep providers current on treating inpatient glycemic excursions, enhance education, and improve evidence-based pharmacotherapeutic recommendations. The role assists with evaluating new diabetes medications for the pharmacy formulary; maintaining and implementing pharmacy policies, protocols, and initiatives; supporting hospital committees; and coordinating medication-use evaluations. Staff pharmacist duties and other assigned functions may also be performed as needed.

Requirements

Graduate of a college of pharmacy accredited by ACPE or equivalent.
Current California pharmacist license.
Training and proficiency in age-specific therapies for hospital patients, including neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and/or geriatric patients.
Effective interpersonal skills.
Ability to prioritize.
Pharmacist skills.
Presentation skills.
Financial management skills.
Stress management skills.

Nice To Haves

PharmD degree preferred.
Previous pharmacist experience or previous hospital pharmacy experience preferred.
Board of Pharmacy Specialties certification preferred.
Three years of related hospital clinical pharmacy experience and/or completion of a Postgraduate Year One Pharmacy Residency preferred.
Active membership in the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists or another pharmacy-related state or national organization preferred.

Responsibilities

Assist in developing the pharmacy-driven inpatient diabetes stewardship and management program.
Provide department leaders and staff with evidence-based clinical guidelines and current published literature on diabetes care.
Perform essential clinical pharmacist functions as needed and serve as a Staff Pharmacist as needed.
Collaborate with pharmacy management, nursing, medical, and ancillary healthcare team members to develop and maintain protocols and medication initiatives.
Help reduce patient harm related to insulin administration and optimize institutional glucometric outcomes.
Support provider education on treating glycemic excursions in the hospital and enhance education across interprofessional service lines.
Improve the delivery of evidence-based pharmacotherapeutic recommendations.
Assist in evaluating new diabetes medications for consideration for the pharmacy formulary.
Maintain and implement pharmacy policies, protocols, and initiatives.
Assist with pharmacy deliverables to hospital P&T, Medication Safety, Opioid Stewardship, Infection Control/Antimicrobial Stewardship, Heart Failure, COPD, and Diabetes Care committees.
Assist with developing and coordinating pharmacy medication-use evaluations and report results to appropriate committees.
Maintain pharmacy safety, integrity, and professionalism; wear hospital identification and meet dress code and hygiene standards.
Treat patients and families with respect and dignity and maintain confidentiality of patient records.
Maintain good working relationships within and across departments, help resolve problems or concerns, support the team, and promote customer service.
Perform special projects and other duties as assigned.