Pharmacist- Specialty Pharmacotherapy Clinic

Cedars-Sinai • Los Angeles, CA

29d

About The Position

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 Pharmacist in our Specialty Pharmacotherapy at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California is an Advanced Practice Pharmacist, an integral member of Cedars-Sinai’s ambulatory and specialty pharmacy programs, embedded within specialty clinics to optimize complex, specialty or infusion therapy management, and enhance patient access. Collaborating with providers and interdisciplinary teams, a pharmacist in this role improves clinical outcomes and operational efficiency. Additionally, a pharmacist in this role provides comprehensive medication management, therapy monitoring, side effect management, and patient education for high-cost or complex specialty or infusion therapies. In alignment with the most recent clinical guidelines, a pharmacist in this role initiates, adjusts, and discontinues therapies, orders and interprets laboratory results, and authorizes medication refills. A pharmacist in this role also monitors and reports on adherence, therapeutic outcomes, and patient and provider satisfaction. Moreover, a pharmacist in this role provides patient education on specialty medications and acts as a clinical resource to all physicians and support staff. A pharmacist in this role contributes to creating or updating protocols, competency assessments and to continuous quality improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Optimize complex, specialty or infusion therapy management, and enhance patient access
• Collaborate with providers and interdisciplinary teams to improve clinical outcomes and operational efficiency
• Provide comprehensive medication management, therapy monitoring, side effect management, and patient education for high-cost or complex specialty or infusion therapies
• Initiate, adjust, and discontinue therapies, orders and interprets laboratory results, and authorizes medication refills
• Monitor and report on adherence, therapeutic outcomes, and patient and provider satisfaction
• Provide patient education on specialty medications and acts as a clinical resource to all physicians and support staff
• Contribute to creating or updating protocols, competency assessments and to continuous quality improvement initiatives.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed