Pharmacist - Drug Therapy Management - Medical Network - Hybrid

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center•Los Angeles, CA

13d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Ambulatory Care–Drug Therapy Management Clinical Pharmacist is an Advanced Pharmacist Practitioner at Cedars-Sinai Medical Network. The pharmacist collaborates with a multidisciplinary primary care team to provide comprehensive medication management, optimize pharmacotherapy, improve patient outcomes, and support patient safety and high-quality care. The role begins with six months of full-time onsite training and then transitions to a hybrid model with remote work at least one day per week. The pharmacist manages medication therapy for ambulatory patients, including patients with diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, anticoagulation needs, chronic opioid or benzodiazepine therapy, and smoking cessation needs. Under collaborative practice agreements and approved clinical protocols, the pharmacist initiates, titrates, and adjusts medications; orders and interprets laboratory tests and monitoring parameters; monitors adherence and outcomes; and addresses medication-related problems. The pharmacist also provides medication education and recommendations to patients and healthcare professionals, documents care in the electronic health record, supports prior authorizations and pharmacy billing activities, contributes to clinical pathways and quality improvement, and precepts pharmacy residents and students.

Requirements

Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree from an accredited school of pharmacy.
Pharmacist license in the State of California.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
Eligibility to obtain DEA registration if required.
Completion of a PGY1 pharmacy residency or equivalent clinical experience.
Comprehensive knowledge of common disease states and pathologies, and ability to apply current pharmacological and biopharmaceutical principles.
Willingness to learn and manage patients receiving opioids and/or benzodiazepines.

Nice To Haves

Professional certificate in relevant practice area(s).
Pain management experience.
Completion of a PGY2 residency in ambulatory care, pain management, or pharmacotherapy.
Experience in ambulatory clinical pharmacy practice or an outpatient clinic setting.

Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive medication management for ambulatory patients, including medication reconciliation, therapy monitoring, and pharmacotherapy optimization.
Develop individualized pharmacotherapy plans for patients with diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, anticoagulation needs, chronic opioid therapy, and/or benzodiazepine therapy.
Provide smoking cessation education and medication management.
Initiate, titrate, and adjust medications under collaborative practice agreements and approved clinical protocols, following current clinical guidelines.
Order, review, and interpret laboratory tests and monitoring parameters needed for safe and effective medication therapy.
Monitor medication adherence, therapeutic response, and patient outcomes.
Identify, resolve, and prevent medication-related problems, including adverse drug reactions, drug interactions, untreated indications, and inappropriate drug selection.
Provide therapeutic recommendations and respond to medication- and patient-related questions from other healthcare providers.
Educate patients and healthcare providers on medication use, side effects, and drug interactions when appropriate.
Support completion of medication prior authorizations as needed.
Document patient encounters, pharmacotherapy interventions, and therapeutic outcomes in the electronic health record.
Assist in developing and maintaining clinical pathways, best practices, protocols, and competency assessments.
Support ambulatory clinical pharmacy billing activities where applicable, including documentation for incident-to or other pharmacist clinical service reimbursement models.
Assure ongoing performance improvement of pharmaceutical care services.
Precept pharmacy residents and students in ambulatory clinical pharmacy practice.
Complete six months of full-time onsite training before transitioning to a hybrid model with remote work at least one day per week.