Pharmacist - Ambulatory Care Clinic - Los Angeles, CA
About The Position
The Multispecialty Ambulatory Care Clinical Specialist at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, is an Advanced Pharmacist Practitioner who collaborates with a multidisciplinary team to deliver comprehensive medication management for patients across specialty ambulatory clinics. The specialist supports patients throughout their treatment journey through medication reconciliation, assessment of therapy appropriateness and tolerability, education about specialty medications and infusions, longitudinal follow-up and outcomes monitoring, and assistance with medication access. The specialist promotes positive patient outcomes through protocol-guided disease management, adherence support, and improved patient and provider satisfaction. Following current clinical guidelines and Cedars-Sinai P&T-approved protocols, the specialist initiates, adjusts, or discontinues therapies, orders and interprets laboratory results, and authorizes medication refills. The role also includes educating patients, serving as a clinical resource for physicians and support staff, developing and maintaining clinical pathways, best practices, protocols, and competency assessments, and supporting ongoing quality improvement. A sign-on bonus of up to $10,000 is available to new hires only; current employees are not eligible.
Requirements
- Graduate degree from an accredited School of Pharmacy.
- Completion of a minimum PGY1 ASHP-accredited residency program or equivalent work experience.
- California Pharmacist license.
- Advanced Pharmacist Practitioner (APP) license, or eligibility to obtain it within 12 months of hire.
- Board certification in a relevant practice area, such as BCACP or BCPS, or eligibility to obtain it within 18 months of hire.
- Excellent patient service skills and a focus on patient care needs to support safe, effective medication use.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with internal teams and stakeholders.
- Critical-thinking skills to analyze and interpret information and data, including qualitative and quantitative information for decision support.
- Good decision-making, problem-solving, clinical reasoning, and judgment skills when managing patients with high medical complexity or acuity.
- Ability to communicate and receive written and verbal information across audiences and formats, and to interact effectively with peers, physicians, staff, and patients.
- Ability to accurately and promptly document clinical interventions, assessments, and therapy changes in the patient’s EHR.
- Project management skills, including the ability to manage projects, establish timelines, and analyze data relevant to areas of responsibility.
- Ability to function independently and to plan, organize, direct, monitor, and evaluate assigned work.
- Fiscal management skills and a proven track record in preparing, monitoring, and controlling budgetary expenses and generating revenue.
- Ability to interpret and apply state, federal, and agency standards and comply with regulations.
- Ability to learn and adapt to software, technology, and automated information systems used in daily practice.
- Frequent sitting, walking, bending, and reaching; occasional pushing, pulling, and lifting materials up to 50 pounds.
- Responsiveness to auditory alarms and communication devices, including telephones, pagers, fire alarms, and mechanical failure alarms.
- Sufficient mobility to access equipment, patients, and other customers.
- Ability to read information on medication labels.
Nice To Haves
- Completion of a PGY2 ASHP-accredited residency program in ambulatory care.
- Professional certificate in relevant practice area(s).
- Previous experience in applicable specialty areas or infusion therapy management in an ambulatory care setting.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to provide comprehensive medication management in specialty ambulatory clinics.
- Perform medication reconciliation and assess therapy appropriateness and tolerability.
- Educate patients about specialty medications and infusions.
- Provide longitudinal patient follow-up and monitor outcomes.
- Support patients with medication access and promote medication adherence.
- Manage disease according to established protocols to achieve positive patient outcomes.
- Initiate, adjust, or discontinue therapies in accordance with clinical guidelines and Cedars-Sinai P&T-approved protocols.
- Order and interpret laboratory results and authorize medication refills.
- Serve as a clinical resource for physicians and support staff.
- Develop and maintain clinical pathways, best practices, protocols, and competency assessments.
- Support ongoing quality improvement efforts.
- Accurately and promptly document clinical interventions, assessments, and therapy changes in the patient’s Electronic Health Record.
- Initiate, plan, design, implement, and monitor projects; establish timelines and analyze relevant data.
- Plan, organize, direct, monitor, and evaluate assigned work.
- Prepare, monitor, and control budgetary expenses and generate revenue.
- Interpret and apply state, federal, and agency standards to comply with regulations.
Benefits
- Up to $10,000 sign-on bonus for new hires only; current employees are not eligible.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
