Pharmacist - Ambulatory Care Clinic - Los Angeles, CA
About The Position
The Multispecialty Ambulatory Care Clinical Specialist at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles is an Advanced Pharmacist Practitioner who collaborates with a multidisciplinary team to provide comprehensive medication management for patients across specialty ambulatory clinics. The role supports patients throughout treatment through medication reconciliation, assessment of therapy appropriateness and tolerability, education about specialty medications and infusions, longitudinal follow-up, outcomes monitoring, and medication-access support. The specialist manages disease treatment using established protocols to promote adherence and positive patient outcomes. Following updated clinical guidelines and P&T-approved protocols, the specialist initiates, adjusts, or discontinues therapies; orders and interprets laboratory results; and authorizes medication refills. The specialist also educates patients, serves as a clinical resource for physicians and support staff, helps develop and maintain clinical pathways, best practices, protocols, and competency assessments, and supports ongoing quality-improvement efforts. 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 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 (e.g., BCACP or BCPS), or eligibility to obtain it within 18 months of hire.
- Excellent patient-service skills and ability to prioritize 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.
- Sound decision-making, problem-solving, clinical reasoning, and judgment in managing patients with high medical complexity or acuity.
- Ability to communicate and engage effectively with peers, physicians, staff, and patients through written and verbal information in different formats.
- Ability to accurately and promptly document clinical interventions, assessments, and therapy changes in the patient’s Electronic Health Record.
- Ability to manage projects, establish timelines, and analyze data relevant to areas of responsibility.
- Ability to work 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.
Nice To Haves
- Completion of a PGY2 ASHP-accredited residency program in ambulatory care.
- Professional certificate(s) 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 deliver comprehensive medication management across 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 treatment according to established protocols to achieve positive patient outcomes.
- Initiate, adjust, or discontinue therapies in accordance with updated clinical guidelines and P&T-approved protocols.
- Order and interpret laboratory results and authorize medication refills.
- Serve as a clinical resource for physicians and support staff.
- Help 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
- Sign-on bonus of up to $10,000 for new hires only; current employees are not eligible.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
