Pharmacotherapy Clinic Pharmacist

Cedars-Sinai•Los Angeles, CA

4d•$69 - $110•Onsite

About The Position

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is renowned for its excellence, tied #1 in California and appearing on the "Best Hospitals" Honor Roll for eleven years. The institution prides itself on its comprehensive healthcare services, with the Department of Pharmacy playing a vital role. Our pharmacy department has over 500 staff members who are dedicated on providing both inpatient and outpatient pharmacy services, ensuring that patients receive high-quality care tailored to their needs. Days/Hours: Monday - Friday, 8 hrs - day shift The Pharmacotherapy Clinic Pharmacist at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California is an integral member of Cedars-Sinai’s ambulatory and specialty pharmacy programs, to optimize complex, specialty 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 initiative.

Requirements

Pharm.D. or equivalent degree from an accredited school of pharmacy
Completion of a PGY1 and/or PGY2 residency or equivalent practice experience.
Current pharmacist licensure in the State of California.
Comprehensive knowledge of common disease states and pathologies.
Ability to comprehend patient medical management plans.
Ability to assess and apply current pharmacological and biopharmaceutical principles for the selection and use of drug products in a clinical setting.
Ability to extract pertinent information from the patient or other sources and relate it to the patient care plan.
Possess the verbal and written communication skills required to fulfill the pharmacist’s responsibilities.
Ability to teach and serve as preceptor for training programs.
Knowledge of laws, regulations and standards relative to pharmacy practice.
Ability to adapt to change.
Ability to evaluate medication regimens to meet the therapeutic needs of patients.
Ability to learn and adapt to the use of automated information systems in daily practice.
Demonstrated competency in techniques of pharmaceutical calculations, compounding and pharmacokinetics.
Possess patient-centered communication skills.
Possess computer skills necessary to perform job functions.

Nice To Haves

Specialty/Outpatient experience is preferred (oncology, neurology, rheumatology, IDB, etc).

Responsibilities

Optimize complex, specialty therapy management, and enhance patient access.
Improve clinical outcomes and operational efficiency by collaborating with providers and interdisciplinary teams.
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 in alignment with clinical guidelines.
Order and interpret laboratory results.
Authorize medication refills.
Monitor and report on adherence, therapeutic outcomes, and patient and provider satisfaction.
Provide patient education on specialty medications.
Act as a clinical resource to physicians and support staff.
Contribute to creating or updating protocols, competency assessments, and continuous quality improvement initiatives.
Prepare drugs needed for immediate administration.
Provide recommendations and monitor the use of drugs.