Pharmacist - Pharmacotherapy Clinic

Company: CEDARS SINAI
Location: Diamond Bar
Posted on: May 11, 2022

Job Description:

Make a Difference in Pharmacy 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 fifth-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 U.S. News & World Report has named us one of America---s Best Hospitals Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is an 886-bed non-profit, acute, quaternary, teaching Level I Trauma Center hospital located in the heart of Los Angeles, California. The Department of Pharmacy has over approximately 430 staff members who provide comprehensive inpatient pharmacy services as well as outpatient services via 2 cancer centers and 3 outpatient pharmacies. We are committed to the education and training of pharmacists, students/interns, residents, technicians, and other health care professionals. We are affiliated with several Schools of Pharmacy and offers PGY1 and PGY2 residency programs. The residency and student experiential programs at CSMC continue to grow with every successive year, where nearly 100 residents have graduated from the PGY1 pharmacy residency program since 1985 and more than 200 student rotations are offered at CSMC annually. Recently, CSMC was recognized and bestowed ---Site of the Year--- awards by two major affiliated CA Schools of Pharmacy for providing an exceptional experiential learning environment for their students. The Pharmacotherapy Clinic Pharmacist is responsible for providing comprehensive medication management for patients with conditions requiring specialty medications upon receipt of a provider referral and in accordance with Pharmacy & Therapeutics (P&T) approved policies. The pharmacist is responsible for ensuring required tasks are performed to maintain specialty pharmacy accreditation(s). The pharmacist performs all job duties in accordance with pharmacy policies, procedures, regulatory requirements, best practice documents, and standard operating procedures. The pharmacist performs these duties in a timely, accurately, and appropriately prioritized manner to meet or exceed customer expectations while exhibiting behavior that supports Cedar-Sinai---s mission, vision, and values. The pharmacist takes initiative to continually learn and maintain clinical and regulatory knowledge. Demonstrates individual commitment to cooperation and collaboration among staff and customers. Perform routine patient assessments including gathering relevant patient history to manage specialty disease states Demonstrate clinical knowledge to initiate, adjust, or discontinue patient medication regimen including but not limited to specialty and adjunct medications, per P&T approved policies Order and interpret drug therapy-related laboratory tests Perform follow-up monitoring to assess and manage specialty medication side effects or other symptoms associated with the patient---s underlying conditions, drug-drug interactions, medication adherence, and any relevant clinical laboratory results to achieve medication therapy goals Provide medication education to patients and/or family members. Accurately documents all patient and prescriber communications in CS-Link Interpret and fill prescriptions in an accurate and timely manner, according to policies and procedures, while prioritizing workflow and maintaining required documentation Refer patients to other healthcare providers/facilities, agencies, and community resources. Perform required tasks to maintain specialty pharmacy accreditations(s) including, but not limited to prescription billing, prior authorizations, patient financial assistance, medication reconciliation, patient counseling/education, prescription refill reassessments, inventory management, and mail order Use technology safely and effectively to deliver medications and services to patients Supervise and train technicians, pharmacy residents and/or students, including supervision of daily workflow Demonstrates knowledge of third party, Medi-Cal, Medicare Part B, and interdepartmental charging procedures Communicate with patients, providers, and team members (written, verbal) in an effective and timely manner Documents clinical interventions, including near miss prescribing errors and recommendations, for safe and effective medication management. Oversee all dispensing and distribution processes within the pharmacy according to state and federal regulations Actively identifies methods and approaches to simplify work processes, decrease medication wastage, and increase the quality of services provided Performs other duties as assigned

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