Pharmacist - Medication Policy Specialist - Hybrid Role

4 weeks ago


Los Angeles, California, United States Cedars-Sinai Full time
Job Summary

Cedars-Sinai is seeking a highly skilled Pharmacist to join our team as a Drug Use Policy Pharmacist. This role will be responsible for analyzing pharmacy costs of care, trends, and coordinating the development of appropriate use protocols and guidelines.

Key Responsibilities
  • Pharmacy Cost Analysis: Analyze pharmacy costs of care, trends, and coordinate the development of appropriate use protocols and guidelines.
  • Drug Policy Development: Develop drug product review and recommendations by assessing drug use trends, new drug releases, and review of primary literature.
  • Data Interpretation: Critically evaluate and interpret data from various sources to provide an accurate and balanced response within the guidelines and regulations of industry-based drug information practice.
  • Medication Review: Set criteria for medication review of non-formulary or non-preferred drug list medications and communicate recommendations.
  • Drug Information: Research drug information to maintain drug knowledge and disease state understanding. Monitor pipeline medications and new medication research.
  • Communication: Provide support documentation and develop communication for the Pharmacy & Therapeutics (P&T) Committee review process and decisions.
  • Education: Provide education to physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and allied healthcare professionals regarding safe medication use or changes in medication policy.
  • Training: Assist with training of pharmacy residents and pharmacy students and with continuing education activities for pharmacy staff, and when appropriate, physicians.
  • Drug Usage Data: Review drug usage data and make determinations for drug products according to member benefits and coverage criteria.
  • Budget Management: Assist with budget forecasting and management.
  • Clinical Pharmacy: Complete projects related to clinical pharmacy and medication use improvement, as needed.
  • Medication Use: Assist with implementation and education of new order sets, best practice alerts, updating drug lists, and other work related to medication use within Cedars-Sinai's electronic medical record system, CS-Link (Epic).
  • Leadership: Takes a lead role in the implementation of new drug-related initiatives and the establishment of new clinical pharmacy services or initiatives as requested.
  • Clinical Criteria: With the team, develops and implements clinical criteria for the review of non-formulary or non-preferred medications.
  • Scripting: Reviewing and revising scripting for patient and prescriber communication (e.g., criteria, letters) related to drug coverage and other drug utilization programs.
Requirements

This role requires a strong comfort level of data analysis, prior knowledge of high-cost drug classes, strong analytical skills, and an ability to lead at a cross-functional level by stewarding recommendations forward within various leadership forums, including the Cedars-Sinai Medical Network Physician Leadership, P&T Committee, and other Cedars-Sinai Health System Leadership.



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