Ambulatory Care Pharmacist

1 week ago


Bellflower, California, United States Kaiser Permanente Full time
Job Summary:

As an Ambulatory Care Pharmacist at Kaiser Permanente, you will provide high-quality, evidence-based pharmaceutical care services to patients in collaboration with other healthcare professionals. Your responsibilities will include managing patient drug therapy, providing patient education, and preparing and/or overseeing the preparation and dispensing of medications.

You will promote high-quality, cost-effective pharmaceutical care and perform your duties in the clinical areas assigned.

This is a per diem position, and you will be required to work variable shifts.


Essential Responsibilities:

Uphold Kaiser Permanente's policies and procedures, principles of responsibilities, and applicable state, federal, and local laws.

Conduct patient medication history inquiries upon referral from physicians and other medical personnel.

Given a diagnosis, synthesize a treatment plan, which may include drug therapy and lifestyle modifications, and transition within the continuum of care settings.

Identify, resolve, and prevent potential and actual medication-related problems, including untreated indications, improper drug selection, subtherapeutic dosage, overdose, failure to receive medication, adverse drug reactions, drug interactions, and medication without indication.

Under protocol, initiate, adjust, monitor, and recommend changes in drug therapy based on information obtained through patient interviews, objective monitoring parameters, review of drug profiles, and the patient medical record.

Coordinate and interpret laboratory monitoring of drug therapy, including serum drug levels, electrolytes, and other approved drug-related laboratory testing.

Provide patient monitoring for the purpose of evaluating and optimizing patient outcomes, drug utilization, and patient compliance, detecting and/or minimizing ADRs, eliminating unnecessary drug use and duplication.

Provide patient education related to the individual's disease state, including predictable actions, side effects, reasons for proper compliance, and any special instruction.

Ensure ongoing performance improvement of the pharmaceutical care services provided.

Provide education to providers and staff via presentations, newsletters, formal utilization reviews, and one-on-one interactions.

Perform drug utilization review, comprehensive medication review, and/or medication reconciliation.

Operate pharmacy computer systems and other equipment and software.

Document information appropriately in the patient's medical record and other computer systems according to policies and procedures and regulatory requirements.

Support a collaborative Labor-Management Partnership environment.

Perform other duties as required.


Basic Qualifications:

Experience: Minimum twelve hundred hours experience in the last five years working under collaborative drug therapy management protocol, including initiating, adjusting, discontinuing, and refilling medication in patients with chronic disease states OR successful completion of an ASHP Accredited PGY-1 residency.

Education: Degree in Pharmacy meeting minimum mandatory educational requirements for licensure.

License, Certification, Registration: Pharmacist License (California) required at hire. Basic Life Support within 3 months of hire. National Provider Identifier required at hire.

Additional Requirements: Passage of a standardized competency assessment with the exception of current Ambulatory Care Pharmacists.


Knowledge Required:

Comprehensive knowledge of current pharmacological/biopharmaceutical principles, medical terminology, pathologies, disease state management, age-appropriate therapy, and other information as it pertains to medical or pharmaceutical care management plans.

Knowledge of Federal/State laws/regulations regarding delivery of pharmacy services and the scope of practice of a pharmacist.

Demonstrated work experience performing aseptic techniques and preparation of sterile IV products and hazardous agents, as required.

Knowledge of sources of current drug information and medical literature.


Skill/Abilities Required:

Demonstrated ability to extract pertinent information from patient/other sources for a medical management plan.

Demonstrated ability to teach and evaluate.

Effective verbal/written communication skills at an appropriate level.

Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills.

Experience working as part of a multidisciplinary patient care team.


Preferred Qualifications:

Doctorate of Pharmacy, Pharm.D.

PGY-2 clinical pharmacy specialty residency or fellowship.

Board certification in a relevant practice area.


Advanced Practice Pharmacist License Notes:

This is a per diem position, and you will be required to work variable shifts.


COMPANY:

KAISER TITLE:
Ambulatory Care Pharmacist - Per Diem - Downey

LOCATION:
Bellflower, California

REQNUMBER:
External hires must pass a background check/drug screen.

Qualified applicants with arrest and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, state, and local laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran, or disability status.



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