Ambulatory Care Pharmacist - Full Time - Primary Care - Fontana, CA

Company: Kaiser
Location: Hesperia
Posted on: March 13, 2023

Job Description:

Job Summary:

Provides ambulatory pharmaceutical care services using approved protocols in collaboration with other health professional, including managing patient drug therapy, providing patient education, and preparing and/or overseeing the preparation and dispensing of medications. Promotes high quality, evidence-based, cost-effective pharmaceutical care. Performs these duties in the clinical areas assigned.
Essential Responsibilities:

• Upholds Kaiser Permanentes Policies and Procedures, Principles of Responsibilities and applicable state, federal and local laws.
• Conducts 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.
• Identifies, resolves, and prevents 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, initiates, adjusts, monitors, and recommends changes in drug therapy based on information obtained through patient interviews, objective monitoring parameters, review of drug profiles and the patient medical record.
• Coordinates and interprets laboratory monitoring of drug therapy, including serum drug levels, electrolytes, and other approved drug-related laboratory testing.
• Provides 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.
• Provides patient education related to the individuals disease state, including predictable actions, side effects, reasons for proper compliance, and any special instruction.
• Assure ongoing performance improvement of the pharmaceutical care services provided.
• Provides education to providers and staff via presentations, newsletters, formal utilization reviews, and one-on-one interactions.
• Performs drug utilization review, comprehensive medication review, and/or medication reconciliation.
• Operate pharmacy computer system(s) and other equipment and software.
• Documents information appropriately in the patients medical record and other computer systems according to policies and procedures and regulatory requirements
• Supports a collaborative Labor-Management Partnership environment.
• Performs other duties as required.
• Basic Qualifications:
  
  Experience
  • Minimum 1200 hours of experience in the last three years working under a collaborative drug therapy management protocol including initiating, adjusting, discontinuing, and refilling medication in patients with chronic disease states.
  • Complete an ASHP accredited PGY-1 clinical pharmacy residency prior to start date in position where at least 50 percent of the experience includes the provision of direct patient care services with interdisciplinary teams.
    Education
    • Degree in Pharmacy from an ACPE accredited (or ACPE candidate status) school of Pharmacy.
      License, Certification, Registration
      • Pharmacist License (California) required at hire
        • National Provider Identifier required at hire
          • Basic Life Support within 3 months of hire
            Additional Requirements:
            • 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 plan.
            • 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 & preparation of sterile IV products & 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 appropriate level.
            • Demonstrated analytical and problem solving skills.
            • Experience working as part of a multidisciplinary patient care team.
              Preferred Qualifications:
              • Board certification in relevant practice area
              • Advanced Practice Pharmacist License
              • A Doctor Doctorate of Pharmacy, Pharm.D.
              • PGY-2 clinical pharmacy specialty residency or fellowship
                Notes:
                • variable days and hours
                • Will be working in Complete Care CVD population
                  Job Schedule:
                  Job Category: Pharmacy

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