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As part of the pharmacy team with Kaiser Permanente, you’ll learn and grow as you help make a difference in the lives of everyone in our communities. Whether you’re working with patients, partnering with physicians, or collaborating with colleagues, you’ll play a key role in an information-rich environment. One where your development will be supported and your skills will be challenged as you work at the top of your license. If you want to explore opportunities beyond your role, we provide a wide array of professional growth opportunities to help our pharmacy team advance their skills and careers. If you believe in the continued pursuit of excellence, there’s no better place to put your beliefs into practice.
Job Responsibility:
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
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
Requirements:
Pharmacist License (California) required at hire
National Provider Identifier required at hire
Basic Life Support within 3 months of hire
Minimum twelve hundred (1200) 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
A qualified candidate should have at least ONE of the following credentials or experience: Board Certified Oncology Pharmacist (BCOP) OR, Have completed PGY2 in oncology practice OR, a candidate that has completed 1000 hours over last three (3) years in area of sterile compounding oncology pharmacy with direct clinical protocol management
on condition of achieving BCOP within three (3) years of employment OR, a candidate that has successfully completed an ASHP accredited PGY1 Residency (within three (3) years), with an oncology pharmacy rotation during the residency year and condition of achieving BCOP within three (3) years of employment
Degree in Pharmacy meeting minimum mandatory educational requirements for licensure
Passage of a standardized competency assessment with the exception of current Ambulatory Care Pharmacists
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
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
Nice to have:
Doctorate of Pharmacy, Pharm.D.
PGY-2 clinical pharmacy specialty residency or fellowship