Ambulatory Care Pharmacist (KJ 0095) Bellflower, CA
Provides ambulatory pharmaceutical care services using approved protocols in collaboration with other health professional. Includes 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 Functions:
- Upholds KP's 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, sub-therapeutic 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 individual's 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 other duties as required.
Qualifications:
Basic Qualifications:
- Successful completion of a pharmacy practice residency or ambulatory care residency, or equivalent clinical experience in direct patient care delivery required.
- American Heart Association (AHA) approved Basic Life Support (BLS) or Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification must be obtained within the probationary period.
- Current California Pharmacist license required.
- National Provider Identifier (NPI) required.
Knowledge Required:
- Comprehensive knowledge of current pharmacological/biopharmaceutical principles, medical terminology, pathologies, disease state management, age appropriate therapy, and other information as pertains to medical or pharmaceutical care management plan.
- Expertise in drug utilization review.
- Federal/State laws/regulations regarding delivery of pharmacy services and scope of practice of a pharmacist.
- Working knowledge of aseptic techniques & preparation of sterile IV products & chemotherapeutic agents, as required.
- Emergency medication & drug monitoring, as required.
- Sources of current drug information and medical literature.
Skill/Abilities Required:
- Ability to extract pertinent information from patient/other sources for a medical management plan.
- Teaching ability and evaluation.
- Effective verbal/written communication skills at appropriate level.
- Learn & operate pharmacy computer system (s) & other equipment and software.
- Demonstrated analytical and problem solving skills.
- Demonstrated ability to work with others on the patient care team.
PreferredQualifications:
- Advanced residency, fellowship, or board certification in pharmacology.
- Doctor of pharmacy (Pharm. D.) degree preferred.
Notes:
- PR# KJ-0095
- Work schedule and scheduled hours to vary as required.
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