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Clinical Pharmacist Specialist-IDS

City of Hope

#Patient Care #BLS Certification #Oncology #Evidence-Based Practice #Chemotherapy #IDS #Pharmaceutical Care #Medication Safety #ACPE

Quick overview

The Clinical Pharmacist Specialist provides evidence-based pharmaceutical care through direct patient engagement and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams. Key duties include evaluating medication orders, developing therapy plans, and educating staff on oncology therapies.

Requirements summary

Candidates must be a graduate of an ACPE-accredited Pharmacy School with a current CA Pharmacist License and BLS certification. A PGY1 and PGY2 residency are required, though equivalent clinical experience may substitute.

professional certificatepostgraduate degreePatient EducationMedication Order EvaluationPharmaceutical CareMedication SafetyEvidence-Based MedicinePre-authorizationFormulary ManagementReimbursement OptimizationClinical MonitoringClinical Pharmacy PracticeDrug Therapy PlanningOncology Therapy

Job description

Clinical Pharmacist Specialist Join the transformative team at City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses.
City of Hope’s growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, and treatment facilities in Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix.
Our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today.
The Clinical Pharmacist Specialist (CPS) operates at the pinnacle of clinical practice, working autonomously to facilitate evidence-based pharmaceutical care services through direct and indirect engagement with patients and providers.
This role entails collaborative work within the multidisciplinary team at City of Hope.
Additionally, they provide disease-specific support in their area of specialty, act as a bridge between the pharmacy enterprise and healthcare team.
As a successful candidate, you will: Actively participate in multidisciplinary team rounds.
Evaluate physician’s medication orders for appropriateness.
Help develop and implement drug therapy plans for patients in collaboration with the other team members.
Monitor treatments and provides timely follow-up on the clinical effects of the medication regimen with recommendation for adjustments as necessary to achieve optimal outcomes and documents actions.
When appropriate, approves new drug orders, which may include checking/verifying chemotherapy notes, and processing non-formulary requests.
Engage in activities related to reimbursement optimization and pre-authorization with the ultimate goal of minimizing insurance denials, when appropriate.
Engage in activities that promotes cost effective high-quality care such as review for appropriate medication use criteria, medical necessity and “on/off” label indication based on payor guidelines, coordination of necessary documentation with the ordering provider, and interpreting ongoing payor changes to the team.
Keep abreast of changes in payor policies and practices.
Educate medical, nursing, and pharmacy staff about the management, prescribing and monitoring of oncology therapies including chemotherapy agents.

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