Clinical Pharmacist Ambulatory Services

Dignity Health Medical Foundation, established in 1993, is a California nonprofit public benefit corporation with care centers throughout California. Dignity Health Medical Foundation is an affiliate of Dignity Health - one of the largest health systems in the nation - with hospitals and care centers in California, Arizona and Nevada. Today, Dignity Health Medical Foundation works hand-in-hand with physicians and providers throughout California to provide comprehensive health care services to the many communities we serve. As Dignity Health Medical Foundation continues to grow and establish new premier care centers, we provide increasing support and investment in the latest technologies, finest physicians and state-of-the-art medical facilities. We strive to create purposeful work settings where staff can provide great care, while advancing in knowledge and experience through challenging work assignments and stimulating relationships. Our staff is well-trained and highly skilled, qualities that are vital to maintaining excellence in care and service.

As our Clinical Pharmacist Ambulatory Services in the Anticoagulation clinic, you will work collaboratively with physicians, nurses, other healthcare providers, and patients to optimize drug therapy and outcomes using evidence-based standards of care.

Every day you will be responsible for providing effective, efficient and accurate ambulatory pharmaceutical care to achieve organizational, patient care, and quality measure goals and objectives, working within the scope of their license, performed in accordance with organizational protocols, internal guidelines/standards, and any applicable State regulatory requirements.

To be successful in this role, you must enjoy learning new concepts and researching information in real-time to provide solutions for real people. You should also continually look for ways to go above and beyond for your patients, delivering an exceptional experience along with exceptional care.

***This role is work from home within California, preferably in Northern California.
As a remote employee, we will provide you with the equipment needed to work from home, including a laptop, docking station, dual monitors, and accessories.

• Participates in the evaluation and management of diseases and health conditions in collaboration with other health care providers
• Prescribe pharmaceutical agents as outline in the approved collaborative drug therapy management agreement including initiating, adjusting, and discontinuing drug therapy
• Order and interpret drug therapy-related tests
• Ensure patients have access to and receive safe, efficacious and cost-effective medication therapy
• Work collaboratively to resolve medication access and adherence issues
• Address medication-related issues to support care coordination and transitions of care

Required:

- Graduation from an accredited school of pharmacy
- Active CA Pharmacist License in good standing
- Current knowledge of evidence based clinical pharmacy practice and pharmacotherapies
- Knowledge of Health Plans such as Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial plans
- Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to all age groups of patients served and infection control, safety and risk management standards as relates to the ambulatory pharmacy setting.

Preferred:

- PharmD preferred
- Completion of three (3) years of practice experience with at least 50% of time spent in ambulatory care activities preferred
- Completion of a PGY2 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy residency preferred
- Completion of a PGY1 residency plus one (1) year of practice experience with at least 50% of time spent in ambulatory care activities preferred
- Anticoagulation experience preferred