• Upholds Kaiser Permanente'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, 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 ADR's, 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 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 patient's 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.

• 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.
• See functions for additional specialty related requirements.

• Degree in Pharmacy from an ACPE accredited (or ACPE candidate status) school of Pharmacy.

• American Heart Association (AHA) approved Basic Life Support (BLS) training must be successfully completed within the first 90 days.
• Pharmacist license required. Must be licensed as a pharmacist in California prior to first day of employment.
• National Provider Identifier (NPI) prior to first day of employment.

• 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.

• 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.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) Level II.

• Start and end time should be variable.
• Must successfully pass or have passed the bilingual test (within the last 12 months), or be active in the QBS program.

• Cover letter
• Resumé