Job Summary:

Develops, implements, and evaluates clinical pharmacy programs for patients, providers, and pharmacists. Maintains a clinical pharmacy practice to impact patients at risk for drug-related problems in area of expertise. Educates providers, pharmacists and other health care professionals. Makes members/patients and their needs a primary focus of ones actions; develops and sustains productive member/patient relationships. Maintains knowledge of and assures departmental compliance with Kaiser Permanentes Principles of Responsibility and policies and procedures, and applicable regulatory requirements and accreditation standards.

Essential Responsibilities:

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• Develops and maintains a clinical pharmacy practice that includes: Drug therapy consultations for members and healthcare providers; Participation in drug use initiatives and strategies to promote achieving targeted disease state goals and cost-effective prescribing; Provides continuing education and staff development in-services for pharmacists, physicians, and other health care providers; Provides drug information to health care providers and members; Critically reviews medical literature to provide updates on drug therapy; Documents all clinical interventions and drug information requests using appropriate providers; Demonstrated continued competency in specialty areas of pharmacy practice.

Basic Qualifications: Experience

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• Completion of one (1) year residency related to practice area, or three years of clinical practice experience required.
  
  

Education

• Doctor of Pharmacy Degree (PharmD) required.

License, Certification, Registration

• Pharmacist License (District of Columbia) within 4 months of hire
  
  

• Pharmacist License (Virginia) within 4 months of hire
  
  

• Pharmacist License (Maryland)
  
  

• Board Certified Pharmacy Specialist Certificate within 36 months of hire
  
  

Additional Requirements:

• N/A

Preferred Qualifications:

• Minimum one (1) year of experience in a hospital-based setting preferred.