Clinical Pharmacist Specialist-Infectious Disease

Clinical Pharmacist Specialist

About City of Hope Orange County
City of Hope Orange County is transforming cancer treatment by bringing world-class expertise and specialized care closer to home. Supported by a regional network of care, our 11-acre academic cancer campus in Irvine is home to City of Hope Orange County Lennar Foundation Cancer Center, our outpatient cancer center, and Orange County's only cancer specialty hospital, opening in late 2025.

With the opening of the hospital, the full continuum of advanced cancer care-from prevention through survivorship-will be available in Orange County for the first time, eliminating the need to travel for lifesaving treatment. Seamlessly connected to our outpatient cancer center, the new clinical research hospital will feature 73 inpatient beds, advanced surgical suites, groundbreaking clinical trials, and holistic services such as rehabilitative therapy and spiritual care. This isn't standard cancer care. This is lifesaving cancer care. This is Hope.

The Clinical Pharmacist Specialist (CPS) operates at the highest level of clinical practice, independently delivering evidence-based pharmaceutical care through direct and indirect interactions with patients and healthcare providers. As a key member of City of Hope's multidisciplinary team, the CPS collaborates with other healthcare professionals to provide advanced clinical services while offering professional guidance within their assigned service line. They play a pivotal role in expanding comprehensive clinical pharmacy services and ensuring safe, effective, and timely pharmacotherapy in alignment with evidence-based guidelines, regulatory standards, and City of Hope policies.
Recognized as the pharmacy's leading subject matter expert in medication management within their specialty, the CPS delivers patient-centered care by providing disease education, counseling, benefit verification, and care coordination with multiple providers. They also develop personalized adherence management plans and conduct thorough medication education for both patients and caregivers.

As a successful candidate, you will:

• Collaborates with providers to develop, implement, and maintain systems that promote desirable clinical outcomes through use of safe, cost-effective drug therapies. Designs pharmaceutical care plans if needed and documents interventions performed.
• Addresses and helps to resolve medication management issues that arise in the specialty area.
• Ensure timely access to oral oncology medication by proactively collaborating with other team members of the specialty pharmacy program.
• Act as a liaison between the care team and the specialty pharmacy distributors to ensure timely access to medications.
• Ensure that all patient care follow up is completed timely (lab, assessments, scans, etc.) in accordance with the patient care plan.
• Participates in cost-saving and/or revenue-generating activities to contribute to the financial health of the department while ensuring safe quality care.
• Develop and Implement policies and procedures for the oncology area of practice and other clinical areas of specialty pharmacy programs to ensure timely access to medications and the provision of high-quality care and outcomes.
• Develop and maintain safe medication prescribing and dispensing practices in accordance with best practice and most up to date clinical guidelines.
• Closely measure and track quality assurance measures in their specialty area and report trending data to the pharmacy leadership team.
• Educates medical, nursing, and pharmacy staff about the management, prescribing and monitoring of oncology therapies including chemotherapy agents.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the Leadership Team.

Your qualifications should include:

• Graduate of ACPE-accredited Pharmacy School
• Pharmacy Practice Residency (PGY 1) and Specialty Residency (PGY2), or Five years of experience as a clinical pharmacist in a desired area of specialty may substitute for the required residencies, or A PGY1 residency plus three years of experience as a clinical pharmacist in a desired area of specialty may substitute for the required PGY2 residency.
• Current CA Pharmacist License
• American Heart Association BLS certification
• Board Certification in the area of specialty (if applicable) is required or must be obtained within 3 years of employment

City of Hope employees pay is based on the following criteria: work experience, qualifications, and work location.

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