Clinical Pharmacist I

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 I (Specialty) oversees and supports all specialty pharmacy medication activities. This includes supervising pharmacy technicians and ensuring the clinical appropriateness of medications, such as proper dosing and potential drug interactions, before dispensing. Additionally, this role facilitates new patient enrollment and promotes medication adherence for patients prescribed specialty medications. Serving as the primary medication expert, the Clinical Pharmacist I (Specialty) acts as the main point of contact, providing support to providers, staff, and patients as needed.

As a successful candidate, you will: 

• Oversee the processing and preparations of all specialty medications. 
• Verify all patient information before filling a prescription. 
• Perform quality checks on prescriptions for clinical appropriateness, correct dosage, drug interactions, etc.
• Responsible for checking all medications prior to dispensing.
• Perform and/or oversees data entry of prescriptions in the pharmacy management systems.
• Performs medical adherence follow-up and address any non-adherence for patients on specialty medications.
• Provides pharmacy clinical support for all providers and staff when needed.
• Provides consultation and medication education to patients and caregivers upon dispensing a prescription.
• Exhibits expert understanding of regulatory and quality standards for their area.
• Payer follow up and communicate with physicians and health plans as needed.
• Complete third-party insurance forms, patient assistance, and other paperwork as needed.
• Ensures the pharmacy team is providing the best possible customer service and patient care.
• Ensure the timely communication with providers and patients regarding patient medication concerns or issues.
• Ensures timely follow up regarding patient’s specialty pharmacy medication management concerns.

Your qualifications should include:

• Graduate of ACPE – Accredited Pharmacy School
• Current CA Pharmacist License 
• BLS certification through the American Heart Association
• Certified Specialty Pharmacist (CSP), preferred

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

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