Ambulatory Care Pharmacist

Under indirect supervision, the pharmacist provides ambulatory pharmaceutical care services using approved protocols in collaboration with other health professionals. Responsibilities include managing patient drug therapy, providing patient education, and preparing/dispensing medications. The role promotes high‑quality, evidence‑based, cost‑effective care for patients in clinical areas.

• Promote rational and cost‑effective inpatient and outpatient drug therapy through close participation in the drug‑therapy decision‑making process with assigned physicians and other medical personnel.
• Provide direction to pharmacist residents, pharmacist interns, pharmacy technicians, and other non‑licensed personnel.
• Conduct patient medication history inquiries upon referral from physicians and other medical personnel.
• Given a diagnosis, synthesize a treatment plan that may include drug therapy and lifestyle modifications, and transition patients within the continuum of care settings.
• Identify, resolve, and prevent 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, initiate, adjust, monitor, and recommend changes in drug therapy based on information obtained through patient interviews, objective monitoring parameters, review of drug profiles, and the patient medical record.
• Coordinate and interpret laboratory monitoring of drug therapy, including serum drug levels, electrolytes, and other approved drug‑related laboratory testing.
• Provide patient monitoring to evaluate and optimize patient outcomes, drug utilization, and patient compliance, detecting and/or minimizing adverse drug reactions and eliminating unnecessary drug use and duplication.
• Provide 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.
• Provide education to providers and staff via presentations, newsletters, formal utilization reviews, and one‑on‑one interactions.
• Perform other duties as required.

• Successful completion of a clinical pharmacy residency or possess the equivalent clinical experience in direct patient care delivery.

• B.S. degree in Pharmacy or Pharm.
  
  D. required.

• Pharmacist License (California) required at hire.
• Basic Life Support from American Heart Association required.
• Must obtain an NPI # within one month of hire.
• ACLS certification may be required in some areas.

• Comprehensive knowledge of current pharmacological/biopharmaceutical principles, medical terminology, pathologies, disease states, and related information for a medical management plan.
• Working knowledge of aseptic technique and preparation of sterile IV products and chemotherapy agents; knowledge of emergency medications and drug monitoring.
• Understanding of drug utilization review and drug usage evaluation.
• Knowledge of federal and state laws and regulations regarding the provision of pharmaceutical services.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to operate the pharmacy computer system(s) and other equipment, including input of prescription labels.
• Ability to work in a labor/management partnership environment.

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Entry level

Full‑time

Health Care Provider

Hospitals and Health Care

San Francisco, CA | $57.00–$65.00 per hour