Description: 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:

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

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.
Primary Care/Hospital experience