Job Description

Provide patient care that optimizes the use of medication and promotes health, wellness, and disease prevention

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:

All processes of care/Pharmacist Referrals:

• Regimen review, ensuring safe medication administration, monitoring for desired therapeutic outcomes, identifying and avoiding medication errors and adverse drug events, etc.
• Provides pharmacological information by answering questions and requests of health care professionals
• Works collaboratively with Management staff in the medication management of patients transitioning from inpatient to outpatient or next level of care
• Counseling patients on drug therapies
• Reduction of hospitalizations and ED visits, avoid poly-pharmacy issues, drug interactions, assistance w/medication
• Provides clinical and educational support to staff regarding pharmacy and medication issues

Disease Management for Diabetes, COPD, CHF

• Knowledge of chronic disease/conditions and provide treatment goals
• To provide disease specific education to patients and improve patient participation in care
• To educate health care workers and the community about the importance of preventive measures and medication compliance in disease state management

Post Discharge Program:

• Reviews all medications and ensure accuracy and effective functioning and manage all communication with physicians and patients and assist to resolve all patients within required timeframe
• Involved in the education of patients about new medications and in the education of all patients about their discharge medications
• Discover and awareness of discrepancies, and to provide a safe and effective process for obtaining, documenting, and communicating medications across a patient’s continuum of care

IDT Meetings:

• Participate and maintain a significant role in multidisciplinary patient care rounds

Outreach Programs/Events:

• Participate in different activities of outreach program to talk about the importance of medication management

Prior Authorization/Financial Assistance:

• Provide support to patients and physicians when medication is recommended and prescribed but not covered by patient’s health plan pharmacy benefit and lack the financial resources to pay for their medications and co pays

ACO Program

• Reviews medication therapy to advance patient care, focusing on various approaches
• Working together with providers/physicians to improve the quality of health care services and reduce costs
• Advise prescribers regarding the relative effectiveness and value of their drug treatment options
• Responsible for the ongoing management of medication therapy and outcomes measurement

The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $125,000 - $130,000 annually; however, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, licensure, skills, and experience.

The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a sign-on bonus and discretionary awards in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave), dependent on the position offered.

Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

As one of the fastest growing Independent Physician Associations in Southern California, Regal Medical Group, Lakeside Community Healthcare & Affiliated Doctors of Orange County, offers a fast-paced, exciting, welcoming and supportive work environment. Opportunities abound, and enterprising, capable, focused people prosper with us. We promote teamwork, nurture learning, and encourage advancement for all of our employees. We want to see you excel, because we believe that your success is our success.

Full Time Position Benefits:

The success of any company depends on its employees. For us, employee satisfaction is crucial not only to the well-being of our organization, but also to the health and wellness of our members. As such, we are firmly dedicated to providing our employees the options and resources necessary for building security and maintaining a healthy balance between work and life.

Our dedication to our staff is evident in our comprehensive benefits package. We offer a very generous mixture of benefits, including many employer-paid options.

Health and Wellness:

• Employer-paid comprehensive medical, pharmacy, and dental for employees
• Vision insurance
• Zero co-payments for employed physician office visits
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Employer-Paid Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Behavioral Health Services

Savings and Retirement:

• 401k Retirement Savings Plan
• Income Protection Insurance

Other Benefits:

• Vacation Time
• Company celebrations
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Referral Bonus
• Tuition Reimbursement
• License Renewal CEU Cost Reimbursement Program
• Business-casual working environment
• Sick days
• Paid holidays
• Mileage

Employer will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the LA City Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.

Qualifications

Education and / or Experience:

• Graduate of school of pharmacy with a Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree.
• Current licensure as a pharmacist in the State of California
• Ability to exercise independent judgment and prioritize a diverse workload.
• Outstanding organizational and communication skills.
• Ability to exercise independent judgment and prioritize a diverse workload.
• Proficient understanding of common computer programs used in pharmacy practice, and the ability to type at least 30 words per minute is preferred.
• Qualified in Pharmacy Services Guidelines for assigned service area is preferred.