<p>Job Summary:</p> <p>Provides ambulatory pharmaceutical care services using approved protocols in collaboration with other health professional, including managing patient drug therapy, providing patient education, and preparing and/or overseeing the preparation and dispensing of medications. Promotes high quality, evidence-based, cost-effective pharmaceutical care. Performs these duties in the clinical areas assigned.</p> <p>Essential Responsibilities:</p> <ul> <li>Upholds Kaiser Permanentes Policies and Procedures, Principles of Responsibilities and applicable state, federal and local laws. </li><li>Conducts patient medication history inquiries upon referral from physicians and other medical personnel. </li><li>Given a diagnosis, synthesize a treatment plan, which may include drug therapy and lifestyle modifications, and transition within the continuum of care settings. </li><li>Identifies, resolves, and prevents 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. </li><li>Under protocol, initiates, adjusts, monitors, and recommends changes in drug therapy based on information obtained through patient interviews, objective monitoring parameters, review of drug profiles and the patient medical record. </li><li>Coordinates and interprets laboratory monitoring of drug therapy, including serum drug levels, electrolytes, and other approved drug-related laboratory testing. </li><li>Provides patient monitoring for the purpose of evaluating and optimizing patient outcomes, drug utilization and patient compliance, detecting and/or minimizing ADRs, eliminating unnecessary drug use and duplication. </li><li>Provides patient education related to the individuals disease state, including predictable actions, side effects, reasons for proper compliance, and any special instruction. </li><li>Assure ongoing performance improvement of the pharmaceutical care services provided. </li><li>Provides education to providers and staff via presentations, newsletters, formal utilization reviews, and one-on-one interactions. </li><li>Performs drug utilization review, comprehensive medication review, and/or medication reconciliation. </li><li>Operate pharmacy computer system(s) and other equipment and software. </li><li>Documents information appropriately in the patients medical record and other computer systems according to policies and procedures and regulatory requirements </li><li>Supports a collaborative Labor-Management Partnership environment. </li><li>Oversee ancillary/support staff (technicians, assistants, support coordinators, pharmacy interns). </li><li>Performs other duties as required. </li></ul>