Job Description

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is renowned for its excellence, tied #1 in California and appearing on the "Best Hospitals" Honor Roll for ten years. The institution prides itself on its comprehensive healthcare services, with the Department of Pharmacy playing a vital role. Our pharmacy department has over 500 staff members who are dedicated on providing both inpatient and outpatient pharmacy services, ensuring that patients receive high-quality care tailored to their needs.

The Cedars-Sinai Cancer Enterprise is at the forefront of cancer care, consisting of two cancer centers and three affiliate sites. Our Oncology Pharmacists collaborate with a team of expert cancer doctors, researchers, and nurses to advance leading-edge research and treatment innovations for cancer patients. This collaborative environment fosters cutting-edge solutions and personalized care, making a significant impact on patient outcomes and the future of oncology treatment.

We are currently offering a $10,000 sign-on bonus to newly hired Oncology Pharmacists!

What's this role all about?

As a Clinical Specialist Pharmacist at the Cedars-Sinai Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute in Los Angeles, California, you will provide comprehensive direct patient care to patients within our medical oncology team. Your role involves delivering medication management services in coordination with other healthcare professionals. Key responsibilities include:

• Assessing medication therapy regimens
• Managing medication therapy and supportive care
• Educating patients on medication use
• Reviewing chemotherapy orders
• Providing drug information and optimizing drug therapy
• Participating in collaborative and protocol-driven practices as appropriate

Additionally, you will support the development, updates, and creation of new drug monographs for oncology diagnosis-related group guidelines. You will present quarterly summaries of diagnosis-related group updates at Oncology P&T subcommittee meetings. Furthermore, you will be involved in the education and mentorship of pharmacy students and residents.

Total rewards

In recognition of the specialized skills and expertise required for this role, Cedars-Sinai offers a highly competitive hourly pay along with a pay differential specific to the oncology pharmacy field.

Sign-on bonus is available to new hires only. Current employees are not eligible.

Join the team at Cedars-Sinai and contribute to innovative and impactful healthcare solutions that make a difference in the lives of patients and communities.

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Qualifications

Educational Requirements:

• Pharm.D. or equivalent degree from an accredited school of pharmacy.
• Completion of a PGY1 and/or PGY2 residency or equivalent practice experience.

License/Certification/Registration Requirements:

• Current pharmacist licensure in the State of California.
• BLS certification as outlined in the Pharmacist Responsibilities in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (C.P.R.) and Code Blue Procedure: Pharmacy Policy and Procedure

What else are we looking for?

• Previous clinical oncology / infusion pharmacy experience preferred
• Board Certification in Oncology (BCOP) preferred
• EPIC/Beacon experience preferred
• Comprehensive knowledge of common disease states and pathologies.
• Ability to extract pertinent information from the patient chart or other sources and relate it to the patient care plan.
• Ability to assess and apply current pharmacological and biopharmaceutical principles for the selection and use of drug products in a clinical setting.
• Ability to evaluate medication regimens to meet the therapeutic needs of patients.
• Ability to learn and adapt to the use of automated information systems in daily practice.
• Exceptional communication, interpersonal, organizational, prioritization, and follow-through skills

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About Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Providing healthcare for more than 100 years, Cedars-Sinai has evolved into one of the most dynamic and highly renowned medical centers in the world. Along with caring for patients, Cedars-Sinai is a hub for biomedical research and a training center for future physicians and other healthcare professionals. This attracts exceptional talent to Cedars-Sinai, including world-renowned physician-scientists who seek a place where they can both conduct research and see patients--the ideal formula for discovery and its translation into cures. Our patients benefit from access to doctors at the top of their fields, and our researchers have an ideal community in which to study the impact of healthcare challenges, and reflect that knowledge in their research. The greater Los Angeles area in which Cedars-Sinai resides possesses unparalleled cultural and ethnic diversity which offers outstanding opportunities for translational and clinical research and a dynamic environment for medical education.Although community based, Cedars-Sinai is a major teaching hospital affiliated with the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Cedars-Sinai has highly competi...tive graduate medical education programs in more than 50 specialty and subspecialty areas, a graduate program in biomedical sciences and translational medicine, a clinical scholars program directed towards junior physicians with aspirations to become clinical scientists, and post graduate training opportunities.There are more than 250 full-time faculty members at Cedars-Sinai. The voluntary medical staff, comprised of more than 2,200 specialty board-certified or board-qualified physicians, represent all of the specialties and subspecialties and collaborate with full-time medical staff in the teaching responsibilities of the graduate medical education programs.

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