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| n | 1 | Job Description: | n | 1 | The Department of Pharmaceutical Services provides a full range of services for patients cared for b |
| > | y the Medical Center at UCSF and its providers and payors. These services include, but are not limit | ||||
| > | ed to: drug procurement, storage, and security; safe, accurate and timely preparation and distributi | ||||
| > | on of drugs; clinical pharmacy services for patients; development of drug use policies within the Me | ||||
| > | dical Center; drug information services for clinicians and patients; and participation in technology | ||||
| > | assessment and quality assurance programs. The Department of Pharmaceutical Services is affiliated | ||||
| > | with the UCSF Department of Clinical Pharmacy, an academic department within the School of Pharmacy, | ||||
| > | which has primary responsibility for teaching professional courses in the Pharm.D. curriculum, clin | ||||
| > | ical research, and public and clinical service. | ||||
| 2 | The Department of Pharmaceutical Services provides a full range of services for patients cared for b | ||||
| > | y the Medical Center at UCSF and its providers and payors. These services include, but are not limit | ||||
| > | ed to: drug procurement, storage, and security; safe, accurate and timely preparation and distributi | ||||
| > | on of drugs; clinical pharmacy services for patients; development of drug use policies within the Me | ||||
| > | dical Center; drug information services for clinicians and patients; and participation in technology | ||||
| > | assessment and quality assurance programs. The Department of Pharmaceutical Services is affiliated | ||||
| > | with the UCSF Department of Clinical Pharmacy, an academic department within the School of Pharmacy, | ||||
| > | which has primary responsibility for teaching professional courses in the Pharm.D. curriculum, clin | ||||
| > | ical research, and public and clinical service. Under the Department of Pharmaceutical Services, the | ||||
| > | Medication Access Pharmacist II provides pharmaceutical care to patients within the UCSF Health Sys | ||||
| > | tem. They may also be asked to participate in pharmaceutical care in other sectors of the Department | ||||
| > | of Pharmaceutical Services as needed. The Medication Access Pharmacist II performs a wide range of | ||||
| > | pharmaceutical care functions to ensure that drugs prescribed for and used by patients are accessibl | ||||
| > | e, safe, and effective. These include, for example, obtaining medication histories, reviewing and as | ||||
| > | sessing medication profiles, providing drug information to patients and health care providers, colla | ||||
| > | borating with clinicians on drugs of choice and therapeutic plans, ensuring access to medications, e | ||||
| > | ducating patients on the proper use of medications, and ensuring that patients understand cautions, | ||||
| > | adverse reactions, and interactions related to their therapy. The Medication Access Pharmacist II wi | ||||
| > | ll be part of an interprofessional team consisting of physicians, advanced practice providers, nurse | ||||
| > | s, pharmacy technicians and other professionals. The Medication Access Pharmacist II will be based p | ||||
| > | rimarily in the ambulatory setting, managing medication access responsibilities including prior auth | ||||
| > | orizations, appeals and medication refills. Depending on the assigned shift and site, the Medication | ||||
| > | Access Pharmacist II will oversee pharmacy technicians to facilitate insurance authorizations for m | ||||
| > | edications, financial assistance and medication refills. The Medication Access Pharmacist II may als | ||||
| > | o be responsible for the oversight of clinical activities and delivery of services. | ||||
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| t | 4 | Qualifications: | t | 3 | Under the Department of Pharmaceutical Services, the Medication Access Pharmacist II provides pharma |
| > | ceutical care to patients within the UCSF Health System. They may also be asked to participate in ph | ||||
| > | armaceutical care in other sectors of the Department of Pharmaceutical Services as needed. The Medic | ||||
| > | ation Access Pharmacist II performs a wide range of pharmaceutical care functions to ensure that dru | ||||
| > | gs prescribed for and used by patients are accessible, safe, and effective. These include, for examp | ||||
| > | le, obtaining medication histories, reviewing and assessing medication profiles, providing drug info | ||||
| > | rmation to patients and health care providers, collaborating with clinicians on drugs of choice and | ||||
| > | therapeutic plans, ensuring access to medications, educating patients on the proper use of medicatio | ||||
| > | ns, and ensuring that patients understand cautions, adverse reactions, and interactions related to t | ||||
| > | heir therapy. The Medication Access Pharmacist II will be part of an interprofessional team consisti | ||||
| > | ng of physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, pharmacy technicians and other professionals. | ||||
| > | The Medication Access Pharmacist II will be based primarily in the ambulatory setting, managing med | ||||
| > | ication access responsibilities including prior authorizations, appeals and medication refills. Depe | ||||
| > | nding on the assigned shift and site, the Medication Access Pharmacist II will oversee pharmacy tech | ||||
| > | nicians to facilitate insurance authorizations for medications, financial assistance and medication | ||||
| > | refills. The Medication Access Pharmacist II may also be responsible for the oversight of clinical a | ||||
| > | ctivities and delivery of services. | ||||
| 5 | REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS · Must have graduated from an accredited school of pharmacy and possess a Do | ||||
| > | ctor of Pharmacy degree (PharmD) or equivalent degree as determined by the National Board of Pharmac | ||||
| > | y. For graduates in a non-US country or jurisdiction, pharmacists must have earned a Foreign Pharmac | ||||
| > | y Graduate Examination Committee (FPGEC) Certification as determined by the National Board of Pharma | ||||
| > | cy. · 2 years of experience as a Pharmacist in a health system or health care, or equivalent combina | ||||
| > | tion of experience and education. PREFERRED QUALIFICATION · Completion of an ASHP-accredited PGY1 Ph | ||||
| > | armacy Residency, or at least 3 years of equivalent experience in ambulatory services (e.g., clinics | ||||
| > | , outpatient pharmacies, specialty pharmacy). · Experience with medication access processes (e.g., i | ||||
| > | n health systems, managed care or health plans) REQUIRED LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS · Must possess a cu | ||||
| > | rrent license in good standing to practice pharmacy in the State of California. · Current certificat | ||||
| > | ion for Basic Life Support (BLS) from the American Heart Association. | ||||