Board Certified Clinical Pharmacist

Kaiser Permanente; Renton (WA); Hybrid; USD 84,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaiser Permanente in Renton, WA is seeking a Board Certified Clinical Pharmacist focused on rheumatology and ambulatory care. The role combines remote and on-site work, with virtual patient care preferred but clinic visits possible. You will collaborate with physicians, support CDTA governance, and lead quality initiatives across care teams. Requires WA pharmacist license and BPS certification; ambulatory care experience is valued.

Qualifications

• Minimum three (3) years of clinical pharmacy experience in multidisciplinary team environment or completion of a one year residency.
• Doctorate degree in pharmacy (PharmD) or equivalent.
• Pharmacist License (Washington) required at hire and Board Certification required at hire.

Responsibilities

• Support statewide clinical pharmacy services and provide medication management for targeted patient populations and high-cost medications.
• Develop quality/safety initiatives with clinical teams and ensure integrated communication.
• Support development of clinical education for assigned areas and provide training as clinical content expert/leader.
• Lead or support regional leadership and external stakeholders to optimize performance and growth.

Skills

Clinical pharmacy

Communication

Leadership

Pharmacotherapy

Microsoft Office

Education

PharmD

Washington Pharmacist License

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Description

This is a Board Certified Clinical Pharmacist role, focused on rheumatology/ambulatory care.

Position is flexible, expectation will be to work both remote and on-site.

Job Summary

In collaboration with physicians and other members of the care team, our clinical pharmacists provide a wide array of clinical pharmacy services, ranging from primary care to targeted high-risk, high-cost specialty care. They care for diverse patient populations across all lines of business. The majority of patient care is provided virtually via telephone, however, decentralized clinical pharmacists can work with patients face-to-face in the clinic.

Sample patient care activities include:

• Collaborative Drug Therapy Agreements (CDTA) in various therapeutic areas
• Primary Care Chronic Disease Management (CDM): asthma, diabetes, ASCVD, and hypertension
• Specialty CDM opportunities: Hepatitis C, HIV/PrEP, MS
• Medicare Medication Therapy Management (MTM) Program
• Medication consults to primary care and specialty care teams
• Hospital discharge medication reconciliation
• Medication Use Management (MUM) - initiatives to improve affordability and/or safety
• Quality - initiatives to improve patient care and organizational performance on HEDIS and CMS 5-Star measures

Essential Responsibilities

• Support statewide clinical pharmacy services in partnership with key stakeholders to provide medication management of targeted patient populations, disease states, and high cost medications. Provide clinical consults and drug educations for complex patients. Accountable for affordability, quality and productivity targets specified by Pharmacy department.
• Work with clinical teams to identify and develop quality/safety initiatives. Provide drug education for local clinical staff and ensure integrated communication.
• Support development of clinical education for assigned areas and support training to ensure staff achieve clinical/standard work competencies (peer review) and professional development targets. Provide support as clinical content expert/leader and/or operational program performance leader as specified.
• Lead or support regional leadership and/or external stakeholders to innovate and identify new opportunities and ways to improve performance and growth.

Basic Qualifications

Experience

• Minimum three (3) years of clinical pharmacy experience in multidisciplinary team environment or completion of a one year residency.

Education

• Bachelors degree in Pharmacy or PharmD.

License, Certification, Registration

• Pharmacist License (Washington) required at hire
• Board of Pharmacy Specialties Board Certification required at hire

Additional Requirements

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills (including presentations)
• Experience in educating physicians and other members of the care team
• Strong medication evaluation skills and ability to apply knowledge to patient care
• Strong time-management skills, ability to prioritize workload, and optimize efficiency
• Ability to problem solve and innovate
• Work effectively in team-based environment
• Critical analysis skills - able to evaluate data, interpret findings, and clearly communicate observations/recommendations to target audience (e.g., physicians, nurses, patients, leadership)
• Excellent customer service skills and patient-centered orientation
• Strong leadership skills and ability to lead/influence teams
• Up-to-date knowledge of pharmacotherapy
• Fluent with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Preferred Qualifications

• Clinical pharmacy experience in the ambulatory care / clinic setting
• Doctorate degree in pharmacy.
• Completion of PGY1 and/or PGY2 residencies OR equivalent professional experience.

Primary Location

Washington,Renton,Renton Administration - Adams

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Shift

Day

Workdays

Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri,

Working Hours Start

08:00 AM

Working Hours End

05:00 PM

Job Schedule

Full-time

Job Type

Standard

Worker Location

Flexible

Employee Status

Regular

Employee Group/Union Affiliation

J07|UFCW|Local 3000

Job Level

Individual Contributor

Department

Renton Admin Glacier - Clinical Pharm- Specialty - 1130

Pay Range

$84.06 - $100.18 / year Kaiser Permanente strives to offer a market competitive total rewards package and is committed to pay equity and transparency. The posted pay range is based on possible base salaries for the role and does not reflect the full value of our total rewards package. Actual base pay determined at offer will be based on labor market data, internal alignment, and a candidate's years of relevant work experience, education, certifications, skills, and geographic location.

Travel

No

Flexible

Work location is on-site at a KP location, with the flexibility to work from home. Worker location must align with Kaiser Permanente's Authorized States policy. Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to fair, respectful, and inclusive workplaces. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic or status.