Pharmacist Clinical I - Inpatient

Kaiser Permanente; Honolulu (HI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaiser Permanente Hawaii is seeking a pharmacist to provide comprehensive pharmaceutical care in inpatient and home infusion settings as part of an interdisciplinary team. The role emphasizes safe, cost-effective drug use and high-quality patient care.

The ideal candidate will design and monitor pharmacotherapeutic regimens, counsel patients and caregivers, and participate in formulary education and regional drug initiatives. Hawaii licensure to practice is required at hire.

Qualifications

• Degree in Pharmacy meeting Hawaii licensure requirements.
• Pharmacist licensure in Hawaii is required at hire.
• Experience providing patient-focused pharmaceutical care preferred.
• Knowledge of drug utilization and safety principles preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to document and communicate medication information clearly.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and dispense medications following policies and procedures.
• Research and organize patient-specific information and document histories.
• Design pharmacotherapeutic regimens and monitoring plans.
• Provide patient education and counseling on medications and therapy.
• Support regional formulary education and medication management initiatives.

Skills

Analytical skills

Computer skills

Education

Pharmacy degree meeting Hawaii licensure

Job description

Job Summary:

Provides pharmaceutical care by performing various patient focused clinical, educational, informative, and distributive functions in inpatient and/or home infusion as interdisciplinary team member in support of patients, providers, and ancillary staff. Ensures appropriate, cost-effective drug utilization while maintaining and enhancing patient care.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Prepares and dispenses medications using appropriate techniques and applicable policies and procedures. Researches and organizes patient-specific information. Documents patient medication histories. Recommends or reviews laboratory tests. Identifies medication therapy problems as appropriate. Analyzes requestors drug information need. Formulates response. Follows up consistently on drug information recommendations and assesses effectiveness. Participates in monitoring and improving relevant outcome measures and/or quality improvement indicators.
• Designs and recommends pharmacotherapeutic regimens and corresponding monitoring plans. Utilizes patient interview/assessment skills, current literature-supported evidence and practices, drug initiative information, established protocols and integrates patient-specific disease and drug information, current practice standards, ethical issues, and quality-of-life issues, and pharmacoeconomic principles. Monitors data and modifies pharmacotherapeutic plans as necessary. Documents pharmaceutical care activities in patients medical records or clinical information system.
• Designs effective medication-use education for patients and caregivers. Provides one-on-one counseling to patients and caregivers. Provides patient-specific verbal or written consultations, including pharmacotherapy and pharmacokinetic, to healthcare practitioners. May perform limited physical examinations (ie. blood pressure and glucose measurement).
• Balances cost and quality issues. Participates in Regional medication management and formulary education programs to promote appropriate, cost-effective prescribing. Participates in task forces, lecture programs and skills certification. Participates in didactic or clerkship education of pharmacy students.
• Participates, as appropriate, in development and/or implementation of regional drug initiatives or other formulary management activities. Participates in establishing disease state management protocols. Collaborates with inpatient/outpatient pharmacist or established Regional disease management programs for follow-up with high-risk discharges. Participates in designing, reviewing, monitoring, or researching clinical drug trials as needed.

Basic Qualifications:

Experience

• N/A

Education

• Degree in pharmacy meeting minimum mandatory educational requirements for pharmacist licensure in Hawaii.

License, Certification, Registration

• Pharmacist License (Hawaii) required at hire

Additional Requirements:

• Demonstrated ability to safely handle and/or prepare various pharmaceutical compounds (e.g., chemotherapeutic agents, biologicals).
• Demonstrated knowledge of and skill in word processing, spreadsheet and database PC applications.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Board Certification by the Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties (BPS).
• Doctor of Pharmacy Degree from a school recognized by the American Council of Pharmaceutical Education (ACPE).
• Completion of a general residency program.