Transitions of Care Pharmacy Coordinator
Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital
- Salinas, CA
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Under direction of the Director of Pharmacy Services, develops, implements, and manages a pharmacy based medication reconciliation program.
- Actively assists the departmental staff pharmacist on patient medication transitions of care.
- Exercises professional judgment in imparting therapeutic and drug information to patients and health care professionals.
- Is competent in the range of treatment needed by the following patients as appropriate to the ages served by the hospital.
- Maintains patient records to monitor drug therapy for appropriateness and safety consistent with a high level of patient care.
- Participates in clinical patient rounds, as necessary.
- Is actively involved in developing, planning, implementing, and maintaining clinical programs and projects promoting patient care.
- Serves as an active member of the hospital’s Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee and other hospital sponsored clinical and performance improvement committees.
- Is involved in the multi-disciplinary team concerned with the development and continuous evolution of clinical pathways, treatment guidelines, protocols, formulary management, and disease management care maps.
- Incorporates knowledge of various cultural and spiritual beliefs when dealing with patients and family members.
- Promotes multi-disciplinary teamwork in order to meet the organization’s goals and objectives.
- Provides leadership to the department through effective organization, direction of activities, and appropriate delegation of functions.
- Develops procedures and oversees the process of monitoring adherence to medication care plans, evaluate effectiveness, monitor patient progress in a timely manner, and facilitate changes as needed.
- Monitor adherence to medication care plans, evaluate effectiveness, monitor patient progress in a timely manner, and facilitate changes as needed.
- Facilitate patient access to appropriate medical and specialty providers.
- Educate patient and family/caregiver(s) about relevant community resources.
- Facilitate and attend meetings between patient, family/caregiver(s), care team, payers, and community resources, as needed.
- Cultivate and support primary care and specialty provider co-management with timely communication, inquiry, follow-up, and integration of information into the care plan regarding transitions-in-care and referrals.
- Assist with the identification of “high-risk” patients the chronically ill and those with special health care needs.
- Attend all Care Coordinator training courses/webinars and meetings.
- Provide feedback for the improvement of the Care Coordination Program.
- Develop and manage pharmacy based medication reconciliation program. Reduce patient emergency room utilization and hospital readmissions. Increase continuity of care by managing relationships with tertiary care providers, transitions-in-care, and referrals. Increase patients’ ability for self-management and shared decision-making. Connect patients to relevant community resources, with the goal of enhancing patient health and well-being, increasing patient satisfaction, and reducing health care costs.
- Performs other duties as assigned.