Pharmacist - Pharmacotherapy Clinic
Listed compensation
$67.51-$108.02/hr
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
When the work you do every single day has a crucial impact on the lives of others, every effort, every detail, and every second matters.
This shared culture of passion and dedication pulses through Cedars-Sinai, and it’s just one of the many reasons we’ve achieved our six-consecutive Magnet designation for nursing excellence.
From working with a team of premier healthcare professionals to using state-of-the-art facilities, you’ll have everything you need to do something incredible—for yourself, and for others. Join us, and discover why we are tied #1 in California and ten years in a row on the "Best Hospitals" Honor Roll.
The Pharmacist in our Specialty Pharmacotherapy at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California is an Advanced Practice Pharmacist, an integral member of Cedars-Sinai’s ambulatory and specialty pharmacy programs, embedded within specialty clinics to optimize complex, specialty or infusion therapy management, and enhance patient access.
Collaborating with providers and interdisciplinary teams, a pharmacist in this role improves clinical outcomes and operational efficiency.
Additionally, a pharmacist in this role provides comprehensive medication management, therapy monitoring, side effect management, and patient education for high-cost or complex specialty or infusion therapies.
In alignment with the most recent clinical guidelines, a pharmacist in this role initiates, adjusts, and discontinues therapies, orders and interprets laboratory results, and authorizes medication refills.
A pharmacist in this role also monitors and reports on adherence, therapeutic outcomes, and patient and provider satisfaction. Moreover, a pharmacist in this role provides patient education on specialty medications and acts as a clinical resource to all physicians and support staff.
A pharmacist in this role contributes to creating or updating protocols, competency assessments and to continuous quality improvement initiatives.
Why Work Here?
Beyond outstanding employee benefits (including health, vision, dental and life and insurance) we take pride in hiring the best employees. Our accomplished and compassionate staff reflects the culturally and ethnically diverse community we serve. They are proof of our dedication to creating a dynamic, inclusive environment that fuels innovation.
Key Responsibilities
This Advanced Practice Pharmacist optimizes complex, specialty, or infusion therapy management within specialty clinics, collaborating with providers to enhance clinical outcomes and operational efficiency. Responsibilities include comprehensive medication management, therapy monitoring, initiating/adjusting therapies based on clinical guidelines, and providing patient education on specialty medications.
Requirements
Candidates must be a graduate of an accredited School of Pharmacy and possess a California Pharmacist license, with an Advanced Practice Pharmacist License strongly preferred. Preferred qualifications include completion of an ASHP accredited residency and previous experience in specialty or infusion therapy management in an ambulatory care setting.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Pharmacist Career Context
Of the 49 active Pharmacy listings this role was benchmarked against, 39% are remote, 53% have no call, 61% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$183k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $165k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Pharmacist - Pharmacotherapy Clinic at Cedars-Sinai a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 5% in Pharmacy — ranked against 10,137 active Pharmacy listings on WeekdayDoc.
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