Clinical Pharmacist - Ambulatory Operations/Infusion Services (Multi-Site) - (Full-Time, 8-Hour Day Shifts)

Stanford Health Care • Emeryville, CA

15d • Onsite

About The Position

Provides a full range of distributive, clinical, consultative, research, investigational, and/or administrative pharmaceutical services. Duties may include selecting, compounding, manufacturing, purchasing, dispensing, and preserving drugs and other therapeutic agents; consulting with treatment or diagnostic teams; sharing drug information with hospital staff and community groups; and participating in hospital or pharmaceutical research.

In clinical pharmacy, applies knowledge of drug properties, stability, use, administration, incompatibilities, and dosage to support safe and effective therapy. Interprets prescriptions, dispenses prescribed products, identifies potential interactions and other concerns, maintains patient-care records, reports on care, and ensures proper storage and preservation of therapeutic agents.

For the Investigational Drug Service, coordinates pharmacy services for research, supports dispensing practices for IRB-approved trials, advises technicians, provides pharmacy input on protocols, coordinates drug therapy among study teams, sponsors, and nursing, and participates in regulatory and sponsor audits. The role is onsite at Stanford Health Care in Emeryville, California, and is a full-time position with 8-hour day shifts.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy from an accredited college or university.
• Two years of progressively responsible, directly related work experience, or one year if the candidate completed a PGY1 residency.
• Registered Pharmacist license from the California Board of Pharmacy.
• BLS (Basic Life Support) or ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) certification required within 30 days.
• Ability to apply judgment and make informed decisions.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
• Ability to foster effective working relationships and build consensus.
• Ability to precept students and residents.
• Ability to plan, organize, prioritize, work independently, and meet deadlines.
• Knowledge of how patient age, sex, disease states, concurrent drug therapy, foods, and diagnostic procedures affect drug activity and disposition.
• Knowledge of local, state, and federal regulatory requirements related to areas of responsibility.
• Knowledge of medical terminology and abbreviations, pharmacology, medical therapeutics, pharmacokinetics, and disease states.
• Knowledge of proper handling and storage of pharmaceutical supplies.
• Knowledge of physiology, anatomy, pathology, chemistry, and mathematics as they relate to pharmacy practice.
• Knowledge of prescription and non-prescription drugs, including indications, efficacy, dosage, mechanisms of action, disposition, contraindications, and potential side effects.

Responsibilities

• Apply pharmaceutical knowledge to evaluate drug dosages and concentrations, identify incompatibilities, and anticipate, prevent, or treat undesirable chemical reactions.
• Apply knowledge of physical and chemical properties to calculate dosages, weigh and measure drugs, and mix or compound drugs and chemicals.
• Interpret prescriptions and dispense prescribed products; notify physicians of potential synergistic, antagonistic, or cumulative effects, overdoses, and incompatibilities.
• Identify clinically meaningful differences between drugs in relation to therapeutic efficacy.
• Stay aware of developments and emerging practices in the field of pharmacy.
• Maintain records, document patient data, prepare written reports, and provide oral reports concerning patient care.
• Contribute to accredited teaching programs and training courses as needed.
• Specify appropriate storage, protection, and preservation of therapeutic agents according to USP and National Formulary standards.
• Coordinate and maintain pharmacy services relating to research at Stanford Health Care.
• Participate in sponsor site qualification and initiation visits.
• Support pharmacy dispensing practices for IRB-approved clinical trials.
• Guide investigational drug service pharmacy technicians.
• Attend meetings as requested to provide pharmacy input on drug protocols.
• Coordinate drug therapy as liaison among the study team, protocol sponsor, and nursing.
• Participate in sponsor and regulatory audits, including those conducted by the FDA, DEA, and NIH.
• Adopt and execute Stanford Health Care's C-I-CARE standards and patient-experience pillars in interactions with patients, families, and colleagues.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level