Clinical Pharmacist

Salinas Valley Health•Salinas, CA

About The Position

The Clinical Pharmacist works under the direct supervision of the Director and Clinical Pharmacy Coordinator to help optimize patients’ drug regimens. The role maintains appropriate records for medications and pharmaceutical supplies ordered by physicians, dentists, and other qualified prescribers, and performs dispensing and other assigned duties in accordance with applicable local, state, and federal regulations and accepted standards of practice. The pharmacist provides care appropriate to the ages of patients served on the unit. The position reviews patients’ medication regimens for medication-related problems, including therapeutic duplications, allergies, drug-drug, drug-nutrient, and drug-laboratory test interactions, and dose appropriateness based on age, renal function, and liver function. The pharmacist may assist with patient and family education, monitor patients on clinical drug protocols, attend codes, rounds, and patient care conferences as needed, assist with pain management, and provide drug in-services to nursing, pharmacy, medical staff, and other ancillary personnel. The role identifies potential or actual adverse drug events and reports them as necessary.

Requirements

Current California Pharmacy License.
Current BLS/Healthcare Provider status per the American Heart Association.
Motor skills to prepare, mix, and transfer drugs aseptically and neatly between containers without spillage, especially chemotherapy.
Ability to perform data entry.
Ability to communicate drug information verbally and in writing at various levels of sophistication.
Telephone manners that promote a positive image of the Pharmacy Department and encourage teamwork with other professionals.
Flexibility in rearranging work shifts so workload is handled with minimal disruption.

Nice To Haves

BA/BS in Pharmacy; MS or PharmD preferred.
Experience in a hospital or healthcare setting preferred.

Responsibilities

Assist in optimizing patients’ drug regimens.
Maintain appropriate records for medications and pharmaceutical supplies ordered by qualified prescribers.
Perform dispensing and other assigned duties in accordance with applicable regulations and accepted standards of practice.
Provide care appropriate to the ages of patients served on the unit.
Review medication regimens for therapeutic duplications, allergies, drug interactions, and dose appropriateness.
Assist with patient and family education when necessary.
Monitor patients on clinical drug protocols.
Attend codes, rounds, and patient care conferences as needed.
Assist with pain management as needed.
Provide drug in-services to nursing, pharmacy, medical staff, and other ancillary personnel as needed.
Identify actual or potential adverse drug events and report them as necessary.