Clinical pharmacist

Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley•Pleasanton, CA

11d•$76 - $101

About The Position

The Clinical Pharmacist provides distributive, clinical, consultative, research, investigational, and/or administrative pharmaceutical and medication-safety services. The role may involve 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 research projects or pharmaceutical research. The position applies pharmaceutical knowledge to evaluate prescriptions and medication use, calculate and compound dosages, identify incompatibilities and potential adverse reactions, and support safe and effective drug therapy. It maintains patient-care records and reports, stays current on developments in pharmacy practice, contributes to teaching and training, and ensures therapeutic agents are stored and preserved appropriately. Depending on assignment, responsibilities may include supporting investigational drug services and clinical trials, coordinating with study teams and sponsors, and assisting with regulatory audits. Medication-safety responsibilities may include developing safety plans, analyzing medication-use data and errors, implementing prevention strategies, supporting technology and automation initiatives, providing staff education, leading medication-safety committee work, and conducting or contributing to medication-safety research. Employees are expected to perform duties in accordance with Stanford Health Care–ValleyCare’s C-I-CARE standards for patient-centered interactions. Physical requirements and working conditions are available through the Occupational Health Department; reasonable accommodations will be made for individuals with disabilities.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from an accredited college or university.
Two years of progressively responsible and directly related work experience.
Completion of one year of a PGY1 residency.
Current American Heart Association BLS certification.
California pharmacist license issued by the California Board of Pharmacy.
Ability to apply judgment and make informed decisions.
Effective oral and written communication skills.
Ability to foster effective working relationships and build consensus.
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 and products, including indications, efficacy, dosage, mechanisms of action, disposition, contraindications, and potential side effects.

Responsibilities

Interpret prescriptions, dispense prescribed products, and alert physicians to potential synergistic, antagonistic, cumulative, overdose, or incompatibility concerns.
Apply pharmaceutical knowledge to evaluate dosages and concentrations, anticipate and address undesirable chemical reactions, and calculate, measure, mix, and compound medications.
Identify differences between drugs relevant to therapeutic efficacy and maintain awareness of developments in pharmacy practice.
Maintain records, document patient data, and prepare written and oral reports concerning patient care.
Contribute to teaching programs, indoctrination, and refresher training as appropriate.
Specify proper storage, protection, and preservation of therapeutic agents in accordance with applicable U.S.P. and N.F. standards.
Coordinate and maintain pharmacy services for research and investigational drug services.
Participate in sponsor site qualification and initiation visits and support dispensing practices for IRB-approved clinical trials.
Provide guidance to investigational drug service pharmacy technicians and pharmacy input on drug protocols at meetings when requested.
Coordinate drug therapy among study teams, protocol sponsors, and nursing, and participate in regulatory audits as needed.
Develop and oversee a medication-safety plan and lead implementation of error-prevention strategies based on standards, evidence, reports, tools, and organizational data.
Integrate medication management and patient safety into organizational quality and outcomes initiatives, and contribute to medication-use technology and automation planning and implementation.
Promote a culture of safety through education and communication, and oversee collection and reporting of medication errors and system failures.
Support compliance with medication-safety regulatory and legal requirements and applicable accreditation standards and NPSGs.
Serve as an organizational resource and internal consultant on medication safety, investigate safety events or issues, and recommend actions.
Chair the medication-safety committee as assigned, including setting agendas, reviewing reports, and tracking projects and initiatives.
Apply quality-improvement methodologies and tools, and collect, review, and analyze medication-use processes, errors, adverse drug reactions, and quality-improvement data.
Review and update clinical decision-support tools and educate staff about high-risk situations.
Design and assist with education, orientation, and competency assessment programs related to safe medication use and medication-use technology.
Share information about actual or potential medication errors or harm with relevant safety organizations, regulators, manufacturers, and state reporting programs.
Conduct medication-use safety research, implement evidence-based practices, and contribute to medication-safety literature.
Educate pharmacy colleagues, students, residents, and other health professionals, and integrate medication safety into provider orientation and training.
Perform duties in accordance with the organization’s C-I-CARE standards.