Clinical Pharmacist - Inpatient (Fixed-Term/Full-Time, 8-Hour Rotating Shifts)

Stanford Health Care • Stanford, CA

19h • Onsite

About The Position

Provides distributive, clinical, consultative, research, investigational, and/or administrative pharmaceutical services at Stanford Health Care. The pharmacist selects, compounds, manufactures, purchases, dispenses, and/or preserves drugs and other therapeutic agents; serves as a member or consultant on treatment and diagnostic teams; shares drug information with hospital staff and community groups; and may participate in hospital or pharmaceutical research.

In clinical pharmacy, the role applies pharmaceutical and clinical knowledge to evaluate dosages, prepare and dispense medications, identify potential interactions and incompatibilities, support patient care, maintain records, and provide reports. The pharmacist also maintains awareness of developments in pharmacy practice, may contribute to teaching and training, and ensures therapeutic agents are properly stored and preserved.

For the Investigational Drug Service, the role coordinates pharmacy services for research, supports dispensing under IRB-approved clinical trials, advises pharmacy technicians and study teams, serves as a liaison among study teams, sponsors, and nursing, and participates in regulatory audits as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy from an accredited college or university.
• Two years of progressively responsible and directly related work experience, or one year of experience if a PGY1 residency has been completed.
• 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, concomitant 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 functional responsibility.
• Knowledge of medical terminology and abbreviations, pharmacology and pharmacological nomenclature, medical therapeutics, pharmacokinetics, and disease states.
• Knowledge of methods and procedures for 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, fate and disposition if known, major contraindications, and potential side effects.
• California Board of Pharmacy Registered Pharmacist license required.
• BLS (Basic Life Support) or ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) required within 30 days.

Responsibilities

• Apply knowledge of drug solubility, stability, usage, administration limitations, and incompatibilities when evaluating dosages and anticipating, preventing, or treating undesirable reactions.
• Use knowledge of physical and chemical properties to calculate dosages and weigh, measure, mix, and compound drugs and chemicals.
• Interpret prescriptions and dispense prescribed products; alert physicians to synergistic, antagonistic, or cumulative effects, questionable overdoses, and incompatibilities.
• Identify clinically relevant differences between drugs in relation to therapeutic efficacy.
• Maintain awareness of developments, emerging patterns, systems, and techniques in pharmacy practice.
• Maintain records, document patient data, prepare written reports, and provide oral reports concerning patient care.
• May contribute to accredited teaching programs and training courses.
• Specify proper storage, protection, and preservation of therapeutic agents in accordance with U.S.P. and N.F. standards.
• Assist with coordinating and maintaining 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.
• Provide guidance to investigational drug service pharmacy technicians.
• Attend meetings as requested to provide pharmacy input on drug protocols.
• Coordinate drug therapy as liaison between study teams, protocol sponsors, and nursing.
• Participate in sponsor, FDA, DEA, NIH, and other regulatory agency audits as needed.
• Adopt and execute C-I-CARE standards and support an exceptional patient and family experience.

What This Job Offers

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