Clinical Pharmacist - Specialty Pharmacy (Full-Time/Hybrid, 8-Hour Day Shifts)

Stanford Health Care•Palo Alto, CA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Provides the full range of distributive, clinical, consultative, research, investigational, and/or administrative pharmaceutical services. The pharmacist may select, compound, manufacture, purchase, dispense, and preserve drugs and other therapeutic agents; serve as a member or consultant on treatment or diagnostic teams; disseminate drug information; and participate in hospital research projects or pharmaceutical research. In clinical pharmacy, the role applies pharmaceutical and clinical knowledge to evaluate dosages and drug concentrations, anticipate and address incompatibilities and adverse chemical reactions, calculate and prepare medications, interpret prescriptions, and dispense prescribed products. The pharmacist identifies therapeutic differences among drugs, keeps current with developments in pharmacy practice, documents patient care, reports findings, contributes to teaching and training programs, and ensures therapeutic agents are stored and preserved appropriately. For the Investigational Drug Service, the pharmacist coordinates and maintains pharmacy services for research at Stanford Health Care. The role supports dispensing under IRB-approved clinical trials, advises investigational drug service technicians, provides pharmacy input on protocols, coordinates drug therapy among study teams, sponsors, and nursing, and participates in regulatory and sponsor audits. This is a full-time, hybrid position with 8-hour day shifts at Stanford Health Care in Mountain View, California.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy or Doctorate in Pharmacy from an accredited college or university.
Two years of progressively responsible, directly related work experience, or one year if a PGY1 residency has been completed.
California Board of Pharmacy Registered Pharmacist license.
BLS (Basic Life Support) or ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) certification required within 30 days.
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 precept students and residents.
Ability to plan, organize, prioritize, work independently, and meet deadlines.
Knowledge of how patient age, sex, concomitant diseases, concurrent drug therapy, foods, and diagnostic procedures affect drug activity and disposition.
Knowledge of local, state, and federal regulatory requirements relevant to functional responsibilities.
Knowledge of medical terminology and abbreviations, pharmacology and pharmacological nomenclature, medical therapeutics, pharmacokinetics, and disease states.
Knowledge of appropriate pharmaceutical supply handling and storage procedures.
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 when known, contraindications, and potential side effects.

Responsibilities

Apply knowledge of drug solubility, stability, usage, administration limitations, and incompatibilities to evaluate dosages and concentrations and prevent or address undesirable reactions.
Apply 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 therapeutic efficacy differences among drugs.
Stay current on developments, emerging patterns, systems, and techniques in pharmacy practice.
Maintain records, document patient data, prepare written reports, and provide oral reports concerning patient care.
Contribute to accredited teaching programs and indoctrination or refresher training courses as applicable.
Specify appropriate storage, protection, and preservation of therapeutic agents in accordance with U.S.P. and N.F. standards.
Coordinate and maintain pharmacy services related 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.
Liaise among study teams, protocol sponsors, and nursing to coordinate drug therapy.
Participate in audits by sponsors, FDA, DEA, NIH, and other regulatory agencies as needed.
Follow Stanford Health Care's C-I-CARE patient-experience standards and support patient- and family-centered care.