Clinical Pharmacist - Critical Care (Full-Time, 8-Hour Rotating Shifts)

Stanford Health Care•Palo Alto, CA

About The Position

Provides the full range of distributive, clinical, consultative, research, investigational, and/or administrative pharmaceutical services. The pharmacist selects, compounds, manufactures, purchases, dispenses, and/or preserves drugs, medicines, and other therapeutic agents; serves as a member and consultant on treatment or diagnostic teams; shares drug information with hospital staff and interested community groups; and may participate in hospital research projects or perform pharmaceutical research. In clinical pharmacy, applies knowledge of drug solubility, stability, uses, administration limitations, incompatibilities, dosages, and permissible concentrations to prevent and address undesirable reactions. Interprets prescriptions and dispenses prescribed products, bringing potential synergistic, antagonistic, cumulative, overdose, or incompatibility concerns to physicians’ attention. Maintains awareness of developments in pharmacy practice, documents patient data, prepares and presents reports, and may contribute to accredited teaching and training programs. Ensures therapeutic agents are stored and preserved in accordance with U.S.P. and N.F. standards. For the Investigational Drug Service, assists in coordinating and maintaining pharmacy services for research at Stanford Health Care. Supports pharmacy dispensing practices for IRB-approved clinical trials, guides investigational drug service pharmacy technicians, provides pharmacy input on drug protocols, coordinates drug therapy among study teams, sponsors, and nursing, and participates in regulatory and sponsor audits as needed. The role is based at Stanford Health Care and follows rotating eight-hour shifts. Employees are expected to uphold SHC’s C-I-CARE standards and support an exceptional, patient- and family-centered experience.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy or Doctorate in Pharmacy from an accredited college or university.
Two years of progressively responsible and directly related work experience, or one year if a PGY1 residency was 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 age, sex, disease states, concurrent drug therapy, foods, and diagnostic procedures affect drug activity and disposition.
Knowledge of applicable local, state, and federal regulatory requirements.
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 their indications, efficacy, dosage, mechanisms of action, disposition, contraindications, and potential side effects.

Responsibilities

Provide distributive, clinical, consultative, research, investigational, and/or administrative pharmaceutical services.
Select, compound, manufacture, purchase, dispense, and/or preserve drugs and other therapeutic agents.
Serve as a member and consultant on treatment or diagnostic teams and disseminate drug information to hospital staff and community groups.
Apply pharmaceutical knowledge to evaluate dosages and concentrations, identify incompatibilities, and anticipate, prevent, or treat undesirable chemical reactions.
Interpret prescriptions, dispense prescribed products, and alert physicians to potential drug interactions, overdoses, or incompatibilities.
Maintain awareness of developments and emerging practices in 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 applicable.
Specify proper storage, protection, and preservation of therapeutic agents in accordance with U.S.P. and N.F. standards.
Assist in coordinating and maintaining 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.
Provide guidance to 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 audits by sponsors and regulatory agencies as needed.
Adopt and execute SHC C-I-CARE standards in interactions with patients, families, and colleagues.