Infectious Disease Pharmacist - Pharmacy - Full Time 10 Hours (Variable) (Non-Union, Non-Exempt)

University of Southern California

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About The Position

The Pharmacist provides comprehensive pharmaceutical care through integrated drug distribution, clinical services, and education. The role verifies medication orders and dispensed medications, evaluates medication appropriateness, oversees pharmacy operations and controlled-substance processes, supervises and trains technicians, and collaborates with medical and nursing staff. The pharmacist also provides patient monitoring, therapeutic recommendations, clinical documentation, quality improvement, medication safety reporting, and education for pharmacy and hospital staff.

Responsibilities

• Accurately and promptly verify medication orders through Cerner and evaluate patient profiles for medication appropriateness, including dosage, duplicate therapy, side effects, cost-effectiveness, and accuracy.
• Verify all medications dispensed and follow investigational drug procedures.
• Oversee daily pharmacy operations, drug distribution, sterile-compounding compliance, narcotic dispensing and reconciliation, and resolution of discrepancies.
• Ensure pharmacy policies comply with applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations concerning dispensing drugs and controlled substances.
• Recommend and facilitate improvements to pharmacy workflow and operations.
• Supervise and coordinate technician responsibilities, and assist with technician and intern mentorship and training.
• Maintain strong working relationships and open communication with medical and nursing staff regarding pharmaceutical supply, drug use and compatibility, and applicable regulations.
• Provide support outside normal responsibilities as needed, including sick-call coverage, additional shifts, and support for areas of pharmacy needing assistance.
• Work with minimal supervision, independently solve problems, and provide solutions to issues such as drug shortages, coverage needs, narcotic discrepancies, and computer downtime.
• Assist with reviewing and revising policies, procedures, and medication order sets in Cerner.
• Complete patient monitoring profiles and make therapeutic recommendations in accordance with nationally published guidelines and the hospital formulary.
• Participate in pharmacy continuous quality improvement activities and clinical programs, adhere to therapeutic guidelines, and recommend optimization of patient therapy.
• Participate in hospital adverse drug reaction and medication error reporting programs.
• Enforce hospital formulary requirements, process non-formulary requests, and apply therapeutic interchange policies.
• Document interventions in the department-approved clinical documentation system.
• Train pharmacists-in-training, newly hired pharmacists, and residents; precept and mentor pharmacy students and interns.
• Provide formal and informal drug education to pharmacy, medical, nursing, and ancillary-services staff.
• Perform other related duties incidental to the work described.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed