Pharmacist II - Sharp Memorial Hospital - Night Shift - Full Time - Eligible for up to $10K in New Hire Incentives

Sharp HealthCare•San Diego, CA

18h•Onsite

About The Position

To provide the professional, clinical and technical knowledge, skills and expertise required for the provision of comprehensive pharmaceutical care that supports the mission, values and philosophy of Pharmacy Services and Sharp HealthCare.

Requirements

Education pursuant to licensure requirement.
3 Years experience in a hospital pharmacy practice; Or 1 Year completion of PGY1 Pharmacy Residency.
California Pharmacist License - CA State Board of Pharmacy -REQUIRED
ACLS Certification (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) - American Heart Association -REQUIRED (within 90 days of hire)
AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (AHA BLS Healthcare) - American Heart Association -REQUIRED (within 90 days of hire)

Nice To Haves

2 Years completion of PGY-2 Pharmacy Residency.

Responsibilities

Review all medication orders for appropriate dose, duration, frequency, dosage form and indication.
Monitor therapy for potential or actual drug interactions (e.g., drug-drug, drug-disease, drug-allergy, etc.).
Ensure compliance with inpatient drug formulary.
Provide counseling to patients on medication use consistent with professional standards, including first dose teaching, food-drug interaction counseling, discharge counseling, medication classes, and compliance aids.
Assess patient understanding of medication regimen and provide tailored education.
Participate in admission and discharge medication reconciliation, including documentation of activities as needed.
Ensure drug regimen is consistent with Sharp medication use guidelines and policies (e.g., antimicrobial use, IV to oral, renal dosing, serum drug concentration protocols).
Adjust regimens based on approved protocols and consultation with the interdisciplinary team.
Complete a daily profile review for each patient, assessing various factors like age, sex, height, weight, renal/hepatic function, pregnancy/lactation status, appropriateness of medication parameters, lab values, microbiology results, antimicrobial therapy, potential interactions, adherence to guidelines, therapeutic drug monitoring, adverse drug reactions, and disease progression.
Communicate necessary information to pertinent health care providers, patients, and caregivers, and encourage health promotion and prevention.
Assess the patient’s progression to achieving desired medication treatment goals.
Demonstrate knowledge and competency of chemotherapy dosing, monitoring, and established guidelines (if applicable).
Participate qualitatively in the clinical intervention program through consistent issue identification, provision of reliable best practice/literature-based recommendations, and follow-through with prescribers and other clinicians.
Perform quantitative work by completing and documenting interventions consistent with established averages for the pharmacy department/shift.
Communicate with nurses and physicians in a timely manner about therapeutic issues or problems.
Follow up on formulary compliance issues and/or communicate issues to management.
Document interventions, patient contact, and multidisciplinary communication consistent with Sharp policies and procedures.
Participate in scheduled rounds in their care area (when applicable).
Oversee Pharmacy Resident and/or PharmD student participation on rounds.
Work collaboratively with the interdisciplinary team to maximize individual patient outcomes.
Address patient specific drug information questions and document requests promptly and professionally.
Prepare and dispense medications accurately and in a timely manner in accordance with recognized standards of practice, legal and regulatory requirements, and hospital pharmacy policies and procedures.
Assure controlled substances are dispensed with accuracy and maintain integrity of all record keeping, assisting with narcotic inventories.
Demonstrate proficiency with and utilization of automation and advances in technology (EMR System, Automated Dispensing Cabinet system (Pyxis), IV Workflow Management system (DoseEdge), physician order entry, etc.).
Demonstrate knowledge of age specific medication delivery systems (e.g., NICU admixtures, pediatric oral syringes, adult TPN / TNA solutions, final admixture concentration etc.).
Demonstrate knowledge and competency of IV Admixture / Aseptic Technique including the standards of USP 797, 800 and 795.
Demonstrate knowledge and competency of chemotherapy preparation (as applicable).
Participate in Code-Blue emergencies as required, mix and label medications as needed, and provide information (within entities that provide medical emergency response).
Understand investigational drug protocols and procedures for investigational drug research studies, implementation, administration, and record keeping (as applicable).
Participate in cost management initiatives including managing appropriate inventory levels, reducing waste, and completing borrow/loan paperwork.
Oversee pharmacy operations and provide direction to Pharmacist Residents, Pharmacist Interns, Pharmacy Technicians, and other non-licensed personnel.
Actively participate in concurrent medication safety event (MSE) monitoring programs, demonstrated by interventions and RL submissions.
Perform initial analysis of MSE's and assist in the research and identification of causative factors.
Perform non-voluntary monitoring (i.e., trigger reports, harm monitors, alerting orders).
Participate in ongoing data collection for medication use evaluations (MUE) as assigned.
Complete monthly assigned nursing unit / drug storage area inspections on time, including paperwork, documenting discrepancies, and making recommendations.
Bring critical issues to the attention of management.
Ensure security of medication storage and compliance with Medication Management (MM) standards.
Assure compliance with hospital, integrated health system and department policies and procedures.
Monitor compliance with state and federal laws and regulations related to the practice of pharmacy as well as standards and regulations for other regulatory agencies.
Participate in assigned department, hospital, and health-system committees or projects.
Answer phone in a timely, friendly manner, stating department, name, and title.
Foster positive relationships through consistent, respectful, professional interactions with customers.
Respond to requests in a timely, caring manner consistent with Sharp behavior standards.
Clearly communicate goals and instructions to other staff members.
Provide relevant handoffs between shifts (written/oral).
Effectively intercept and troubleshoot problems, demonstrating problem solving, prioritization, and communication skills.
Apply appropriate policies and procedures, including Chain of Command escalation, when faced with complex situations.
Effectively evaluate ongoing workflow issues and direct daily workload to achieve efficiency and maximize resource utilization.
Attend and participate in staff meetings or review staff meeting communications.
Read work related email at a minimum on assigned workdays, responding professionally and in a reasonable timeframe.
Actively engage in personal continuing education and professional development.
Orient and train new pharmacy staff as assigned.
Provide direction and precept pharmacist residents and interns as assigned.