Pharmacist (Outpatient) - Retail Pharmacy (Per Diem)

Adventist Health • Delano, CA

8h

About The Position

Focused on growth and technological expertise since 1974, Adventist Health
Delano is a full-service community and regional teaching hospital. We are
comprised of a 156-bed medical center serving 10 rural Central California cities
with primary and specialty care services. Delano is central to all that
California has to offer and is the second-largest city in Kern County. A nice
balance of small-town community and cultural diversity, Delano offers vitality
and energy to our community.

Job Summary:

Compounds, prepares, mixes, manufactures and dispenses medicines and
preparations. Monitors drug therapies, identifies and troubleshoots potential
medication safety hazards and documents all interactions for medical review.
Manages lower level technicians.

Requirements

• Graduate of school of pharmacy: Required
• Pharmacist license in the state of practice: Required
• All licensures and certifications needed to fulfill the duties required of a Pharmacist at the state level: Required

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's Degree: Preferred
• One year's technical experience: Preferred

Responsibilities

• Processes, enters, verifies, and sends medication orders within the institution in a timely manner that is in compliance with department and hospital policies, Joint Commission and other regulatory guidelines, while actively ensuring that medication therapy is efficacious, safe, convenient, and cost effective and establishing the best therapeutic outcomes. Assures that medication prescribing is optimal with respect to indication, dose, route, frequency, history of allergy, and does not duplicate or interact with the effects of other drugs.
• Conducts and manages reports on medication utilization to identify, catalogue, and subsequently analyze areas in which medication improvement is needed. Consistently performs quality assurance procedures in related work areas.
• Participates in all pharmacy-related tasks and programs. Expedites changes needed to meet regulatory, accrediting, licensing, and government agency standards and laws.
• Participates in department cost savings. Complies with drug formulary and appropriate documentation. Collaborates with appropriate leadership and buyer to purchase, contract, and procure medications and related supplies in order to ensure that product and vendor selection is based upon the highest medication safety standards.
• Assists in making recommendations on process improvement or development of new pharmacy services. Individuals experiencing exposed rashes, sunburn, weeping sores, conjunctivitis, active respiratory infections or other communicable disease, or those wearing cosmetics, nail polish, or artificial nails shall be excluded from the ISO Class 5 and ISO Class 7 compounding areas until their conditions are remedied.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees