PHARMACIST PD

UCSF•San Francisco, CA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Under the Department of Pharmaceutical Services, the Inpatient/Acute Care Services Per Diem Pharmacist provides pharmaceutical care to patients at all acute care pharmacy locations within the UCSF Health System. They may also be asked to participate in pharmaceutical care in other sectors of the Department of Pharmaceutical Services as needed. The Inpatient/Acute Care Services Per Diem Pharmacist performs a wide range of pharmaceutical care functions to assure that drugs prescribed for and used by patients are safe and effective. These include, for example, obtaining medication histories, reviewing, and assessing medication profiles, providing drug information to patients and health care providers, collaborating with clinicians on drugs of choice and therapeutic plans, ensuring access to medications, educating patients on the proper use of medications, and ensuring that patients understand cautions, adverse reactions, and interactions related to their therapy. Additionally, under supervision, Inpatient/Acute Care Services Per Diem Pharmacists are engaged in many duties required to maintain an efficient and secure pharmacy distribution system. These duties include purchasing, storing, securing, evaluating quality of dispensing, compounding, and furnishing medications and devices in various settings. Inpatient/Acute Care Services Per Diem Pharmacists may also assist in the oversight of pharmacy technicians, pharmacy student interns, pharmacy residents, and colleagues in their daily responsibilities. However, Inpatient/Acute Care Services Per Diem Pharmacists do not have formal supervisory responsibilities, nor do they have primary or consistent responsibility for pharmacy students in clerkships. They have no overall management responsibility for specific organized pharmacy programs but may have designated responsibility for limited components of the drug-use control operation. Incumbents spend the majority of annualized work time in functions related to basic drug-use control and pharmaceutical care. This position requires flexibility to orient and work at all UCSF Health locations depending on operational needs, as applicable.

Requirements

Must have flexibility to orient and work at all UCSF Health locations depending on operational needs.

Responsibilities

Provides pharmaceutical care to patients at all acute care pharmacy locations within the UCSF Health System.
Participates in pharmaceutical care in other sectors of the Department of Pharmaceutical Services as needed.
Obtains medication histories.
Reviews and assesses medication profiles.
Provides drug information to patients and health care providers.
Collaborates with clinicians on drugs of choice and therapeutic plans.
Ensures access to medications.
Educates patients on the proper use of medications.
Ensures that patients understand cautions, adverse reactions, and interactions related to their therapy.
Purchases, stores, and secures medications and devices.
Evaluates the quality of dispensing, compounding, and furnishing of medications and devices.
Assists in the oversight of pharmacy technicians, pharmacy student interns, pharmacy residents, and colleagues in their daily responsibilities.