Pharmacist Resident-PGY 1 – Sharp Grossmont Hospital – Variable Shift – Full Time

Sharp HealthCare•La Mesa, CA

1d•$28 - $39

About The Position

To be provided the training to accelerate growth and competence in patient care, practice management, and leadership skills in pharmacy practice; and as part of the training, to provide the professional, clinical and technical knowledge, and skills and expertise required for the provision of comprehensive pharmaceutical care that supports the mission, values and philosophy of Pharmacy Services and Sharp HealthCare. Must be matched to the Sharp Grossmont 2026 to 2027 Pharmacy Residency program.

Requirements

Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD)
ACPE accredited Doctor of Pharmacy degree program.
California Pharmacist License - CA State Board of Pharmacy OR California Intern Pharmacist - CA State Board of Pharmacy -REQUIRED
AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (AHA BLS Healthcare) - American Heart Association -REQUIRED
ACLS Certification (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) - American Heart Association -REQUIRED
If license is a CA Intern Pharmacist, California Pharmacist License is required by November 1st of year hired.
The department will track and maintain this requirement.
BLS and ACLS is required within 90 days of hire.

Responsibilities

Clinical responsibilities
Demonstrates competency in performing clinical consults, advisory services and patient monitoring.
Has met minimum certification requirements as outlined in the Pharmacy Certification Process For Formal Pharmacotherapy Consult and Advisory Services policy and procedure.
Advisory services include antibiotic surveillance and renal dose monitoring.
Achieves good patient and pharmacoeconomic outcomes through active participation in Drug Utilization Evaluation, Renal Target Monitoring, and Adverse Drug Reaction programs.
Identifies, resolves and documents prescribing, formulary and therapeutic issues through integration of patient variables, clinical status, drug knowledge, and professional judgment.
Demonstrates initiative and accountability
Adheres to departmental dress code and adheres to attendance policy.
Models professional attitude and conduct at all times.
Performs additional projects in consultation with pharmacy management and accepts accountability for timely follow-through and completion of assignments.
Shows initiative by suggesting and working on performance improvement initiatives related to the practice of pharmacy.
General support
Demonstrates full commitment to the residency program by treating it as a full-time obligation and by completing the educational goals and objectives established for the program.
Achieves the broad educational outcomes determined for the program site.
Develops competence in the many aspects of patient care and practice management and making full use of the evaluations of the preceptors and self-evaluations.
Participates in the assessment and evaluation processes for each learning experience, and quarterly evaluation processes.
Patient care includes evaluation of patient status and drug therapy, screening of drug orders, dispensing medication, drug information services to physicians and nurses, precepting pharmacy students, and providing consult services.
Practice management includes participation in the formulary process, drug use policies, establishing the residency program, safe medication practice programs, performance improvement efforts and departmental goals.
Satisfactorily completes an appropriate residency project.
Practice responsibilities
Medications are prepared and dispensed accurately and in a timely manner in accordance with recognized standards of practice, legal and regulatory requirements, and hospital pharmacy policies and procedures.
Participates in Code Blue emergencies as required, mixes and labels medications as needed, and provides information.
Meets all required job competencies including age specific.
Staff development
Participates in staff development and teaching.
Actively participates or serves as a preceptor in student training programs.
Actively participates in staff meetings and attends or give inservices.
Participates in advisory groups, multidisciplinary teams and committees, focus groups, task forces or other designated activities as approved by Manager/Director or Residency Program Director that will further the practice of pharmacy at the site.
Professional Competency
If CA Intern Pharmacist, California Pharmacist License is required by November 1st of year hired. The department will track and maintain this requirement.