Pharmacist Resident

St Josephs Medical Center•Stockton, CA

14h•Onsite

About The Position

As a Resident Pharmacist, you will complete an intensive post-graduate training program, developing advanced clinical skills and expertise to deliver patient-centered pharmaceutical care and optimize medication safety. This role involves rotating through diverse clinical settings, providing direct patient care under supervision, evaluating medication regimens, making evidence-based recommendations, monitoring therapy, and educating patients. Key aspects include interdisciplinary participation, research, and contributing to quality initiatives. Success in this role requires exceptional clinical knowledge, strong critical thinking, excellent communication for team collaboration and education, and a profound commitment to learning, patient safety, and advancing pharmacy practice. Self-motivation and adaptability are essential.

Requirements

Graduate from an Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) approved school of pharmacy with a BS, MS, or Pharm D degree, including didactic courses required
CA Pharmacist Intern license required.
CA Pharmacist License, within 90 Days of hire
Basic Life Support required
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Knowledge of unit dose systems, IV admixture, chemotherapy, clinical pharmacology, pharmacokinetics and drug use evaluation required.
Knowledge of regulatory requirements applicable to the pharmacy profession.
Knowledge of the principles, practices, standards and techniques relating to the compounding and dispensing of medications.
Knowledge of the principles and practices of pharmaceutical practice within the acute and ambulatory settings
Skills in multidisciplinary team involvement with direct patient care
Computer applications such as Microsoft Office

Nice To Haves

Advanced Cardiac Life Support preferred

Responsibilities

Complete an intensive post-graduate training program, developing advanced clinical skills and expertise to deliver patient-centered pharmaceutical care and optimize medication safety.
Rotate through diverse clinical settings, providing direct patient care under supervision.
Evaluate medication regimens, make evidence-based recommendations, monitor therapy, and educate.
Participate in interdisciplinary activities, research, and contribute to quality initiatives.
Participate in all aspects of comprehensive clinical pharmacy services including rounds with medical teams, pharmacokinetic consultations, parenteral nutrition consultations, anticoagulation management, antimicrobial stewardship monitoring, medication reconciliation, discharge counseling, documentation of clinical interventions in the identified data base, and compliance with clinical pathways and protocols.
Perform all activities associated with meeting the goals and objectives of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) accredited PGY1 residency program.
Process prescriber orders in the identified pharmacy information systems in an effective, efficient, timely, safe and accurate manner to ensure the appropriateness of the indication, dose/frequency, route, interactions, dose adjustment, physical and therapeutic incompatibilities, side effects, duplicate therapies, and cost-effectiveness.
Evaluate need for all non-formulary medication required.
Provide direct oversight and timely and accurate verification of final product for all aseptic parenteral and non-parenteral medication preparation, dispensing and distribution in compliance with state, federal statutes and hospital procedures.
Ensure doses are filled and delivered within established departmental guidelines in a timely and safe manner.
Identify and evaluate adverse drug reactions and medication errors.