Pharmacist SSP - Sharp HealthCare Specialty Pharmacy Day Shift Per Diem

Sharp Healthcare • San Diego, CA

308d • $83,010 - $131,210

About The Position

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.

Requirements

• Education pursuant to licensure requirement.
• California Pharmacist License - CA State Board of Pharmacy -REQUIRED.
• AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (AHA BLS Healthcare) - American Heart Association -REQUIRED.

Nice To Haves

• 1 Year experience in a hospital pharmacy environment.
• AHA BLS is required within 90 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Achieves patient and pharmacoeconomic outcomes.
• Communicates with nurses and physicians, in a timely manner, information regarding therapeutic issues or problems.
• Demonstrates knowledge of and has active participation in the outpatient pharmacy quality assurance program: medication error monitoring and reporting.
• Qualitative work demonstrates thoughtful and thorough identification, evaluation and analysis of triggers / medication use issues that might contribute to adverse drug events and medication errors.
• Quantitative work reflects the desire to contribute to improvements in safe medication practice and includes the completion and submission of quality assurance data collection forms that contribute to the outpatient pharmacy quality assurance program.
• Effectively demonstrates leadership in the achievement of pharmacy goals by providing daily work direction and supervision of technical and ancillary staff.
• Clearly communicates goals and instructions to other staff members.
• Cooperatively trouble-shoots potential and actual problems.
• Reports for work on time.
• Consistently completes assigned workload/projects on a timely basis while maintaining quality of work.
• Supervises employees for compliance with policy and procedure, disciplinary procedures and company guidelines and acts on behalf of the Pharmacy Manager/Pharmacist In Charge in his or her absence.
• Assures that all tasks are completed and assigns additional tasks as needed to efficiently utilize time.
• Assists co-workers with additional tasks and volunteers to help during peak times.
• Participates in staff orientation and student training programs.
• Effectively troubleshoots actual and potential problems.
• Applies appropriate policies and procedures in complex situations.
• Readily adapts to changes in department staffing, work shift, and location as business needs require.
• Attends and actively participates in staff meetings.
• Medications are prepared and dispensed accurately and in a timely manner in accordance with recognized standards of practice, legal and regulatory requirements, and pharmacy policies and procedures.
• Enters data correctly into computerized patient medication profile.
• Selects, assembles and compounds all ingredients in the required amounts according to master formulas and special requests, using an extensive knowledge of ingredient properties and characteristics, computational accuracy, measuring systems and devices, and sterile technique.
• Understands and maintains knowledge of contracted third party formularies and plan limitations.
• Assures controlled substances are dispensed with accuracy.
• Maintains integrity of all record keeping.
• Assists with narcotic inventories as required.
• Prioritizes stat orders and assures timely completion of prescriptions.
• Maintains an organized, clean and safe working environment.
• Assumes daily responsibility for maintaining financial performance within the department by providing clinical input on cost-effective therapy and assuring daily flexing of staff hours.
• Demonstrates knowledge and competency of IV Admixture/Aseptic Technique including the standards of USP.
• Demonstrates knowledge and competency of chemotherapy preparation.
• Demonstrates proficiency with and utilization of automation and advances in technology (Carecast, Clinicomp, Mysis, Questlabs, etc).
• Reviews patient medication profiles for appropriateness of drug therapy, therapeutic duplications, allergies, weight, height, minimum and maximum dosing guidelines, age specific requirements, renal and hepatic function drug interactions and other pertinent factors.
• Clarifies / verifies / communicates therapeutic issues or problems with prescribing doctor / clinic in a timely manner and documents interventions via a Pharmaceutical Care Plan and progress note.
• Verifies telephone refill orders with original prescription and / or prescribing physician and performs follow-up with patient.
• Responds to drug information requests promptly and professionally.
• Counsels patients and customers for proper dose, current medication(s), possible interactions, side effects and / or length of new medication and refills consistent with professional standards and OBRA-90 regulations.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Industry: Hospitals
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree