Pharmacist - WCMC Pharmacy - Per Diem - 8 Hour - Variable
About The Position
Pharmacists ensure effective medication use through medication order verification, optimal drug product selection, dosage regimen design, effective administration, and drug therapy monitoring. They work with patients, families, and other healthcare providers to support continuity of care and achieve desired patient outcomes through safe, timely, and cost-effective drug therapy. Pharmacists supervise pharmacy technicians and may assume pharmacy management responsibilities in the manager’s absence. They lead pharmacy services in a clinical or operational area of the health system and provide expertise and oversight to their designated area and staff. For Ambulatory Care Pharmacists, the role includes working with patients and healthcare providers to support safe and effective medication use; completing comprehensive medication reviews; adjusting and ordering medications under collaborative practice agreements; identifying and deprescribing unneeded or harmful medications; providing extensive education; and providing clinical expertise in the Refill Clinic. Clinics include Palliative Care, Comprehensive Care Clinic (Internal Medicine), Anticoagulation Clinic, and Refill Clinic. This is a per-diem position with variable shifts and eight-hour workdays. The posting lists a pay range of $91.56–$123.60 per hour. Offer amounts are based on demonstrated or relevant experience and/or licensure; pay may be adjusted to the local market for hires outside the Bay Area. Scheduled weekly hours are listed as zero.
Requirements
- Completion of a pharmacy program accredited by ACPE.
- Registered Pharmacist (RPH) license through the California Board of Pharmacy.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association.
- For Informatics Pharmacy only: ASHP-accredited residency in Information Technology.
- For Informatics Pharmacy only: At least two years of clinical experience in a hospital setting, or recent experience with hospital clinical information technology and pharmacy informatics knowledge.
- For Informatics Pharmacy only: Well-developed written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills; understanding of pharmacy distribution and workflow; knowledge of hospital clinical and ancillary services and their interrelationships; ability to manage projects, meet deadlines, and maintain effective working relationships with hospital staff and physicians; and competency with PC hardware and software.
- For Pediatric Pharmacy only: Ability to educate, monitor, order, and follow laboratory tests relevant to pediatric and neonatal patients.
- For Critical Care Pharmacy only: Strong knowledge of critical care medicine and therapeutics.
- For Ambulatory Care Pharmacy only: Basic knowledge of chronic disease states and common treatments; ability to educate, monitor, order, and follow laboratory tests related to disease-state management; and willingness to work in all Ambulatory Care clinic settings.
Nice To Haves
- Completion of an ASHP-accredited General Practice Residency (PGY1).
- Healthcare acute-care experience.
- For Oncology Pharmacy only: Experience in hematology/oncology; basic knowledge of solid tumors, hematology, and common treatments; ability to educate and monitor patients on chemotherapy regimens and order and follow laboratory tests; prior inpatient pharmacy or infusion-center experience; and prior oncology pharmacy experience.
- For Pediatric Pharmacy only: Completion of a PGY-1 residency that included pediatric and neonatal pharmacy services, or prior experience in pediatric and neonatal pharmacy services.
- For Critical Care Pharmacy only: Completion of an ASHP-accredited General Practice Residency (PGY1); completion of an ASHP-accredited Critical Care Residency (PGY2) or critical care experience; and Critical Care Board Certification (BCCCP) or critical care experience.
- For Ambulatory Care Pharmacy only: Prior Ambulatory Care clinic and disease-state management experience; completion of an ASHP-accredited General Practice Residency (PGY1); and an Advanced Practice Pharmacist (APh) license.
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification from the American Heart Association; required by 3/31/20 for staff working unit-based shifts.
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification from the American Heart Association, required for staff working pediatric unit-based shifts and Emergency Department unit-based shifts.
Responsibilities
- Verify medication orders and assess drug selection, dosage regimens, administration, and drug therapy monitoring.
- Work with patients, families, and healthcare providers to support continuity of care and desired patient outcomes through safe, timely, and cost-effective drug therapy.
- Supervise pharmacy technicians and, when needed, assume essential pharmacy management responsibilities in the manager’s absence.
- Lead pharmacy services in a clinical or operational area and provide expertise and oversight to the designated area and staff.
- For Ambulatory Care: complete comprehensive medication reviews; adjust and order medications under collaborative practice agreements; identify and deprescribe unneeded or harmful medications; educate patients; and provide clinical expertise in the Refill Clinic.
- For applicable specialty assignments, educate and monitor patients, order and follow relevant laboratory tests, and rotate among designated pharmacy areas or clinics as described in the specialty requirements.
