Pharmacist - WCMC Pharmacy - Full Time - 10 Hour - Variable

John Muir Health • Walnut Creek, CA

10d • $92 - $124

About The Position

Pharmacists promote the effective and safe use of medications by verifying medication orders and assessing drug selection, dosage regimens, 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 essential 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.

Ambulatory Care Pharmacists work with patients and healthcare providers to support safe and effective medication use. Their work includes comprehensive medication reviews, adjusting and ordering medications under collaborative practice agreements, identifying and deprescribing unneeded or harmful medications, providing extensive education, and offering clinical expertise in the Refill Clinic. Clinic areas include Palliative Care, the Comprehensive Care Clinic (Internal Medicine), the Anticoagulation Clinic, and the Refill Clinic.

This position is scheduled for 40 hours per week, four days per week, with 10-hour shifts. The shift is variable and includes nights, weekends, and holidays. The listed pay range is $91.56–$123.60 per hour; offers are based on relevant experience and/or licensure, and pay may be adjusted to the local market for hires outside the Bay Area.

Requirements

• Graduate from a School of Pharmacy accredited by ACPE.
• Registered Pharmacist (RPH) license from 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; 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 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy only: ability to educate, monitor, order, and follow laboratory tests for medications related to disease-state management.

Nice To Haves

• Completion of an ASHP-accredited General Practice Residency (PGY1).
• Healthcare acute-care experience.
• For Oncology Pharmacy: experience in hematology/oncology; basic knowledge of solid tumors, hematology, and common treatments; ability to educate, monitor, order, and follow labs for chemotherapy regimens; prior inpatient, infusion-center, or oncology pharmacy experience; willingness to work varied hours, days, weekends, and shifts and rotate through all pharmacy areas.
• For Pediatric Pharmacy: PGY-1 residency training that includes pediatric and neonatal pharmacy services, or prior experience in pediatric and neonatal pharmacy services; willingness to work varied hours, days, weekends, and shifts and rotate through all pharmacy areas.
• For Critical Care Pharmacy: completion of an ASHP-accredited General Practice Residency (PGY1); completion of an ASHP-accredited Critical Care Residency (PGY2) or critical care experience; Critical Care Board Certification (BCCCP) or critical care experience; strong knowledge of critical care medicine and therapeutics; willingness to rotate to other pharmacy areas.
• For Ambulatory Care Pharmacy: basic knowledge of chronic disease states and common treatments; prior experience in an Ambulatory Care Clinic setting and disease-state management; willingness to work in all Ambulatory Care Clinic settings; completion of an ASHP-accredited General Practice Residency (PGY1); Advanced Practice Pharmacist (APh) license.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification from the American Heart Association; required by 03/31/2020 for staff working unit-based shifts.
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification from the American Heart Association for staff working pediatric unit-based shifts and Emergency Department unit-based shifts.

Responsibilities

• Verify medication orders and assess drug product selection, dosage regimen design, administration, and drug therapy monitoring.
• Coordinate with patients, families, and healthcare providers to promote continuity of care and safe, timely, cost-effective drug therapy.
• Supervise pharmacy technicians and assume essential pharmacy management responsibilities when management is absent.
• Lead pharmacy services in a designated clinical or operational area and provide expertise and oversight to the 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; provide patient education and clinical expertise in the Refill Clinic.
• For Ambulatory Care: work in clinic areas including Palliative Care, Comprehensive Care Clinic (Internal Medicine), Anticoagulation Clinic, and Refill Clinic.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed