Pharmacist - Part Time

Shriners Hospitals for Children • Sacramento, CA

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About The Position

Provide distributive, clinical, consultative, and research pharmaceutical services in a pediatric burn, orthopedic, and rehabilitation hospital as a member of an interdisciplinary team. The pharmacist prepares, reviews, compounds or fills, and dispenses medications; supports the work of pharmacy technicians, intern pharmacists, volunteers, and colleagues; and participates in quality assurance and Pharmacy and Therapeutics activities. The role also maintains service documentation and records required by law.

Requirements

• Pharmacy license in California.
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification within 6 months.

Nice To Haves

• Three years of inpatient and outpatient experience.
• Three years of pediatric critical care, surgical, or orthopedic experience.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the appropriate technique is used to prepare medications for dispensing and patient administration.
• Accept, verify, and transmit written, verbal, telephone, or computer-entered prescription orders from prescribers.
• Screen prescriptions and drug orders for appropriateness, including drug, dosage form, dose, indication, route, and incompatibilities.
• Compound or fill and dispense medications in compliance with institutional standards, laws, and accepted standards of practice.
• When a technician or intern is involved, independently calculate or evaluate the dose and check the accuracy of all ingredients, including syringes, and the final product.
• Assist in supervising and instructing volunteers, technicians, intern pharmacists, and colleagues.
• Participate in Quality Assurance and Pharmacy and Therapeutics committees, including drug utilization reviews, target drug programs, formulary revision, quality assurance, and development of medication-use guidelines and protocols.
• Maintain and document services and legally required records, including workload statistics, narcotic inventory and control, and nursing unit inspection records.

What This Job Offers

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