Pharmacist - Pharmacy Admin - 8 Hour Days (Non-Exempt)(Non-Union)
About The Position
The Pharmacist provides comprehensive pharmaceutical care through integrated drug distribution, clinical services, and education. The role also provides comprehensive medication management and telephonic and/or video telehealth services to populations served through Keck Medicine of USC Specialty Pharmacy partnerships. The Pharmacist provides specialty pharmacy and ambulatory-care services, including medication management consultations, requisitioning pharmaceuticals and biologics, clinical verification and dispensing, medication adherence support, prescription review, order verification, clinical documentation, and consultation for patients, providers, and external facilities. The role coordinates referrals with providers, patients, and the Specialty Pharmacy and assists with pharmacy operations and programs that support compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Working under minimal supervision, the Pharmacist uses initiative and independent judgment to improve medication use and therapeutic outcomes. The role advises physicians on drug therapy, toxicity, side effects, and dosing; coordinates assigned pharmacy technicians; ensures compliant dispensing and recordkeeping; mentors pharmacists in training, residents, and interns; and maintains liaison relationships with medical and nursing staff. The Pharmacist individualizes medication regimens using pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic principles and continually works to improve pharmaceutical care.
Requirements
- Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree from an accredited School of Pharmacy.
- Two years of experience in ambulatory care, specialty pharmacy, comprehensive medication management (CMM), or a similar setting.
- Organization and time-management skills.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, planning, and evaluation skills.
- Ability to work effectively with physicians, staff, and patients.
- Ability to function independently and as a member of a team.
- Commitment to excellence in patient care and customer service.
- Current pharmacist licensure with the California State Board of Pharmacy.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association.
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification from the American Heart Association.
- Advanced Practice Pharmacist credential via the California State Board of Pharmacy, required or to be obtained within one year of hire.
- Fire Life Safety Training (LA City); if not held upon hire, it must be obtained within 30 days and maintained through renewal before expiration. Required within LA City only.
Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive medication management for specialty pharmacy disease states and ambulatory conditions.
- Conduct medication management consultations with specialty patients in person or via telemedicine.
- Requisition pharmaceuticals and biologics, and clinically verify and dispense specialty drug products.
- Provide clinical pharmacy services such as medication adherence support, specialty prescription review, order verification, and clinical documentation.
- Provide consultative services to patients, providers, and external facilities.
- Coordinate with providers, patients, and the Specialty Pharmacy to ensure referrals are created according to pharmacy protocol.
- Assist in planning, coordinating, and executing pharmacy operations and programs to enforce applicable state and federal drug laws and regulations.
- Advise physicians on drug therapy, drug toxicity and side effects, and appropriate dosing to improve drug use and therapeutic outcomes.
- Coordinate pharmacy technicians engaged in preparing, labeling, and delivering medications and pharmaceutical supplies.
- Ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and local dispensing laws and regulations, including those concerning controlled drugs and required records.
- Mentor pharmacists in training, residents, and interns through practical and didactic experiences.
- Maintain liaison relationships with medical and nursing staff and provide timely information about pharmaceutical supplies, drug use and compatibility, regulations, and Joint Commission standards.
- Individualize medication regimens based on pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic variations.
- Establish and continually improve pharmaceutical care delivery within areas of direct responsibility and assist others in the department with the same.
- Perform other related duties incidental to the work described.
Benefits
- Reasonable accommodations are available to applicants and employees with disabilities.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
