Pharmacist - Per Diem - Inpatient Pharmacy
About The Position
Kern Medical is seeking a fully licensed pharmacist for its inpatient pharmacy. The pharmacist compounds, prepares, manufactures, and dispenses medications and related products for inpatient and ambulatory patients; reviews orders and prescriptions for therapeutic propriety; maintains patient medication profiles; and provides medication information and guidance to health professionals and patients. The position also involves medication storage and distribution oversight, preparation of complex parenteral solutions, supervision of pharmacy support personnel, and compliance with medication-labeling and controlled-substance requirements. Depending on the practice area or department assignment, the pharmacist provides care for patients ranging from newborns to older adults. This is a per diem position that supplements department staffing needs and has no guaranteed minimum hours. The employee must be willing and available to work four shifts in each four-week scheduling period. The estimated pay is $95.4914 per hour; additional compensation may be available through differentials, incentives, and bonuses. Employees are designated Disaster Service Workers and may be required to remain at or report to work during a disaster or civil disorder when it is safe and practicable.
Requirements
- Graduate from a recognized school of Pharmacy.
- Possess a valid license to practice Pharmacy issued by the California Board of Pharmacy and fulfill its continuing education requirements.
- If not already holding an American Heart Association Provider Basic Life Support (BLS) card at hire, successfully complete appropriate training and qualify for RQI Provider certification within 60 days of employment; maintain RQI Provider certification and competency as a condition of employment.
- Know pharmaceutical mathematics, chemistry, materia medica, pharmaceutical manufacturing methods, current pharmacy laws and regulations, and drug costs.
- Be able to prepare a wide variety of drugs and medications.
- Be able to communicate and work cooperatively with health professionals and the public.
- Be able to properly direct and supervise ancillary pharmacy personnel.
- Be willing and available to work four shifts per four-week scheduling period.
Responsibilities
- Compound, prepare, mix, manufacture, and dispense drugs, devices, and biologicals for inpatient and ambulatory patients.
- Review drug orders and prescriptions for therapeutic propriety.
- Maintain patient drug-administration profiles.
- Provide drug information and guidance to health professionals and patients.
- Maintain current information about poisons and hazardous substances.
- Price drug prescriptions and orders, and supervise preparation of charges for pharmacy services.
- Inspect medication storage on nursing units or public health service sites and maintain inspection records.
- Dispense or supervise dispensing of floor-stock drugs to nursing units.
- Supervise and prepare parenteral hyperalimentation programs and prepare complex parenteral solutions, including intrathecal, hyperalimentation, antibiotic, and chemotherapy solutions.
- Monitor medication labeling for legal compliance and systems for drug storage and distribution in outlying clinics.
- Supervise ancillary pharmacy personnel.
- Depending on assignment, demonstrate clinical knowledge and skill in caring for patients from newborns through geriatric patients.
- Participate in educational programs for health professionals.
- Prepare or supervise preparation of patient medication carts for nursing units.
- Supervise and control dispensing of narcotics, hypnotics, and other controlled drugs.
- Implement automation or computerization where applicable.
- Perform other duties related to pharmacy practice as assigned.
