Clinical Staff Pharmacist 2 Inpatient Per Diem

Clinical Staff 2 Pharmacist

The Clinical Staff 2 Pharmacist position focuses on inpatient care with an emphasis in a variety of patient care areas (e.g., Transplant, Infectious Disease, Critical Care, Cardiology, Oncology, Pediatrics, Pain and Palliative Care, Nutrition Support). The Staff 2 Clinical Pharmacist works primarily in the inpatient setting, covers select specialty services and provides distribution support to hospitalized patients. The Staff 2 Clinical Pharmacist is responsible for directing and maintaining drug therapy across the continuum of care, providing comprehensive service-based monitoring on select services, as well as focused monitoring in the areas of supportive care/symptom management, antimicrobial management, anticoagulation, and parenteral nutrition therapy. The Staff 2 Clinical Pharmacist continuously seeks out interventions by making rounds with the medical teams and offering suggestions on individualized medication regimens. The Pharmacist is an integral member of the health care team, also contributing to drug distribution activities, providing drug information, serving as a preceptor to pharmacy students and residents, conducting clinical research, and participating in department and hospital committees, task forces and work groups. They foster excellent interdepartmental relationships and provide quality and cost-effective pharmaceutical care to all patients, employees and medical staff of UCDMC.

Minimum Qualifications:

• California Pharmacist License eligible and possess a valid license at the time of hire
• American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross Basic Life Support (BLS), or UC Davis Health CPR
• Doctor of Pharmacy Degree from an accredited college or university, or equivalent training
• Completion of a Post Graduate Year One (PGY1) Pharmacy Practice Residency (i.e., Acute Care, Transitions of Care, or Transplant), or three (3) years of experience with similar clinical practice
• Thorough understanding and competency with aseptic technique and safe handling of hazardous meds
• Computer skills that facilitate clinical patient data medication order entry and other basic clinical software programs
• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate with and educate patients about their medication therapy
• Written and oral communication skills to clearly and concisely provide information, explanations and instructions to, and to elicit information from others with varying levels of ability to understand, including individuals who are ill or distressed, or who may not speak English
• Knowledge of current ambulatory care guidelines (i.e., NCEP, JNC, ADA)
• Demonstrated ability to identify medication-related problems in patients, communicate them to a patient's physician and offer recommendations
• Complete working knowledge of, and skill, to apply practices, principles and techniques of patient care related to area of expertise
• Decision-making skills to independently exercise delegated authority to take action, and to recognize when it is appropriate to seek assistance from others when limits of delegated authority have been reached

Preferred Qualifications:

• Pharmacist Board Certification [e.g., Board Certified Transplant Pharmacist (BCTXP), Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BCPS), Board Certified Ambulatory Care Pharmacist (BCACP), or Certified Specialty Pharmacist (CSP)]
• Completion of a Post Graduate Year Two (PGY2) Residency in area of position emphasis (i.e., Transplant), or five (5) years of experience with similar clinical practice
• Comprehensive knowledge of hospital practices
• Knowledge of, or ability to learn, health system regulatory and accreditation standards

Key Responsibilities:

• 65% - Clinical Pharmacist
• 20% - Support Staff and Other Duties As Assigned
• 15% - Teaching

Department Overview:

UC Davis Health is a nationally recognized leader in the provision of high-quality, patient-centered care, based in the Greater Sacramento area of Northern California. UC Davis Health has a Comprehensive Cancer Center, internationally recognized MIND Institute, and a nationally ranked pediatric hospital. The UC Davis acute care hospital has 646 beds and an ambulatory care service area spanning north to the Oregon border, east to Nevada, and down the Central Valley to Fresno, California, covering 65,000 square miles across 33 counties. The Department of Pharmacy is a dynamic, integral, and critical part of patient care provided by UC Davis Health. As a department of greater than 600 professional, technical, and administrative support personnel, we focus on providing patient-centered medication management that optimizes outcomes through practice, education, research, and leadership through the continuum of care. We also have the largest pharmacy residency program in the country with 46 total residents in 13 different programs. The Department of Pharmacy offers comprehensive pharmaceutical services (unit dose, IV admixtures, clinical services, infusion pumps, and teaching) throughout the health system complex 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The pharmacy services encompass inpatient pharmacy services as well as an expansive footprint in the ambulatory care space where we have clinical pharmacists embedded within our clinics and specialty care locations. Our operational teams support the health system enterprise with three inpatient pharmacies, five outpatient pharmacies, two infusion pharmacies, a home infusion service line, and the full complement of pharmacy purchasing, stores, and distribution.