Pharmacist

Job Description

Job Description

Job Summary

Pharmacist

Talented Medical Solutions

Contract

In-Office | San Luis Obispo, CA, United States

Day shift; must be familiar with pediatric and neonatal age groups. These are high-risk age groups that would require age-specific awareness, if not competence. Auto Offer, EPIC Backfill. Must have current Epic experience.

"Staffing: 3-4 technicians, 10-hour shifts Open 0600-2100 M-F 0600-1800 S-S 3-4 pharmacists 8-hour shifts Open 0600-2100 M-F 0600-1800 S-S Call Required? Closing pharmacist on call until open in am Weekend Coverage Required? Up to every other weekend EMR System: Cerner Special Procedures Performed: IV Compounding Scrubs: Provided for IV techs only. For Pharmacists, No color required "

Nestled on the Central California Coast, Sierra Vista has been providing care to our community since 1959. Our 162-bed acute care facility includes a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and county designated trauma center. San Luis Obispo offers the excitement of a lively community while being a fifteen-minute drive from the serenity of Avila Beach, known for their natural hot springs, and Pismo Beach, known for their sand dunes and eucalyptus trees. Featuring a charming downtown, comfortable coastal weather, idyllic views, and an active lifestyle San Luis Obispo offers much to be had.

Job Summary:

Verify and fills orders for medications, monitors patient medication therapies, provide drug information, identifies and troubleshoots potential medication safety hazards, documents all interactions for medical review, and supervises and directs support personnel.

Job Requirements:

Education and Work Experience: Graduate of school of pharmacy: Required

Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree: Preferred

One year's technical experience: Preferred Inpatient clinical pharmacy experience: Preferred

Licenses/Certifications: Pharmacist license in the state of practice: Required

All licensures and certifications needed to fulfill the duties required of a Pharmacist at the state level: Required

Essential Functions:

Processes, enters, verifies, and distributes medication orders within the institution in a timely manner and in compliance with department and hospital policies, as well as Joint Commission and other regulatory guidelines.

Actively ensures that medication therapy is efficacious, safe, cost effective, and achieves the best therapeutic outcomes.

Assures that medication prescribing is optimal with respect to indication, dose, route, frequency, history of allergy, and does not duplicate or negatively interact with other drugs.

Conducts and manages daily reports on medication utilization based upon daily rounds to identify, catalogue, and subsequently analyze areas in which medication improvement is needed.

Consistently performs quality assurance procedures in related work areas.

Participates in all pharmacy-related tasks and programs such as clinical rounds, unit based and/or population based medication management activities, remote order verification, and all other areas as directed/necessitated.

Expedites changes needed to meet regulatory, accrediting, licensing, and government agency standards and laws.

Participates in department cost savings.

Complies with drug formulary and appropriate documentation.

Collaborates with appropriate leadership and buyer to purchase, contract, and procure medications and related supplies to ensure that product and vendor selection is based upon the highest medication safety standards.

Assists in making recommendations on process improvement or development of new pharmacy services. Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Organizational Requirements:

Our facility is committed to the safety and wellbeing of our associates and patients. Therefore, we require that all associates receive all required vaccinations as a condition of employment and annually thereafter, where applicable. Medical and religious exemptions may apply.