Pharmacist at AvaMed Workforce

Lancaster, California, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

04 Mar, 26

Salary

67.0

Posted On

04 Dec, 25

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Prescription Verification, Medication Management, Drug Compounding, Consultation, Record Keeping, Pharmacy Technician Supervision, Medication Delivery Systems, Drug Formulary Compliance

Industry

Staffing and Recruiting

Description

AvaMed Inc is a Healthcare Staffing Agency that staffs all of California State Correctional Facilities. At the moment we are in URGENT need of a Pharmacist to take on a Full-Time assignment at the correctional facility located in Lancaster, CA Position Details: Pharmacist Full-Time Location: Lancaster, CA Schedule: Monday - Friday 7:30am - 4pm Rate: $65/hr - $67/hr Status: 1099 Job Description: a. Review and verify prescription/medication order(s) from the Pharmacist-in-Charge, CEO/CME, or other authorized CDCR prescribers for completeness, correctness, authenticity and legality; b. Assess prescription/medication order(s) against patient's/youth's medical profile for improper drug selection, under-dosage, dosage, over-dosage, drug interactions, dosage form and delivery system; c. Assess prescription against CDCR Formulary for compliance, and refer non-formulary requests as required for approval when necessary; d. Manage or directly prepare, manufacture, compound and dispense drugs and pharmaceutical preparations; e. Manage or directly perform computer order entry and type prescription labels; f. Manage or directly fill prescription/medication orders and prepare or check l.V. Admixtures as required; g. Provide consultations to CDCR medical staff and the Medical Authorization Review Committee and provide discharge consultations as required; h. Supervise and directly maintain records of drugs, poisons, and narcotics as required by Federal and State Laws; i. Supervise and directly maintain records of drugs, poisons, and chemicals received, on hand and dispensed; j. Implement and/or maintain medication delivery systems in accordance with directives from the CDCR System wide P&T Committee; k. As required by the Pharmacist-in-Charge, assist in the preparation of estimates for the requisition of drugs required; l. Monitor and instruct Pharmacy Technicians in standard and routine phases of the work, as appropriate; and m. Perform other duties as assigned. If you are interested submit a copy of your resume and one of our team members will reach out to you ASAP!

Responsibilities

The Pharmacist will review and verify medication orders for completeness and legality, assess prescriptions against patient profiles, and manage the preparation and dispensing of medications. Additional responsibilities include providing consultations to medical staff and maintaining accurate records of drugs and narcotics.