Pharmacist, Full Time, Variable Shift-10Hr at Adventist Health

San Luis Obispo, California, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

13 May, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

12 Feb, 26

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Medication Verification, Medication Therapy Monitoring, Drug Information Provision, Medication Safety Hazard Identification, Supervision, Order Processing, Clinical Rounds, Quality Assurance, Cost Savings, Formulary Compliance, Process Improvement, Regulatory Compliance

Industry

Hospitals and Health Care

Description

Nestled on the Central California Coast, Adventist Health 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: Adventist Health 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. Adventist Health participates in E-Verify. Visit https://adventisthealth.org/careers/everify/ for more information about E-Verify. By choosing to apply, you acknowledge that you have accessed and read the E-Verify Participation and Right to Work notices and understand the contents therein.

Responsibilities

The pharmacist is responsible for verifying and filling medication orders, monitoring patient medication therapies, and providing essential drug information while identifying and troubleshooting potential medication safety hazards. This role also involves documenting all interactions for medical review and supervising support personnel.