What are the responsibilities and job description for the Pharmacist Needed position at AvaMed Workforce?
AvaMed Inc is a Healthcare Staffing Agency that staffs all of California State Correctional Facilities/CDCR. At the moment we are in URGENT need of a Pharmacist to take on a Full-Time assignment at the correctional facility located in Crescent City, CA.
Position Details:
Full-Time
Location: Crescent City, CA
Schedule: Monday-Friday 8am-4:30pm
Rate: $65/hr
Status: 1099/independent contractor
Job Description:
Under the direction of the Pharmacist-in-Charge and/or the Institution’s Chief Executive
Officer/Chief Medical Executive (CEO/CME) or designee, the Temporary/Relief PHARM
shall provide services as permitted within the scope of practice. The PHARM duties shall
include, but are not limited to the following requirements:
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 please submit your resume and we will reach out to you ASAP
Salary : $65
