Current Department Employees: Inpatient Pharmacist

Bargaining Unit: EAP

Rate of Pay: $75.57/hour DOE

Summary
Staff pharmacists fill orders for parenteral and enteral medications, monitor patient drug therapies, and provide drug information. Staff pharmacists supervise and direct support personnel. In the absence of the pharmacy manager, a staff pharmacist may be required to assume the essential responsibilities and perform the duties of the pharmacy manager.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Prepares and dispenses medication orders per physician request according to established policies, procedures, and protocols.
• Interprets medication orders (verbal and written) and transcribes to computerized patient medication profiles accurately (i.e., INF-2 referals). Maintains accurate, complete patient medication profiles.
• Compounds and dispenses pharmaceuticals, including sterile, chemotherapy, and parenteral nutrition preparations accurately.
• Issues controlled substances to patient care areas and maintains records as required by law.
• Ensures safe, appropriate, cost-effective medication therapies for patients according to established policies, procedures, and protocols.
• Monitors drug therapy regimens for contraindications, drug-drug interactions, drug-food interactions, drug-laboratory test interactions, allergies, appropriateness of drug and dose, and therapeutic duplications.
• Designs with pharmacokinetics, anticoagulation, electrolyte replacement, and TPN regimens when consulted according to TFHD protocols.
• Reviews/interprets culture and susceptibility data for antibiotic appropriateness and recommends changes, as needed.
• Reviews and adjusts drug regimens based on renal function according to TFHD protocols.
• Reads, extracts, and interprets information in patient charts accurately.
• Transitions medications from IV to oral, according to TFHD protocols.
• Detects and reports suspected adverse drug reactions and medication errors accurately and in a timely manner.
• Sustains the formulary by minimizing non-formulary procurements, utilizing therapeutic substitution protocols, and promoting rational drug therapy selection.
• Provides clinical consultation and clarification to practitioners. Suggests appropriate, cost effective therapeutic alternatives to medical staff, as needed.
• Provides accurate, adequate, and timely drug information to the professional staff.
• Provides drug information to patients and their families.
• Documents all clinical activities and interventions accurately and completely.
• Participates in the quality improvement and medication use review activities of the department. Collects data; conducts quality monitors and inspections; and maintains logs, records, and other documentation as assigned.
• Participates in the development and presentation of orientation, education, and training programs to the pharmacy, medical, nursing, and other staffs.
• Contributes to the quality and effective operation of the department.
• Supervises and directs pharmacy support personnel. Verifies the daily activities of pharmacy technicians. Participates in the performance appraisal of pharmacy support personnel.
• Works independently with minimal supervision. Organizes and prioritizes work assignments. Ensures pharmacy services are provided in a timely manner.
• Completes and documents inspections of all assigned medication storage areas at least monthly. Identifies and replaces outdated and unusable drugs.
• Answers the telephone, identifying self and department. Directs calls to appropriate personnel. Answers requests at the window.
• Keeps pharmacy areas and equipment clean, neat, and well-organized.
• Performs essential duties of the pharmacy director in his/her absence.
• Maintains competence required for current job title/position.
• Maintains current pharmacist licensure.
• Attends pharmacy staff meetings.
• Attends orientation, education, and training programs. Reviews literature and other materials pertinent to the practice of pharmacy.
• Completes all competence/skills assessment requirements.
• Demonstrates System Values in performance and behavior.
• Complies with System policies and procedures.
• Complies with regulatory documentation.
• Other duties as may be assigned.

Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Supervisory Responsibilities
No supervisory responsibilities.

Minimum Education/Experience
Bachelor's Degree and/or a Pharm. D. from a ACPE accredited institution

Required Licenses/Certifications
California Pharmacist

• Upon hire

Nevada Pharmacy Board Certificate

• Within 6 months of hire into job
• Employee must obtain license within six months of hire into the job. Exceptions may be made if the state of Nevada causes delays.

Other Experience/Qualifications

Required:

• Knowledge and experience with inpatient pharmacy operation, drug distribution, sterile compounding, and clinical drug therapeutics. Active California pharmacist license is required.

Preferred:

• 3 or more years’ hospital experience as licensed Pharmacist or completion of a Pharmacy
• Clinical Practice Residency or equivalent training program in clinical pharmacy.
• Experience in Oncology also preferred.

Salary : $76