Pharmacist, Healthcare

Overview

Ava Med Inc is a healthcare staffing agency that staffs all California State Correctional Facilities/CDCR. We urgently need a Pharmacist for a full‑time assignment at the correctional facility in Crescent City, CA.

Full‑time
Location: Crescent City, CA
Schedule: Monday‑Friday 8:00‑16:30
Rate: $65/hr
Status: 1099/independent contractor

• Review and verify prescription/medication orders from the Pharmacist‑in‑Charge, CEO/CME, or other authorized CDCR prescribers for completeness, correctness, authenticity, and legality.
• Assess prescription/medication orders against patient/youth medical profile for improper drug selection, under‑dosage, dosage, over‑dosage, drug interactions, dosage form and delivery system.
• Assess prescription against CDCR Formulary for compliance and refer non‑formulary requests as required for approval when necessary.
• Manage or directly prepare, manufacture, compound and dispense drugs and pharmaceutical preparations.
• Manage or directly perform computer order entry and type prescription labels.
• Manage or directly fill prescription/medication orders and prepare or check IV admixtures as required.
• Provide consultations to CDCR medical staff and the Medical Authorization Review Committee and provide discharge consultations as required.
• Supervise and directly maintain records of drugs, poisons, and narcotics as required by Federal and State Laws.
• Supervise and directly maintain records of drugs, poisons, and chemicals received, on hand and dispensed.
• Implement and/or maintain medication delivery systems in accordance with directives from the CDCR System‑wide P&T Committee.
• Assist in the preparation of estimates for the requisition of drugs required as directed by the Pharmacist‑in‑Charge.
• Monitor and instruct Pharmacy Technicians in standard and routine phases of the work, as appropriate.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

If you are interested please submit your resume and we will reach out to you ASAP.