Pharmacist II - Grossmont Hospital - Shift - Per Diem

Hours:

Shift Start Time:
Variable Shift End Time:
Variable AWS Hours Requirement: 10/40 - 10 Hour Shift Additional Shift Information:
Weekend Requirements:
Every Other On-Call

Required:

No Hourly Pay Range (Minimum
- Midpoint
- Maximum): $85.700 - $110.580 - $123.840 The stated pay scale reflects the range that Sharp reasonably expects to pay for this position. The actual pay rate and pay grade for this position will be dependent on a variety of factors, including an applicant’s years of experience, unique skills and abilities, education, alignment with similar internal candidates, marketplace factors, other requirements for the position, and employer business practices.

To provide the professional, clinical and technical knowledge, skills and expertise required for the provision of comprehensive pharmaceutical care that supports the mission, values and philosophy of Pharmacy Services and Sharp Health Care.

• Other :
  Education pursuant to licensure requirement.
• 3 Years experience in a hospital pharmacy practice;
  Or 1 Year completion of PGY1 Pharmacy Residency.
• California Pharmacist License - CA State Board of Pharmacy
  -REQUIRED
• ACLS Certification (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) - American Heart Association
  -REQUIRED
• AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (AHA BLS Healthcare) - American Heart Association
  -REQUIRED

• 2 Years completion of PGY-2 Pharmacy Residency.
• Other Qualification Requirements AHA BLS and ACLS are required within 90 days of hire.

• Verification and review of medication orders
• Reviews all medication orders for appropriate dose, duration, frequency, dosage form and indication.
• Monitors therapy for potential or actual drug interactions (e.g., drug-drug, drug-disease, drug-allergy, etc.)
• Compliance with inpatient drug formulary.
• If applicable, provides counseling to patients on medication use consistent with professional standards.
• Assesses patient understanding of medication regimen and provides education tailored to the patient through the following modalities:
• First dose teaching
• Food-drug interaction counseling
• Discharge counseling
• Medication classes
• Compliance aids
• At sites where pharmacists or technicians are involved in medication reconciliation, participates in admission and discharge reconciliation, including documentation of activities as needed.

Ensures that drug regimen is consistent with all Sharp medication use guidelines and policies (or other evidence-based guidelines in the absence of Sharp-specific guidelines) which includes but is not limited to antimicrobial use guidelines, intravenous to oral, renal dosing, and serum drug concentration protocols. Adjusts regimens based on approved protocols and consultation with the interdisciplinary team. Completion of a daily profile review for each patient consisting of the following elements:

• Age, sex, height, weight, and renal/hepatic function
• Pregnancy and lactation status
• Appropriateness of the dose, route, rate, timing and frequency of administration, indication, and therapeutic duplication of all medications
• Available laboratory values and microbiology results Appropriateness of antimicrobial therapy regimens which may include anticipated/planned stopped dates.
• Potential drug-drug, disease-drug, food-drug interactions, or contraindications.
• Adherence with Sharp Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee approved medication use guidelines/protocols.
• Targeted or therapeutic drug monitoring and pharmacokinetics, and adjustment of drug regimens if necessary.
• Review documented adverse drug reactions/allergies and report new occurrences.
• Review for disease progression and resolution of symptoms (e.g., pain).
• Communication of necessary…