Pharmacist II- Infectious Disease – Sharp 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: As Needed

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. Will also provide assistance to the Antimicrobial Stewardship Pharmacist (ASP pharmacist) as needed.

• 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.
• Medication Therapy Monitoring;
  Ensures that drug regimen is consistent with all Sharp medication use guidelines and policies and adjusts regimens as needed.
• Completion of a daily profile review for each patient including age, sex, height, weight, renal/hepatic function, pregnancy status, and assessment of dosing appropriateness.
• Communication of necessary information to health care providers, patients, caregivers, and education on medication use.
• As applicable, demonstrates knowledge of chemotherapy dosing and monitoring.
• Clinical Intervention Program: qualitative and quantitative contributions, documentation and communication with clinicians.
• Pharmacy Operations: accurate preparation and dispensing, automation systems proficiency, inventory management, and compliance with regulatory standards.
• Safe Medication Practice, Regulatory, and Quality Improvement: participate in medication safety event monitoring and quality improvement activities.
• Communication and teamwork: customer service, interdepartmental relations, and effective problem solving.
• Training and mentoring: ongoing professional development and precepting of residents and students.

• Computer skills are highly desirable, especially in the application of word processing.
• Pharmaceutical knowledge and skills.
• Ability to learn computer and application skills as applicable to role.
• Ability to make judgments in demanding situations.
• Ability to manage and oversee projects involving multiple resources, from start to finish.

Sharp Health Care is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability or any other protected class