Pharmacist, Healthcare

Ava Med Inc is a Healthcare Staffing Agency that staffs all of California State Correctional Facilities. At the moment we are in urgent need of a Pharmacist to take on a Full-Time assignment at the correctional facility located in Lancaster, CA.

• Pharmacist
• Full-Time
• Location:
  
  Lancaster, CA
• Schedule:
  
  Monday - Friday 7:30am - 4pm
• Rate: $65/hr - $67/hr
• Status: 1099

• 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.
• 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.
• 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 L.V. 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.
• As required by the Pharmacist-in-Charge, assist in the preparation of estimates for the requisition of drugs required.
• Monitor and instruct Pharmacy Technicians in standard and routine phases of the work, as appropriate.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

If you are interested submit a copy of your resume and one of our team members will reach out to you ASAP!