Relief Clinical Pharmacist

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

The essential functions listed are typical examples of work performed by positions in this job classification. They are not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, tasks, and responsibilities. Employees may also perform other duties as assigned.

• Employees must abide by all Joint Commission Requirements including but not limited to sensitivity to cultural diversity, patient care, patient rights and ethical treatment, safety and security of physical environments, emergency management, teamwork, respect for others, participation in ongoing education and training, communication and adherence to safety and quality programs, sustaining compliance with National Patient Safety Goals, and licensure and health screenings.
• Must perform all duties and responsibilities in accordance with the hospital's policies and procedures, including its Service Standards and its Code of Conduct.
• Identifies differences between drugs as they relate to therapeutic efficacy of the products.
• Applies knowledge of the physical and chemical properties and characteristics of computing dosages, weighing and measuring drugs, and mixing and compounding drugs and chemicals.
• Applies knowledge of solubility behavior of substances, stability of drugs, usages of drugs, and limitations on modes of administering drugs, and similarly applies knowledge of incompatibilities in evaluating dosages and permissible concentrations of drugs, and in anticipating, preventing, and treating undesirable chemical reactions.
• Have legal responsibility for proper interpretation of prescriptions and the dispensing of prescribed products, and call to physician's attention any synergistic, antagonistic, and cumulative effects, as well as questionable overdoses or incompatibilities.
• Specify proper storage, protection, of therapeutic agents, in accordance with the standards of the United States Pharmacopoeia (U.S.P.) and the manufacturer package insert.
• Keep continually abreast of new developments in the fast-moving drug field and be aware of emerging patterns, systems, and techniques in pharmacy practice.
• Participates in the training or preceptorship and education of pharmacists, residents, interns, technicians and pharmacy students.
• Maintains records, documents patient data, prepares written reports, and provides oral reports concerning patient care.
• Monitors patient medication therapy to ensure safe and effective therapy.
• Provides drug information to physician, nurses and other health care professionals as related to medication therapy.
• Verify orders for non-advanced areas.
• May serve and participate in departmental and interdisciplinary committees.
• Supervision of pharmacy technicians.
• Sterile and non-sterile product preparation, checking and dispensing.
• Management and control of controlled substances.
• Participates in emergency events requiring a licensed pharmacist (Rapid Response, Code Blue Resuscitation).

• Performs verifications for advanced practice areas, as defined by Pharmacy leadership.
• Assists with discharge medication coordination, which may include assistance with prior authorizations and provide discharge medication education to patients.
• May be present for planned bedside procedures, to provide stat medications, as needed.
• Provides direct consult with providers regarding patients in covered areas.
• Performs drug monitoring of patients and may make appropriate changes to orders per policy. May participate in department initiatives and projects as assigned by managers.
• Provides in-service education to pharmacy, nursing, medical residents and fellows, and physicians on medications.

Education: Doctor of Pharmacy degree from a School of Pharmacy accredited by the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education.

Experience: Two (2) years related hospital experience.

• Registered Pharmacist by California Board of Pharmacy
• RQI Healthcare Provider Basic Life Support
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• Basic Life Support by American Heart Association (AHA)
• RQI Healthcare Provider Pediatric Advanced Life Support
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• Pediatric Advanced Life Support by American Heart Association (AHA) within 90 days of hire

• Knowledge of prescription and non-prescription drugs and drug products and their indications, efficacy, dosage, mechanisms of action; fate and disposition (if known), major contraindications and potential side effects.
• Knowledge of Medical terminology and abbreviations;…