Pharmacist Citywide H00046

Company Description

The Department of Public Health prioritizes equitable and inclusive access to quality healthcare for its community and values the importance of diversity in its workforce. All employees at the Department of Public Health work to advance equity, inclusion, and diversity with a specific lens and focus on race, ethnicity, gender, sex, sexuality, disability, and immigration status.

• Application Opening – Wednesday, February 22, 2023
• Final date to receive applications – Continuous
• Salary – $174,044 - $222,066 Annually
• Appointment Type – Permanent Civil Service
• Recruitment – CCT-2450-H00046

• Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital & Trauma Center (ZSFG)
  Inpatient Pharmacy
• Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital & Trauma Center (ZSFG)
  Outpatient Pharmacy
• Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital & Trauma Center (ZSFG)
  Purchasing Pharmacy
• Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital & Trauma Center (ZSFG)
  340B Program Coordinator
• San Francisco County Jails, both in San Francisco and in San Bruno
• Community Behavioral Health Services
• Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center
• Various clinics and Health Centers located throughout the City and County of San Francisco

Under general supervision, the Pharmacist performs professional pharmaceutical duties for the San Francisco Department of Public Health to assure quality patient care, appropriate drug therapy and compliance with all applicable regulations.

• Reviews, processes, compounds, prepares, labels, and dispenses medication orders and prescriptions.
• Monitors drug therapy for appropriateness, contraindications, interactions, adverse effects, and therapeutic/toxic dosing.
• Communicates drug information and/or medication counseling to patients and health care personnel.
• Performs quality assurance by conducting drug use evaluations and medication area inspections.
• Maintains accurate and thorough documentation of patient care activities and regulatory requirements.
• Supervises support personnel, as required.

• Reviews, processes, and dispenses physician medication orders and prescriptions including preparing IV admixtures and chemotherapy.
• Monitors unresolved medication order issues, lab orders, in‑basket messages, and documents clinical interventions in the EHR system.
• Provides therapeutic drug monitoring consultations, determining appropriate loading dose, maintenance dose, and predicted blood levels based on patient parameters and disease process.
• Organizes, plans, and prioritizes daily inpatient pharmacy workflow, maintains routine workflow, integrates non‑routine work, and relays information to the oncoming shift.

• Acts as the designated Pharmacist‑in‑Charge of the facility pharmacy and ensures compliance with all state and federal laws and regulations pertaining to pharmacy practice.

• Reviews, processes, and dispenses medication orders for mental health and substance use disorder prescriptions, including specialty packaging.
• Assists clients and providers with medication insurance navigation and formulary consultations, collaborating with outside teams.
• May provide observed dosing, perform point‑of‑care tests, and direct patient counseling for substance use disorder and mental health medications at various locations.

• Reviews, processes, and dispenses physician medication orders and prescriptions for geriatric residents.
• Prepares pharmaceuticals for dispensing by compounding extemporaneous products.
• Assists in monthly patient chart review, data collection for drug use evaluation studies, and adverse drug reaction follow‑up.
• Conducts medication area inspections and maintains a professional work environment.
• Participates in medication administration observations and interdisciplinary team meetings to review patient chart reviews.

The 2450 Pharmacist also performs other related duties as assigned.

• Valid Registered Pharmacist license issued by the California State Board of Pharmacy (status must be…