Inpatient Pharmacy Specialist

About the role

Supporting and providing care for your community. Enable extraordinary moments.

Responsibilities

• Maintains or manages medication therapy for hospitalized or ambulatory patients as assigned
• Confers with and assists medical personnel in the care and treatment of these patients
• Provides medication information and pharmacokinetic dosing advice
• Adjusts doses, orders laboratory tests, and administers medications according to established policies & procedures
• Maintains medication distribution system
• Reviews medication orders for appropriateness and adherence to the drug formulary
• Clarifies orders and intervenes when necessary
• Verifies accuracy of medication preparation and dispensing by pharmacy personnel
• Provides medical personnel with medication information
• Identifies potential medication safety issues and works actively to prevent medication errors
• Evaluates adverse drug events to determine their severity, probability, and preventability for further analysis and review
• Monitors the effectiveness and accuracy of the hospital medication distribution system
• Ensures appropriate medication storage and security
• Participates in investigational drug studies as required
• Supports a collaborative Labor-Management Partnership environment
• Reports discrepancies to appropriate medical and/or administrative personnel
• Develops and tests requirements and specifications for protocols, computer programs, pharmacokinetic dosing and other pharmaceutical care applications
• Participates in assigned education and training programs
• Develops and maintains teaching curriculum and conducts educational programs for pharmacy, other medical personnel, and patients
• Participates actively as a member of the interdisciplinary team during medical emergencies (e.g. Code Blue)

Requirements

• A minimum of 1200 hours of inpatient pharmacy experience within the last 5 years (e.g., intern pharmacist, pharmacist) or successful completion of an ASHP accredited clinical pharmacy practice residency
• PharmD degree meeting minimum education requirements for licensure
• Controlled Substance Utilization Review and Evaluation System Registration required at hire
• Pharmacist License (California) required at hire
• National Provider Identifier required at hire
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support within 3 months of hire from American Heart Association
• Basic Life Support within 3 months of hire from American Heart Association
• Possesses knowledge of patient variables such as age, sex, and other physical characteristics/presentation and disease states as they relate to medication therapy
• Comprehensive knowledge of acute care medications
• Possesses comprehensive knowledge of current pharmacological/biopharmaceutical principles, medical terminology, pathologies and disease states, and the ability to relate this information to the patients medical management plan
• Demonstrated work experience performing aseptic technique and the ability to prepare sterile IV products and chemotherapeutic agents
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Knowledge of Federal and State laws and regulations regarding the provision of pharmaceutical services
• Passage of a standardized competency assessment OR current incumbent in job code 60002, 60007, 67130 or 67150
• Demonstrated ability to extract pertinent information from the patient, or other sources, and relate it to the patients medical management plan
• Experience operating pharmacy computer system(s) and other equipment
• Comprehensive knowledge of emergency medications

Qualifications

• Doctorate of Pharmacy, PharmD
• Work experience in critical care and/or oncology

Skills

• Critical thinking
• Communication
• Problem-solving
• Teamwork
• Adaptability

Benefits

• Mail-order pharmacy honored as highest in the segment — ahead of our closest competitors
• Reaches far into the community through expanding affordable coverage and quality care
• Works to tailor care to the needs of the most vulnerable
• Reduces greenhouse gas emissions and makes investments that matter

Pay

Details on pay are not specified in the job posting.

Schedule

Details on schedule are not specified in the job posting.