Inpatient Pharmacy Specialist - Variable Shifts and Schedules

About the role

This is an opportunity to support and provide care for your community as part of the Kaiser Permanente pharmacy team. You will work in an information-rich environment where your skills will be challenged and developed.

Responsibilities

• Upholds Kaiser Permanente's Policies and Procedures, Principles of Responsibilities and applicable state, federal and local laws.
• Performs sterile and non-sterile compounding.
• In collaboration with the health care team, develops and implements patient-specific plans to optimize medication therapy.
• Maintains and optimizes medication therapy based on interpretation of data, assessments, and evaluations of patient outcomes.
• Follows hospital approved collaborative, pharmacokinetic drug therapy management protocols (e.g., adjust drug doses, order laboratory tests, assess therapeutic effectiveness).
• Interviews patients and family members or other designated caregivers to obtain information regarding medication use, allergies, and sensitivities. Utilizes that information into the patients medication management plan.
• Documents information appropriately in the patients medical record or other computer systems.
• Advises patients and designated family members or other designated caregivers regarding medication, directions for use, storage requirements, medication coordination with diet, importance of compliance, precautions, and warnings for medication therapy.
• Advises medical personnel on the use of medication-related devices.
• Provides pharmacokinetic dosing advice to medical personnel.
• Orders and adjusts medication dosages, orders laboratory tests, and administers medication under protocol according to established policies and procedures.
• Maintains the effectiveness and accuracy of the hospital medication distribution system.
• Reviews all 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.
• Reviews patient medical records to detect adverse drug events, and assists medical personnel to form treatment plans in response to adverse drug events.
• Evaluates adverse drug events to determine their severity, probability, and preventability for further analysis and review.
• Reviews patients medical record to verify proper delivery and correct administration of medication.
• Ensures appropriate medication storage and security.
• Participates in investigational drug studies as required.
• Participates in problem identification and resolution. Consults with supervisors when appropriate.
• 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.
• Actively participates in rounds, hospital committees, utilization review, quality management programs and other programs as needed.
• Participates actively as a member of the interdisciplinary team during medical emergencies (e.g. Code Blue).
• Performs other duties as required.

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 (CURES) registration required at hire.
• Pharmacist License (California) required at hire.
• National Provider Identifier (NPI) required at hire.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification within 3 months of hire from American Heart Association.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification within 3 months of hire from American Heart Association.
• Demonstrated 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.
• Possess 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.
• Possess a 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.

Skills

Collaborative, compassionate, flexible, multi-tasker, team player, results-driven.

Benefits

We offer several benefits to our pharmacy team including support for professional growth and development, a stable work environment, and opportunities to serve our communities.

Pay

Details on pay will be provided upon interview.

Schedule

This is a 10-hour shift position with variable start and end times.