Pharmacist

Job Summary

This position serves as a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in Infectious Diseases and Immunizations, providing subject matter expertise in the prevention, management, and treatment of infectious diseases, as well as vaccine-related clinical care and population health initiatives.

Essential Responsibilities

• Consults with health care practitioners to establish high quality patient drug therapy plans and outcomes.
• Maintains accurate records and ensures patient safety by monitoring patients to insure therapeutic outcomes and minimizing adverse drug effects.
• Accurately reviews, interprets, and fills prescriptions/orders to ensure patient safety.
• Compounds and prepares medications or supervises same.
• Serves as a role model by demonstrating a contemporary attitude and focusing on patient care outcomes.
• Self identifies professional deficiencies in the practice of pharmacy and takes corrective measures to improve such deficiencies.
• Improves patient care outcomes by developing knowledge and skills in new areas of pharmacy practice as they arise through literature review, continuing education, and collegial sharing of information.
• Demonstrates knowledge of department mission statement and objectives by assisting in development and achievement of location specific goals.
• Maintains a cost conscious attitude in the daily function of the pharmacy.
• Maintains a professional appearance, observes the suggested departmental dress code and wears identification badge.
• Maintains a professional attitude and image; leads by professional example.
• Attends to personal affairs so as not to interfere with the work schedule.
• Maintains cleanliness of self and work area.
• Demonstrates good judgment in the ability to organize and assist in directing workflow to maintain appropriate service levels.
• Demonstrates ability to set goals, plan, organize, and take tasks to completion.
• Demonstrates consistent ability to be a productive employee.
• Answers phone calls as necessary.
• Delegates responsibilities, where appropriate to maintain quality member service and satisfaction.
• Assists in the orientation, training, and education of support personnel, interns, externs, and pharmacists.
• Exercises independent judgment within the limits of authority.
• Influences others to strive towards location and departmental objectives.
• Maintains current knowledge of and complies with state and federal laws, rules and regulations.
• Demonstrates knowledge and support for continuous quality improvement programs in the location, department, and region.
• Demonstrates a complete understanding and complies with established regional employee relations policies and procedures.
• Maintains a contemporary working knowledge of Kaiser Permanente automated systems.
• Communicates appropriate information regarding formulary and target drug alternatives and is effective in increasing provider compliance and member acceptance to assure appropriate drug utilization.
• Consults with appropriate personnel in matters of uncertainty.
• Makes informed, rational, and timely decisions.

Experience

• N/A

Education

• Graduate of an accredited school of Pharmacy with a bachelor of Science or Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree.

Licenses, Certifications, Registrations

• Pharmacist License (Oregon) within 3 months of hire.

Preferred Qualifications

• Completion of a PGY2 residency in Infectious Diseases.
• Board Certified Infectious Diseases Pharmacist (BCIDP) or eligible for certification.