Relief Clinical Pharmacist - (Relief/Per-Diem, 10-Hour Night Shifts)

Part-time, 10-hour night shift position located at 300 Pasteur Dr, Palo Alto, California.

About the Role

Provides the full range of distributive, clinical, consultative, research, investigational, and/or administrative pharmaceutical services. Incumbents select, compound, manufacture, purchase, dispense, and/or preserve drugs, medicines, and other therapeutic agents; serve as a member and consultant on treatment or diagnostic teams; disseminate drug information to members of the hospital staff and interested community groups; may participate in hospital research projects or perform pharmaceutical research.

Responsibilities

• Clinical Pharmacy:
  • Applies knowledge of solubility behavior of substances, stability of drugs, usages of drugs, and limitations on modes of administering drugs to evaluate dosages and permissible concentrations, and to anticipate, prevent, and treat undesirable chemical reactions.
  • Applies knowledge of the physical and chemical properties and characteristics for computing dosages, weighing and measuring drugs, and mixing and compounding drugs and chemicals.
  • Has legal responsibility for proper interpretation of prescriptions and the dispensing of prescribed products, calling attention to synergistic, antagonistic, and cumulative effects, as well as questionable overdoses or incompatibilities.
  • Identifies fine differences between drugs as they relate to therapeutic efficacy.
  • Maintains continuous awareness of new developments in the drug field and emerging patterns, systems, and techniques in pharmacy practice.
  • Maintains records, documents patient data, prepares written reports, and provides oral reports concerning patient care.
  • May contribute to accredited teaching programs, indoctrination, and refresher training courses.
  • Specifies proper storage, protection, and preservation of therapeutic agents, in accordance with the standards of the United States Pharmacopoeia (U.S.P.) and the National Formulary (N.F.).
• Investigational Drug Service:
  • Provides assistance in the coordination and maintenance of pharmacy services relating to research at SHC.
  • Participates in sponsor site qualification and initiation visits.
  • Supports practices relating to pharmacy dispensing based on IRB-approved clinical trials.
  • Provides guidance to investigational drug service pharmacy technicians.
  • Attends various meetings to provide pharmacy input on drug protocols upon request.
  • Serves as the liaison between the study team, protocol sponsor, and nursing to coordinate drug therapy.
  • Participates in audits from sponsors, FDA, DEA, NIH, and other regulatory agencies as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor's in Pharmacy from an accredited college or university.
• Two (2) years of progressively responsible and directly related work experience. One (1) year if completed a PGY1 residency.

Skills

• Ability to apply judgment and make informed decisions.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Ability to foster effective working relationships and build consensus.
• Ability to precept students and residents.
• Ability to plan, organize, prioritize, work independently, and meet deadlines.
• Knowledge of the influence of patient's age, sex, concomitant disease states, concurrent drug therapy, foods, and diagnostic procedures on drug activity and disposition.
• Knowledge of local, state, and federal regulatory requirements related to areas of functional responsibility.
• Knowledge of medical terminology and abbreviations; pharmacology and pharmacological nomenclature; medical therapeutics, pharmacokinetics, and disease states.
• Knowledge of methods and procedures involved in proper handling and storing of pharmaceutical supplies.
• Knowledge of physiology, anatomy, pathology, chemistry, and mathematics as they relate to pharmacy practice.
• Knowledge of prescription and non-prescription drugs and drug products, including their indications, efficacy, dosage, mechanisms of action, fate and disposition (if known), major contraindications, and potential side effects.

Licenses and Certifications

• CA Board of Pharmacy License - Registered Pharmacist required.
• BLS - Basic Life Support required within 30 days or ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support required within 30 days.

Pay

Generally starting at $116.33 per hour. The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, internal equity, experience, education, specialty, and training.

Schedule

Part-time, 10-hour night shift.