Staff Pharmacist II
About the role
The Specialty Staff Pharmacist performs a wide range of pharmaceutical care functions to ensure that drugs prescribed for and used by patients are safe and effective. Responsibilities include obtaining medication histories, reviewing and assessing medication profiles, providing drug information to patients and healthcare providers, consulting with prescribers, counseling patients on proper medication use, and ensuring patients understand cautions, adverse reactions, and interactions related to their therapy.
The Pharmacist supervises pharmacy technicians to secure insurance authorizations for medications and prepares and dispenses prescription medications and pharmaceutical products for patient care. They are responsible for the oversight of the Patient Management Program, clinical activities, and delivery of services as required.
Responsibilities
- Obtain medication histories and review medication profiles
- Provide drug information to patients and healthcare providers
- Consult with prescribers and recommend drugs of choice
- Counsel patients on proper use of medications, including cautions, adverse reactions, and interactions
- Supervise pharmacy technicians in securing insurance authorizations for medications
- Prepare and dispense prescription medications and pharmaceutical products for patient care
- Oversee the Patient Management Program, clinical activities, and service delivery
Requirements
- Pharm.D degree
- At least 3 years of outpatient pharmacy experience
- At least 2 years of Specialty Pharmacy experience or previous exposure to providing pharmacy support to clinical programs
- Current license to practice pharmacy in the State of California
- Good standing with the California State Board of Pharmacy
- Excellent interpersonal skills
Preferred Qualifications
- PGY1 Residency in Community-based or Managed Care Pharmacy and/or PGY2 in Ambulatory Care
- Pharmacy Managed Care Experience
- Second spoken language
- Management skills
About Us
The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) is a leading university dedicated to promoting health worldwide through advanced biomedical research, graduate-level education in the life sciences and health professions, and excellence in patient care. It is the only campus in the 10-campus UC system dedicated exclusively to the health sciences.
UCSF brings together the world’s leading experts in nearly every area of health and is home to five Nobel laureates who have advanced the understanding of cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, aging, and stem cells.
UCSF is committed to professionalism, respect, integrity, diversity, and excellence (PRIDE values) and to building a broadly diverse community, nurturing a welcoming and supportive culture, and engaging diverse ideas for culturally competent education, discovery, and patient care.
Benefits
To learn more about the benefits of working at UCSF, including total compensation, please visit: UCnet Benefits.