Staff Pharmacist Per Diem
About the role
Explore opportunities with CPS, part of the Optum family of businesses. We're dedicated to crafting and delivering innovative hospital and pharmacy solutions for better patient outcomes across the entire continuum of care. With CPS, you'll work alongside our team of more than 2,500 pharmacy professionals, technology experts, and industry leaders to drive superior financial, clinical, and operational performance for health systems nationwide. Ready to help shape the future of pharmacy and hospital solutions? Join us and discover the meaning behind Caring. Connecting. Growing together.
Primary Responsibilities
- Reviews, verifies, and dispenses medication orders to ensure appropriateness, safety, and accuracy
- Provides clinical pharmacy services, including medication therapy management and pharmacokinetic dosing and monitoring
- Collaborates with physicians, nurses, and care teams to optimize medication regimens for hospitalized patients
- Oversees sterile and non-sterile compounding activities, ensuring compliance with USP and hospital standards
- Maintains security of pharmacy and controlled substances
- Monitors patient outcomes and medication safety, identifying and preventing adverse drug events
- Aids in the training of new staff
- Updates the Director about the daily activities of the pharmacy
- Aids the Director in maintaining the pharmacy
Requirements
- Pharmacy degree (BS or PharmD) from an ACPE accredited school of pharmacy
- Current Arizona Pharmacist license in good standing
- Experience using computer applications including word processing, spreadsheets, and pharmacy information systems
- Demonstrated ability to work independently, set priorities, make critical decisions, and respond to client concerns
- Demonstrated accuracy and timeliness in a work setting
- Proven effective communications skills, both verbal and written
Qualifications
- Required: Pharmacy degree (BS or PharmD) from an ACPE accredited school of pharmacy
- Required: Current Arizona Pharmacist license in good standing
- Required: Experience using computer applications including word processing, spreadsheets, and pharmacy information systems
- Required: Demonstrated ability to work independently, set priorities, make critical decisions, and respond to client concerns
- Required: Demonstrated accuracy and timeliness in a work setting
- Required: Proven effective communications skills, both verbal and written
- PREFERRED: PharmD degree
- PREFERRED: Hospital experience
- PREFERRED: Experience working with automated dispensing cabinets such as Omnicell
Skills
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to work independently and prioritize tasks
- Knowledge of pharmacy information systems
- Ability to monitor patient outcomes and medication safety
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Incentive and recognition programs
- Equity stock purchase
- 401k contribution
Pay
The hourly pay for this role will range from $44 - $79 per hour based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.
Schedule
This per diem, nonexempt position will work 8 hours or one weekend per month plus occasional weekday coverage and on-call following each shift worked. Weekend coverage will be from 9:30am-1:30pm on Saturday and Sunday.
About the Facility
Palo Verde Behavioral Health (PVBH) is an 84-bed private psychiatric facility providing inpatient and intensive outpatient psychiatric services to Southern Arizona with the following Adult and Adolescent treatment programs: Psychiatric Acute/General Inpatient Care, Co-Occurring Disorders Treatment, Acute Inpatient Detoxification, Partial Hospitalization Program, and Intensive Outpatient Program. Palo Verde Behavioral Health is owned and operated by Universal Health Services. CPS Solutions, LLC has partnered with the hospital to manage the day-to-day operations of this pharmacy. This position is an employee of CPS Solutions, LLC.
About the Pharmacy
The pharmacy is open Monday-Friday from 7:30am-4:00pm and Saturdays, Sundays, and Holidays from 9:30am-1:30pm (with future possibility of Saturday & Sunday shifts being increased to 5 or 6 hours). Automation includes HCS Clinicals which provides CPOE and eMar capability. Distribution is through Omnicell automated cabinets.
Company Information
We believe everyone-of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income-deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.
Equal Opportunity Employer
UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.