Clinical Pharmacist
Hi-Desert Medical Center
Joshua Tree, CA

Shift: Rotate

Job Type: Full Time

Hours: 7am- 5pm  Varied work days with rotating weekends

The Clinical Pharmacist Coordinator will perform educational and clinical services for the facility. They will be a drug information resource for the nurses, physicians, patients, and families. In addition, they will use critical thinking skills and perform independent decision-making as needed for the furnishing of safe and rational medication therapy. Assist upper-level management with optimization of patient care in a safe and cost-effective manner.

Primary Duties
· Provide direct patient-centered care and integrated pharmacy services in collaboration with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals.

· Attendance on medical rounds (for decentralized shifts) with documentation of pharmacist interventions based on availability.

· Assist in the Develop and implement facility-specific protocols, guidelines, and reference documents related to medication therapy management that minimize the potential for medication errors

· Conduct Medication Use Evaluations (MUEs) and assist in making necessary changes to pharmacotherapy practice as needed based on MUE findings.

· Provide support to Staff Pharmacist and able to provide all general responsibilities of a Staff Pharmacist, as needed.

· Demonstrates independent leadership and professionalism with respect to the oversight of pharmacy technicians, pharmacy students, and pharmacy interns.

· Ensure pharmaceutical care programs and medication therapy management are appropriately integrated throughout the institution.

· Assist department leaders in ensuring and maintaining compliance with regulatory standards (TJC,FDA,CDPH,CMS,CABoP,ISMP)

· Contributes to department research for both pharmacy students and residents.

· Participate in the education and training of healthcare professionals (e.g. physicians, nurses, pharmacy technicians, and students) in relation to medication use.

· Maintain professional competence with pharmacy department and state licensing requirements via staff development, independent study, and/or professional activities.

· Supports the practice of pharmacy in accordance with all applicable regulations and upholds pharmacy policy/procedures as appropriate.

· Deliver medication therapy management and provide support to ensure pharmaceutical care programs are appropriately integrated throughout the institution.

· Establishes and maintains professional relationships with colleagues, physicians and other care providers.

· Supports department operations and assures responsibility for professional development.

· Assist s Pharmacy Management by ensuring the most effective and cost-efficient medications are on formulary and implementation of therapeutic substitutions where appropriate per Tenet Policy.

Position Qualifications

Physical demands:

· Moderate physical effort (lift/carry up to 25 lbs)

· Manual dexterity and mobility

· Occasional reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling and crouching

· Prolonged standing/walking

· Occasionally lifts supplies/equipment

Working Conditions:

· Handles emergency or crisis situations

Required:

· Possess a valid CA pharmacist’s license (maintain current at all times)

· PharmD or BS in Pharmacy

· Board Certification in Pharmacotherapy (BCPS)

· Pharmacy practice residency or equivalent hospital experience (3 postgraduate years).

· Good written and verbal communication skills.

· Demonstrate good command of basic mathematical calculations.

Preferred:

If routinely staffed in critical care areas one or all the following advanced life support certifications will be required within 90 days of hire, as applicable

· American Heart Association ACLS

· PALS

· Excellent written & verbal communication skills

· Completion of an ASHP residency program

· Certification through the board of pharmaceutical specialties or equivalent

· Collaborative practice experience using protocol management skills

· Automatic Dispensing Machine experience (Omnicell, Pyxis, etc.)

· Familiarity with CPOE, Cerner, or other electronic documentation systems

· Office (Word, Excel, PPT) experience

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