Outpatient Pharmacist
Visalia, California
Kaweah Delta Health Care District

Pharmacist, Clinical

Overview

• Specialty: Pharmacy
• Location: Visalia, California
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Schedule: 40 hours per week; 10-hour shifts; variable days/evenings
• Start date: 9/21

Required Qualifications

• Valid California Pharmacist license
• Doctor of Pharmacy degree
• 3 years of pharmacist experience
• Pharmacist experience within the last year
• Experience in a hospital setting
• Experience in an ambulatory care setting

Department-Specific Requirements

• Emergency Medicine or Emergency Medicine Mid-shift Pharmacist Specialist: 1 year of Emergency Department pharmacy experience and/or 1 year of hospital-based clinical pharmacist experience in critical care or equivalent setting
• Infectious Disease Specialist: 1 year of hospital-based clinical pharmacist experience
• Anemia Management Specialist: 1 year of hospital-based clinical pharmacist experience
• Home Infusion: Pharm.D. and 1 year of home infusion pharmacy experience and/or 1 year of hospital-based clinical pharmacist experience, or 5+ years of home infusion pharmacy experience
• Critical Care Medicine Pharmacist Specialist: 1 year of hospital-based clinical pharmacist experience and/or 1 year of hospital-based clinical pharmacist experience in critical care
• Ambulatory Care Pharmacist Specialist: 1 year of Ambulatory Care pharmacy experience and/or completion of a pharmacy residency program in Ambulatory Care or General Practice with strong Ambulatory Care experience and certification, or eligibility to sit for a certification exam
• Family Medicine Pharmacist Specialist: completion of a pharmacy residency program in General Practice with strong Ambulatory Care experience and certification, or eligibility to sit for a certification exam
• Outpatient Oncology Pharmacist Specialist: completion of PGY-1 residency or at least 2 years of acute inpatient hospital pharmacist experience

Key Responsibilities

• Reviews, validates, and dispenses medications and related orders in inpatient and outpatient settings
• Consults with other healthcare providers to optimize therapy and medication safety
• Monitors patient therapies and documents interventions and clinical charting
• Provides medication education, consultation, and in-service training
• Supports transitions of care, medication reconciliation, and care coordination when assigned
• Participates in rounds, formulary work, policy/procedure development, and medication use evaluations when applicable

Additional Notes

• Uses the EMR for documentation in the outpatient oncology role
• May be assigned to specialty areas including emergency medicine, oncology, infectious disease, anemia management, pain management, critical care, NICU/pediatrics, formulary management, compounding, ambulatory care, family medicine, or home infusion