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Under indirect supervision, provides ambulatory pharmaceutical care services using approved protocols in collaboration with other health professional, including managing patient drug therapy, providing patient education, and preparing and/or overseeing the preparation and dispensing of medications. Promotes high quality, evidence-based, cost-effective pharmaceutical care. Performs these duties in the clinical areas assigned.
Essential Functions:
- Under the direction of the Department manager or designee, promotes rational and cost-effective
Inpatient and Outpatient drug therapy through close participation in the drug therapy decision-making process with assigned physicians and other medical personnel.
- Provides direction to Pharmacist Residents, Pharmacist Interns, Pharmacy Technicians, and other non-licensed personnel.
- Conducts patient medication history inquiries upon referral from physicians and other medical personnel.
- Given a diagnosis, synthesize a treatment plan, which may include drug therapy and lifestyle modifications, and transition within the continuum of care settings.
- Identifies, resolves, and prevents potential and actual medication-related problems including: untreated indications, improper drug selection, subtherapeutic dosage, overdose, failure to receive medication, adverse drug reactions, drug interactions, and medication without indication.
- Under protocol, initiates, adjusts, monitors, and recommends changes in drug therapy based on information obtained through patient interviews, objective monitoring parameters, review of drug profiles and the patient medical record.
- Coordinates and interprets laboratory monitoring of drug therapy, including serum drug levels, electrolytes, and other approved drug-related laboratory testing.
- Provides patient monitoring for the purpose of evaluating and optimizing patient outcomes, drug utilization and patient compliance, detecting and/or minimizing ADR's, eliminating unnecessary drug use and duplication.
- Provides patient education related to the individual's disease state, including predictable actions, side effects, reasons for proper compliance, and any special instruction.
- Assure ongoing performance improvement of the pharmaceutical care services provided.
- Provides education to providers and staff via presentations, newsletters, formal utilization reviews, and one-on-one interactions.
- Performs other duties as required.
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Requirements |
Basic Qualifications:
- B.S. in Pharmacy required.
- Current CA Registered Pharmacist License.
- American Heart Association approved Basic Life Support (BLS) card required.
- Must be able to obtain an NPI # within one (1) month in position
- ACLS certification may be required in some areas.
- Comprehensive knowledge of current pharmacological/biopharmaceutical principles, medical terminology, pathologies, disease states, and related information for a medical management plan.
- Working knowledge of aseptic technique and preparation of sterile IV products and chemotherapy agents.
- Knowledge of emergency medications and drug monitoring.
- Understanding of drug utilization review and drug usage evaluation.
- Knowledge of Federal and State laws and regulations regarding the provision of pharmaceutical services.
- Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Must be able to operate the pharmacy computer system(s) and other equipment.
- Must be able to input prescription labels.
- MUST BE ABLE TO PASS BACKGROUND CHECK
- Must be able to work in a Labor/Management Partnership environment.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Successful completion of a clinical pharmacy residency (with emphasis in Ambulatory Care) preferred, or possess the equivalent clinical experience in direct patient care delivery preferred.
- Pharm.D. preferred.
Primary Location: California-Sacramento
Scheduled Hours (1-40): 40
Shift: Variable
Working Days: Sun - Sat, 40 hours per week, variable shift; may include working weekends, evenings, nights, days and holidays.
Working Hours Start: Variable
Working Hours End: Variable
Schedule: Full-time
Job Type: Standard
Employee Status: Regular
Employee Group: Guild for Professional Pharmacists
Job Level: Individual Contributor
Job: Pharmacy
Public Department Name: Sacramento Anitcoagulation Clinic 01
Travel: No
Job Eligible for Benefits: Yes
External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. We are proud to be an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
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