Pharmacist Full Time Rotate

DEPARTMENT SPECIFIC DUTIES:      

1. Practices pharmacy in accordance with all applicable regulations and upholds pharmacy policy/procedures as appropriate
2. Establishes and maintains professional relationships with colleagues, physicians and other care providers.
3. Helps coordinate department operations and assures responsibility for professional development.
4. Establishes standards/norms for clinical practice/patient care and evaluates opportunities that improve patient outcomes.
5. Demonstrates independent leadership and professionalism with respect to the oversight of pharmacy technicians, pharmacy students, and pharmacy interns.  Contributes to department research for both pharmacy students and residents
6. Consistently demonstrates work habits that are in accordance with department standards/norms. Able to troubleshoot problems independently and use the management tree as appropriate.
7. Is an active participant, who contributes to value of The Pharmacy Team by Helping peers and co-workers to improve services with comments, suggestions, and a positive attitude
8. Effectively communicates with colleagues, physicians, members of the health care team; and patients when deemed appropriate.
9. Accurately assesses drug therapy, in relation to patient specific conditions, i.e. compromised renal/hepatic function, hypersensitivity, age-related dose adjustments, department/hospital policies and procedures, therapeutic indication(s), formulary/therapeutic alternatives, administration routes, contraindications, etc.
10. Recognizes problematic Drug-Drug, Drug-Disease and Drug-Food interactions.
11. Clinically assesses and appropriately documents report of ADR's and/or medication errors.
12. Designs and implements an appropriate Pharmacy therapeutic plan to address the identified problem(s).
13. Monitors for clinical outcomes, and follows up with the patient and health care team.
14.  Effectively documents in the medical record all pertinent drug related interventions.
15.  Maintains compliance with drug related regulation in a hospital setting including but not limited to: USP, State board of Pharmacy, DEA, and CDPH. 

• Maintain knowledge regarding hospital formulary, inventory, and drug shortages

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:

Required:

1. Pharm.D degree from accredited university (may consider RPh with extensive work exp.)
2. Possess a valid CA pharmacist’s license (maintain current at all times)
3. Minimum 6 months’ experience in a hospital pharmacy or equivalent clinical practice experience
4. Current American Heart Association BLS or within 30 days of hire (maintain current at all times)

Preferred:

1. If routinely staffed in critical care areas will require one or all of the following advanced life support certifications within 90 days of hire or transfer, as applicable (verify with Pharmacy Director):
   • American Heart Association ACLS (maintain current at all times)
   • PALS (maintain current at all times)
   • NRP (maintain current at all times)
   • S.T.A.B.L.E. (maintain current at all times)
2. Able to work all shifts and weekends
3. Excellent written & verbal communication skills
4. Completion of an ASHP residency program
5. Certification through the board of pharmaceutical specialties or equivalent
6. Collaborative practice experience using protocol management skills
7. Office (Word, Excel, PPT) experience
8. Familiarity with CPOE, Cerner, or other electronic documentation systems

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Tenet complies with federal, state, and/or local laws regarding mandatory vaccination of its workforce. If you are offered this position and must be vaccinated under any applicable law, you will be required to show proof of full vaccination or obtain an approval of a religious or medical exemption prior to your start date. If you receive an exemption from the vaccination requirement, you will be required to submit to regular testing in accordance with the law.