Ambulatory Staff Pharmacist

University of California - Los Angeles Health; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 132,000 - 154,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bargaining Unit: HX - UPTE

Job summary

UCLA Health in Los Angeles seeks a clinical pharmacist for Ambulatory Pharmacy leadership. You will support compliance, supervise staff, and optimize medication dispensing and ambulatory programs to deliver outstanding patient care.

You must hold a PharmD and California licensure, with CSP/APh and BLS or equivalent certification preferred. This role emphasizes patient-centric care, collaboration with clinicians, and adapting to a changing health system.

Qualifications

• Licensed California Pharmacist with PharmD degree.
• Current CA Pharmacy licensure required.
• CSP or equivalent board certification preferred.
• Advanced Practice Pharmacist licensure desirable.
• BLS certificate from ARC or AHA required.
• Immunization Delivery certification required.

Responsibilities

• Support the Pharmacy Supervisor in ensuring compliance with rules and regulations.
• Oversee support staff in Ambulatory Pharmacy operations.
• Dispense medications and optimize clinical pharmacy programs for patient care.
• Foster a collegial, professional relationship with staff and clinicians.
• Demonstrate effective, innovative problem-solving in a dynamic setting.
• Adapt to challenges of a rapidly changing health care environment.

Skills

Communication

Organizational skills

Prioritization

Follow-through

Clinical pharmacy knowledge

Education

PharmD degree

California Pharmacist Licensure

Job description

Description

You bring more than skill, knowledge, and expertise to your role as an allied health professional. You bring a deep passion for improving the lives of everyone around you. At UCLA Health, we're committed to fostering a working environment where you are supported and empowered to be your best. You'll love it here!

Reporting to the Pharmacy Supervisor - Ambulatory Pharmacy, you will perform various pharmacist functions pertaining to Ambulatory Pharmacy. Some of these functions include:

• Supporting the Pharmacy Supervisor in ensuring compliance to rules, policies and regulations
• Overseeing support staff
• Performing medication dispensing activities and clinical pharmacy program optimization to deliver outstanding patient care
• Cultivating and modeling a collegial, professional, cooperative relationship with pharmacy staff, medical professionals, support, and administrative staff
• Demonstrating effective, innovative problem-solving
• Adapting to the challenges of a rapidly changing health care environment
• Advancing a patient-centric focus to treat illness with integrity, innovation, and commitment

Schedule: Varied shifts, depending on department needs, including weekends and holidays

Hourly Salary Range: $95.61-$112.00

Bargaining Unit: HX - UPTE

Qualifications

We're seeking a strong, independent clinical leader with current California Pharmacy licensure, a PharmD degree and:

• Strong communication, organizational, prioritizing, and follow-through skills
• Knowledge of clinical, ambulatory, specialty, transitions of care and dispensing workflows
• CSP or equivalent board certification preferred
• Advanced Practice Pharmacist (APh) licensure is desirable
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certificate from the American Red Cross or American Heart Association
• Certification for Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery with Applied Practice

UCLA Health is a world-renowned health system with four award-winning hospitals and dozens of primary care practices, specialty practices, urgent care centers, and other ancillary locations throughout metro Los Angeles. We are also home to the David Geffen School of Medicine, an internationally-respected center of medical learning and research. Through the efforts of our outstanding people, we have become Los Angeles' trusted provider of exceptional, compassionate patient care. If you're looking to experience greater challenge and fulfillment in your career, you can at UCLA Health.