Clinical Pharmacist

CommonSpirit Health; California; On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercy San Juan Medical Center in Carmichael, California is seeking a Clinical Pharmacist to support doctors and nurses in safely prescribing and dispensing medications. You will review prescriptions for safety and accuracy and participate in patient education to improve outcomes.

The role emphasizes continual learning, accurate documentation, and collaboration with healthcare professionals to ensure optimal patient care and patient satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science Pharmacy required at hire or
• Doctor of Pharmacy required at hire
• Pharmacist license CA required at hire
• CPR certification required at hire

Responsibilities

• Review prescriptions for drug interactions, dosing, allergies, and other issues to ensure patient safety.
• Enter/verify orders into the computer system, label and dispense medications in a timely manner.
• Verify medications prepared by other pharmacy personnel.
• Communicate drug information to patients and health professionals to resolve drug-related problems and clarify unclear orders with the licensed provider.
• Maintain knowledge base to provide clinical services for all age groups served and document clinical activities.

Education

Bachelor of Science Pharmacy

Doctor of Pharmacy

Pharmacist license CA

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Clinical Pharmacist, you’ll help our doctors and nurses safely prescribe and dispense medications to help our patients feel better and recover from their illness or injury.

Every day, you’ll build trust in these interactions by reviewing every prescription in your queue. We never rely entirely on the computer to check for safety; we always use an expert for the final check. That’s you. You’ll review prescriptions for potential drug interactions, correct dosing, patient allergies or anything that looks unusual in your opinion.

To excel in this role, you must enjoy learning new concepts and researching information in real-time to provide solutions for our patients. You should also continually look for ways to go above and beyond for your patients, delivering an exceptional experience along with exceptional care.

• Demonstrates ability to document clinical activities and interventions such as consults, patient teachings and other patient specific information as defined by policy and procedure.
• Interprets medication orders and/or prescriptions for drug interactions, appropriate drug selection and appropriateness. Accurately enters / verifies the order or prescription into the computer system, labels, and dispenses medications in a timely manner.
• Verifies and checks medications prepared by other pharmacy personnel.
• Communicates drug information to patients and health professionals. Resolves drug related problems by consulting with other health care professionals to achieve appropriate patient outcomes. Unclear orders written by a licensed provider are clarified with the licensed provider. Assists the licensed provider in appropriate drug selection and therapeutic regimens.
• Achieves and maintains an adequate basic knowledge base to provide clinical services for all age groups served. Provides basic clinical services as required by policy and procedure.
• Maintains a working knowledge of automated systems

Job Requirements

Required

• Bachelors Of Science Pharmacy, upon hire or
• Doctor Of Pharmacy Pharmacy, upon hire
• Pharmacist: CA, upon hire and
• Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire and

Preferred

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support, upon hire

Where You'll Work

Founded in 1967, Dignity Health - Mercy San Juan Medical Center is a 377-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Carmichael, California. Serving over 100,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including a Level II Trauma Center, Level III NICU, heart care, cancer care, women’s health, and neurology. Additionally, Mercy San Juan Medical Center has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Comprehensive Stroke Center, the highest level of stroke care certification awarded by The Joint Commission.

Mercy Home Health and Mercy Hospice is located at 3400 Data Drive in Rancho Cordova, CA. Both service lines are accredited agencies that have received outstanding recognition from The Joint Commission. We currently serve the greater El Dorado, Placer and Sacramento counties, bringing our patients the highest level of service available.

One Community. One Mission. One California