Clinical Pharmacist

Healthcare Recruitment Services; California; On-site; USD 107,000 - 163,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Sign-on bonus

Loan repayment

Pet insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Healthcare Recruitment Services in California seeks a Clinical Pharmacist for a large public hospital. The role offers a competitive hourly wage and extensive benefits including relocation assistance and sign-on bonuses.

The ideal candidate holds a California Pharmacist license with inpatient residency or two years of clinical hospital experience, and will ensure safe, evidence-based medication use across units.

Qualifications

• Requires California Pharmacist license and inpatient hospital experience.
• Inpatient residency (PGY-1) or 2+ years as a clinical hospital pharmacist.
• Ability to dispense medications accurately following hospital policies.

Responsibilities

• Review orders for appropriateness and dispense medications accurately.
• Consult with healthcare providers to optimize therapy and safety.
• Operate PYXIS units on nursing units and answer medication inquiries.
• Ensure compounded meds meet quality standards and complete records.
• Train technicians, pharmacists, interns and residents on procedures.
• Contribute to transitions of care including medication reconciliation.
• Monitor patient therapies and document in clinical charts timely.
• Suggest cost-effective and safe therapy alternatives.
• Participate in interprofessional rounds when applicable.

Skills

Inpatient pharmacy

Clinical pharmacist

Education

California Pharmacist license

PGY-1 residency or 2+ years hospital experience

Job description

Our client is a large publicly owned Hospital in California, 600+ bed. They are looking for a new Clinical Pharmacist. The hospital offers highly competitive pay ($78-$118/hr), outstanding benefits package, generous health benefits (including insurance for your pets), paid time off, relocation assistance, sign on bonus, up to $20,000 loan repayment.

QUALIFICATIONS

Required: Current California Registered Pharmacist license

Experience

Required: Inpatient: Completed PGY-1 residency or at least two years clinical hospital pharmacist

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Responsibilities include:

• Reviews orders for appropriateness, profiles/validates and dispenses medications, supplies or equipment orders accurately and efficiently.
• Follows federal and state law and approved hospital policies and procedures regarding medication use. Consults with other health care providers and information resources to optimize therapy and maximize safety for medication administration for assigned areas.
• Uses PYXIS units on the nursing units.
• Responsible for answering all inquiries from physicians and other staff regarding medication administration issues.
• Assures compounded medications meet standards for quality when performing or supervising compounding, performing quality reviews of the finished product and completes recordkeeping in accordance with department policy and procedures.
• Guides, directs, and assists in trainings pharmacy technicians , new pharmacist personnel, interns and/or residents and assumes responsibility for quantity and quality of their work.
• Provides training professional education in the form of in service training, platform presentation, didactic lecture or hands on learning activities to other healthcare providers , trainees and/or staff when appropriate.
• As assigned, participates in the transition of care process of targeted patient populations through the provision of services such as medication reconciliation, medication education, and care coordination in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team.
• Monitors and assesses patient's medication and nutritional therapies and maintains their clinical charts with complete and timely documentation; intervening in the patient’s care when indicated to optimize pharmacotherapy including management of medication therapies following hospital approved protocols and policies.
• Offers cost effective and safe alternatives when appropriate.
• Participates in interprofessional patient care rounds where applicable.