Clinical Pharmacist

Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital; Grass Valley (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital is seeking a Clinical Pharmacist to support doctors and nurses in safe prescribing and dispensing, ensuring patient safety through final manual review. The role emphasizes real-time information gathering and continuous learning to provide exceptional patient care.

The pharmacist will review prescriptions for interactions, proper dosing, allergies, and unusual findings, while collaborating with the care team to achieve optimal outcomes across all age groups.

Qualifications

• Interprets medication orders for drug interactions and dosing accuracy.
• Documents clinical activities per policy and procedure.
• Communicates drug information and resolves drug-related problems.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Achieves and maintains an adequate basic knowledge base to provide clinical services for all age groups served
• Maintains a working knowledge of automated systems

Skills

Drug interactions

Medication safety

Patient education

Clinical documentation

Job description

As our Clinical Pharmacist, you will 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 will 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 will 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.
• Achieves and maintains an adequate basic knowledge base to provide clinical services for all age groups served
• Maintains a working knowledge of automated systems