Graveyard ED Pharmacist

UCLA Health; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 132,428 - 164,623; Full time

Job summary

UCLA Health is seeking an allied health professional to work in various pharmacy settings. You will prepare and dispense medications, review medication orders, and provide advanced clinical services. The role involves working overnight shifts, 7 days on and 7 days off, and requires a Pharm D. degree along with a current CA Pharmacy license.

Experience in inpatient pharmacy is preferred. This position offers a salary range of $96.13 - $119.50 hourly, depending on experience, and is part of a union bargaining unit.

Qualifications

• Pharm D. degree and current CA Pharmacy license.
• 2 years inpatient pharmacy experience preferred.
• Ability to compound intravenous admixtures and other sterile products.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and dispense drugs in inpatient settings.
• Review and verify medication orders and patient records.
• Counsel patients on appropriate drug use.

Skills

Exceptional communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Pharmacokinetic calculations

Compounding of intravenous admixtures

Education

Pharm D. degree

ASHP-accredited residency (preferred)

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!

Under supervision, you will perform a range of functions, covering multiple pharmacy locations, units or other settings. Your duties include the preparation and dispensing of drugs in all inpatient settings; review and verification of medication orders and patient medical records; optimizing safe medication therapy; review of patient medication profiles; counseling patients on appropriate drug use; interacting and/or rounding with other health professionals to help provide safe and effective use of medications; provision of advanced clinical services (e.g., pharmacokinetic dosing, therapeutic interchange, IV/PO conversions, TPN and aminoglycoside monitoring, pharmacist interventions, anticoagulation) to neonatal, pediatric and adult patients according to departmental policy and procedures, with possible focus on pharmacy specialty (i.e., oncology, pediatrics, geriatrics, ambulatory care); oversee dispensing, return and waste of controlled substances on assigned shift/unit. Initiate, innovate and complete clinical, operational and/or management projects, in collaboration with Pharmacy Management. You will work in assigned centralized and decentralized Pharmacy areas and patient care units.

At UCLA Health, passionate clinicians in a wide range of disciplines have enabled us to become a world‑renowned health system with four award‑winning hospitals and more than 270 community clinics throughout Southern California. We're also home to the world‑class medical research and clinical education capabilities of the David Geffen School of Medicine. If you're looking to experience greater challenge and fulfillment in your career, come to UCLA Health.

Schedule: overnight shifts - 7 days on, 7 days off (includes weekends and holidays)

Hourly Salary Range: $96.13 - $119.50 (Union represented, step based salary depending on years of experience)

Bargaining Unit: HX-UPTE

Qualifications

• Pharm D. degree and current CA Pharmacy license
• ASHP-accredited residency (preferred)
• 2 years inpatient pharmacy experience (preferred)
• Exceptional communication, interpersonal, organizational and follow-through skills.
• Knowledge of and ability to perform age specific and disease specific pharmacokinetic calculations.
• Ability to compound intravenous admixtures and other sterile products.

UCLA Health welcomes all individuals, without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin or disabilities, and we proudly look to each person’s unique achievements and experiences to further set us apart.