Inpatient Pharmacist: Impactful Patient Care & Dosing

UCLA Health; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 131,000 - 154,000; Full time

Job summary

UCLA Health in West Hills, CA is seeking a licensed Pharmacist for inpatient roles with varied shifts including weekends and holidays. The position emphasizes medication safety and patient outcomes within a premier health system.

Responsibilities include dispensing in inpatient settings, reviewing orders, counseling patients, coordinating with clinicians, and providing clinical services such as pharmacokinetic dosing and therapeutic interchange. ACLS is required and ASHP residency preferred.

Qualifications

• Pharm D. degree and current CA Pharmacy license (required).
• ACLS (required).
• ASHP-accredited residency (preferred).
• 2 years inpatient pharmacy experience (preferred).
• ER experience (strongly 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.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and dispense drugs in all inpatient settings; maintain and review patient medication profiles.
• Counsel patients on appropriate drug use and review medication orders and patient records.
• Interact with other health professionals to prevent misuse of medications; provide clinical services (e.g., pharmacokinetic dosing, therapeutic interchange, IV/PO conversions, TPN) per policy.
• Contribute to improving medication safety and patient outcomes in a world-class health system.
• Schedule includes varied shifts, weekends and holidays; operate within departmental procedures.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Follow-through

Education

Pharmacist license (CA)

Pharm D. degree

Tools

ACLS certification

Job description

UCLA Health in West Hills, CA is seeking a licensed Pharmacist for inpatient roles with varied shifts including weekends and holidays. The position emphasizes medication safety and patient outcomes within a premier health system.

Responsibilities include dispensing in inpatient settings, reviewing orders, counseling patients, coordinating with clinicians, and providing clinical services such as pharmacokinetic dosing and therapeutic interchange. ACLS is required and ASHP residency preferred.