Pharmacist

AvaMed, Inc; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 76,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

AvaMed Workforce is recruiting a Pharmacist for a full-time assignment at the correctional facility in Sacramento, CA. The role requires an active California Pharmacist license and entails reviewing prescriptions, ensuring formulary compliance, and dispensing medications under supervision.

The schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:30am to 5:00pm, with a 40-hour work week. Compensation is $65 per hour, and staff operate under the Pharmacist-in-Charge and facility leadership.

Qualifications

• Active California Pharmacist license required.
• Full-time availability at Sacramento facility.
• Experience in correctional pharmacy is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Review and verify prescription/medication orders for completeness and legality.
• Assess orders against patient profiles for interactions, dosing, and formulary compliance.
• Prepare, dispense and check medications and IV admixtures as required.
• Enter orders, labels and maintain accurate pharmacy records.
• Provide consultations to medical staff and discharge planning as needed.
• Supervise and train pharmacy technicians; maintain records of drugs and poisons as required by law.
• Assist in preparation of drug requisitions and optimize delivery systems.
• Perform other duties as assigned by Pharmacist-in-Charge.

Education

California Pharmacist License

Job description

AvaMed Workforce is a Healthcare Staffing Agency that staffs all of California State Correctional Facilities. At the moment we are inURGENTneed of aPharmacistto take on a Full-Time assignment at the correctional facility located inSacramento,CA

Position Details:

40 Hours per week

Location: Sacramento,CA

Schedule:Monday - Friday 8:30am - 5:00pm

Rate: $65/hr

Must have active License from the State of California Board of Pharmacy

Under the direction of the Pharmacist-in-Charge and/or the Institution’s Chief Executive Officer/Chief Medical Executive (CEO/CME) or designee, the Temporary/Relief PHARM shall provide services as permitted within the scope of practice. The PHARM duties shall include, but are not limited to the following requirements:

• a. Review and verify prescription/medication order(s) from the Pharmacist-in-Charge, CEO/CME, or other authorized CDCR prescribers for completeness, correctness, authenticity and legality;
• b. Assess prescription/medication order(s) against patient's/youth's medical profile for improper drug selection, under-dosage, dosage, over-dosage, drug interactions, dosage form and delivery system;
• c. Assess prescription against Formulary for compliance, and refer non-formulary requests as required for approval when necessary;
• d. Manage or directly prepare, manufacture, compound and dispense drugs and pharmaceutical preparations;
• e. Manage or directly perform computer order entry and type prescription labels;
• f. Manage or directly fill prescription/medication orders and prepare or check l.V. Admixtures as required;
• g. Provide consultations to medical staff and the Medical Authorization Review Committee and provide discharge consultations as required;
• h. Supervise and directly maintain records of drugs, poisons, and narcotics as required by Federal and State Laws;
• i. Supervise and directly maintain records of drugs, poisons, and chemicals received, on hand and dispensed;
• j. Implement and/or maintain medication delivery systems in accordance with directives from the System wide P&T Committee;
• k. As required by the Pharmacist-in-Charge, assist in the preparation of estimates for the requisition of drugs required;
• l. Monitor and instruct Pharmacy Technicians in standard and routine phases of the work, as appropriate; and
• m. Perform other duties as assigned.