Pharmacist-Emergency Medicine - Sharp Chula Vista - Night Shift - Full Time

300 Sharp HealthCare; Chula Vista (CA); On-site; USD 107,000 - 156,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Magnet recognition

Job summary

Sharp HealthCare seeks a Pharmacist to provide comprehensive pharmaceutical care in the Emergency Department across our San Diego campuses. You will review orders, monitor drug therapy, counsel patients, and collaborate with nurses and physicians to optimize outcomes.

The ideal candidate holds a PharmD, California Pharmacist License, and certifications (ACLS/BLS); preferred residency in emergency or critical care; experience with cost-effective formulary management and hospital medication-use

Qualifications

• PharmD required for appointment.
• CA Pharmacist License required in CA State Board of Pharmacy.
• ACLS and BLS certifications required.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive pharmaceutical care in the Emergency Department.
• Review medication orders for accuracy and appropriateness.
• Communicate with nurses and physicians about therapeutic issues.
• Participate in code-blue emergencies and pharmacotherapy management.
• Promote cost-effective therapy and formulary adherence.

Skills

ACLS Certification

BLS Certification

Pharmacist License

Interdisciplinary Collaboration

Education

Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD)

Tools

CareCast

Clinicomp

Pyxis Profile

Job description

Hours: Shift Start Time: Variable Shift End Time: Variable AWS Hours Requirement: 8/40 - 8 Hour Shift Additional Shift Information: Weekend Requirements: As Needed On-Call Required: No Hourly Pay Range (Minimum - Midpoint - Maximum): $77.910 - $100.530 - $112.590 The stated pay scale reflects the range as defined by the collective bargaining agreement between Sharp HealthCare and UNAC Professional. Placement within the range is based on years of experience in alignment with the CBA.
What You Will Do To provide the professional, clinical and technical knowledge, and skills and expertise required for the provision of comprehensive pharmaceutical care that supports the mission, values and philosophy of Pharmacy Services and Sharp HealthCare.
Required Qualifications Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) ACLS Certification (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) - American Heart Association -REQUIRED AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (AHA BLS Healthcare) - American Heart Association -REQUIRED California Pharmacist License - CA State Board of Pharmacy -REQUIRED Preferred Qualifications Advanced training: completed a Pharmacy Practice Residency with experience in Emergency Department practice or a specialized clinical residency in critical care/emergency care. Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - American Heart Association -PREFERRED Other Qualification Requirements Prefer Board Certification in Pharmacotherapy (BCPS) and maintain competency. Essential Functions Clinical Advisory Services Demonstrates pro-active involvement with advisory service activities and displays follow-through and contribution to advisory service outcomes as evidenced by (including but not limited to): (e.g. Renal Target Monitoring, Antibiotic Surveillance Team, Medication Usage Evaluations and other programs or initiatives specific to the entity). - Qualitative participation in clinical intervention program through consistent issue identification, provision of reliable best practice/literature based recommendations, follow-through with prescribing and other clinicians. - Quantitative work, measured by the completion and submission of electronic forms consistent with the average established for each pharmacy department/shift. - Consistently responds to and documents drug information requests promptly and professionally. - Participates in ongoing data collection for MUE. - Demonstrates knowledge and competency of chemotherapy dosing, monitoring, and established guidelines. - Reviews patient medication profiles for appropriateness of drug therapy, therapeutic duplications, allergies, weight, height, minimum and maximum dosing guidelines, age specific requirements, renal and hepatic function, drug interactions and other pertinent factors to individualize patients' medication dosing requirements within boundaries approved by P and T /T and S committees. - Identifies, resolves and documents prescribing, formulary and therapeutic issues through integration of patient variables, clinical status, drug knowledge, and professional judgment. - Communicates with nurses and physicians in a timely manner about therapeutic issues or problems. - Follows up on formulary compliance issues and/or communicates issues to management. - Participates in Code-Blue emergencies as required, mixes and labels medications as needed, and provides information; Assures that pharmacy code-blue billing is completed where appropriate and restocks medications. - Consistently participating in financial pillar/cost savings measures (e.g. IV to PO conversions, formulary adherence, etc). Characteristics for GREAT performance - meets standards within this section plus some or all of the following: - Certification in an area of specialty recognized by in the industry/ASHP (e.g. ACLS, PALS, BCPS, Nutrition). - Develops/Co-develops best practice and literature based recommendations; shares and presents information to colleagues. - Develops concept, criteria, measurement process for a PI project (i.e. MUE, DMAIC process, FMEA, lean six sigma, etc). - Performs MUE monitoring, analysis of findings; preparation of final - report; shares findings and presents to supervisory committee(s). - Identifies, Develops/Co-develops process improvement (PI) opportunities and is an integral participant in the implementation of a PI process or initiative. Clinical Consult Services Certification/Recertification, Participation, Knowledge: Demonstrates competency in performing formal clinical consults, and patient monitoring practices as approved by the P and T (T and S) Committee(s): - Has met minimum certification/recertification requirements as outlined in the Pharmacy Certification Process for Formal Pharmacotherapy Consult and Advisory Services policy and procedure for consult services offered at entity. - Participates in Clinical Consult Services for example, Pharmacokinetics, Nutrition Support, Ortho Coumadin, Pain Management, and other services specific to the entity. - Demonstrates knowledge of consult services as evidenced by attainment of consult service goals and proper documentation of actions, recommendations, and patient outcomes on the pharmacy monitoring forms. - Performs by leaving concise, objective, legible, and professional notes in the patient's clinical chart. - Consistently demonstrates ability to complete formal clinical workload assigned during shift as evidenced by completing all consults and advisory services in a timely manner. Characteristics for GREAT performance - meets standards within this section plus some or all of the following (including but not limited to): - Actively participates in the training/mentoring of others to perform all aspects of a given Pharmacy consult service. - Actively participates in the presenting of students and in the training and restoring of residents. - Involved and assists with measuring Quality Assurance indicators for a clinical consult service. - Assists in the certification/recertification of staff. - Identifies, Develops/Co-develops process improvement (PI) opportunities, and/or new protocols, and is an integral participant in the implementation of a PI process or initiative (this may be as simple as developing a cheat sheet, or coming up with an improvement to the monitoring form). Emergency Department Pharmaceutical Care Provide comprehensive pharmaceutical care to Emergency Department: - Participate in daily patient care activities such as reviewing medication orders for accuracy and appropriateness. - Discuss medication order clarifications with the ER or admitting prescriber and inform others of medication order changes. - Monitor critical care drug therapy to evaluate appropriateness of use, dose, dosage form, regimen, route, therapeutic duplication, and drug interactions (vasopressors, antihypertensive drips). - Provide pharmacokinetic consultations and other dosing as required. - Participate in the drug therapy management of medical emergencies (code, minor trauma, stroke, snake bite). - Work corroboratively with other clinicians and health-care providers to implement and maintain innovative disease management programs and clinical pharmacy services. - Participate in the development of medication use management programs within Sharp Healthcare including clinical guidelines, critical pathways, disease management, and drug use programs. Provide operational support in the Emergency Department and Central Pharmacy as determined by departmental need: - Resolves drug distribution related issues. - Resolves Pyxis related issues. - Expedite antibiotic administration by all appropriate mechanisms. - Facilitate proper information transfer with regard to medication use for patients converted to Inpatient registry from ED. - Promote the use of the formulary by converting non-formulary orders to formulary when possible, but coordinates procurement of non-formulary drugs when necessary. Promote and demonstrate rational, cost-effective drug therapy: - Focus on cost avoidance and cost savings due to medication use in the Emergency Department. - Monitor the use of expensive medications to assure there is use consistent with approved criteria (e.g., alteplase, snake antivenin, eptifibatide, etc.). - Anticipate changes in drug therapy and report the potential impact it will represent to the overall hospital and drug budget. Medication Reconciliation and Patient Education - Reconcile patient home medications, pharmacy and nursing medication records as necessary. - Facilitate discharge/admission/transfer for Emergency Department patients. - Provide patient specific medication use teaching for discharge medications when appropriate. Multidisciplinary Communication Operational Services (dealing with internal customers): - Clearly communicates goals and instructions to other staff members, including handoffs between shifts (written/oral). - Participates in staff orientation and resident/student training programs. - Effectively intercepts and troubleshoots problems, as demonstrated by effective problem solving, prioritization of issues with respect to level of significance and impact to patient care, safety, workflow, and communication. - When faced with complex situations, has knowledge of and applies the appropriate policies and procedures. - Effectively evaluates ongoing workflow issues as and directs daily workload to achieve efficiency and maximize resource utilization as business needs require. - Attends and participates in staff meetings or reviews staff meeting communications. - Reads work related email at a minimum on assigned workdays. Customer Service Interdepartmental Relations (Dealing with external Customers): - Answers phone in timely, friendly manner, stating department, name, and title. - Fosters positive relationships through consistent, respectful, professional interactions with customers. - Responds to requests in timely, caring manner that is consistent with Sharp behavior standards, (i.e. attitude). Characteristics for GREAT performance - meets all standards within this section plus some or all of the following: - Assists with the design/development of student/resident/staff teaching programs. - Actively mentors and engages less experienced staff and shares professional experiences and knowledge. - Communicates, interacts, liaisons with, and develops positive relationships with other departments as evidenced by participating in advisory groups, multidisciplinary collaborative teams, focus groups, task forces or other designated activities as approved by management that will further the practice of pharmacy. Ultimate objective is to cross pollinate ideas and information across disciplines. Pharmacy operations and distribution Assures smooth operation of the pharmacy on a daily basis by providing daily work direction and supervision of technical and ancillary staff; oversight over personnel. Medications are prepared and dispensed accurately and in a timely manner in accordance with recognized standards of practice, legal and regulatory requirements, and hospital pharmacy policies and procedures: - Counsels patients on medication use consistent with professional standards and OBRA-90 regulations when applicable. - Assures controlled substances are dispensed with accuracy. Maintains integrity of all record keeping. Assists with narcotic inventories as required. - Dispenses investigational medication according to policies and procedures. - Enter the data correctly into computerized patient medication profile and verifies that all technician orders are correctly entered into computer. - Demonstrates proficiency with and utilization of automation and advances in technology (Carecast, Clinicomp, Pyxis Profile, Rx Check, Automix, repackaging robotics, physician order entry, etc.). - Demonstrates knowledge of age specific medication delivery systems (e.g. NICU admixtures, NICU and pediatric oral syringes, adult TPN / TNA solutions, final admixture concentration etc.). - Demonstrates knowledge and competency of IV Admixture / Aseptic Technique including the standards of USP. - Demonstrates knowledge and competency of chemotherapy preparation. - Participates in cost management initiatives including: i.) Managing appropriate Inventory levels to decrease staleness and wastage and keep Inventories low; reduce waste; ii.) attempts to reduce expired muds and use short dated items before they expire, etc.; and iii) Borrow loan paperwork complete. Characteristics for GREAT performance - meets all standards within this section plus some or all of the following: - Accepts responsibility and accountability for all aspects of optimal workflow (i.e. ensures a smooth and efficient workflow, rapid follow through on missing or stat medications). - Is a 'go-to' person for issues, questions, troubleshooting and problem solving (i.e. sick-calls resolution, complaints, service recovery). - Identifies, Develops/Co-develops distributive process improvement (PI) opportunities and is an integral participant in the implementation of a PI process or initiative. Quality Improvement Quality Improvement Initiatives: - Guiding the development of evidence-based treatment protocols, algorithms, and/or clinical pathways that are congruent with nationally accepted practice guidelines and quality indicators (Core measures). - Assisting in the development, implementation, and assessment of various technologies used throughout the ED medication-use process (Cerner). - Maintaining compliance with standards of national accrediting bodies such as the Joint Commission and CDPH. - Assisting in surveillance and reporting of adverse drug reactions. Participate on hospital committees: - Participate active in emergency medicine team meetings and conferences. - Participating in ED-based and hospital-wide committees (i.e. PandT, infection control, disaster). Sharp HealthCare is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability or any other protected class Sharp HealthCare is a not-for-profit health care system based in San Diego, California, with four acute care hospitals, three specialty hospitals, three medical groups and a health plan. We provide medical services in virtually all fields of medicine, including primary care, heart care, cancer, orthopedics, women’s health, rehabilitation, robotic surgery and bariatric surgery. Sharp sets the community standard for exceptional care. Sharp Grossmont Hospital and Sharp Memorial Hospital have received prestigious Magnet recognition by the American Nurses Credentialing Center for excellence in nursing practices and quality patient care. At the heart of our organization are more than 18,000 affiliated physicians, nurses, staff and volunteers who are on a journey to make health care better for our patients and their families. It’s what we call The Sharp Experience – treating each person with dignity, compassion and respect, and using our clinical excellence and advanced technology to deliver the highest-quality patient care. We are dedicated to transforming the health care experience by making Sharp the best place to work, the best place to practice medicine and the best place to receive care in San Diego.