Pharmacist - Hospital

LE01 Valley Children's Hospital; United States; On-site; USD 99,000 - 144,000; Full time

Job summary

Valley Children’s Healthcare in California seeks a pediatric inpatient pharmacist to provide safe, evidence-based pharmaceutical care to neonates through young adults. You will review orders, optimize drug therapy, and collaborate with physicians, nurses and interprofessional teams in a 24/7 inpatient setting.

This role emphasizes advanced pediatric pharmacy practice, with varied shifts, and a requirement for a Doctor of Pharmacy degree and licensure.

Qualifications

• Doctor of Pharmacy degree required.
• Licensure as a Pharmacist (RPH) required.
• ASHP-accredited residency preferred.
• Experience in pediatrics is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Review physician orders and ensure safe, effective drug therapy.
• Provide clinical pharmaceutical services and patient advocacy.
• Collaborate with physicians, nurses, and interprofessional teams in a 24/7 pediatric inpatient setting.

Skills

Pharmacology knowledge

Drug distribution

Patient advocacy

Education

Doctor of Pharmacy Degree

ASHP Accredited Residency Program

Pharmacist Licensure (RPH)

Job description

About Us

The Inpatient Pharmacy Department at Valley Children’s utilizes evidence-based therapeutic guidelines to provide exceptional pharmaceutical care to our patients. Our highly trained pharmacists and pharmacy technicians work side‑by‑side with providers and other interprofessional teams to ensure optimal patient outcomes, while utilizing state‑of‑the‑art technology to maximize patient safety. Inpatient Pharmacy provides clinical interdisciplinary pharmacy services in all inpatient areas including Rehab, PICU, NICU, Acute Care, and Oncology. We have numerous pharmacy advance practice protocols including antibiotic monitoring, anticoagulation, IV to oral conversion, and renal dosing. Other clinically supported services include the Emergency Department, Palliative Care, Investigational Drug oversight, and parenteral nutrition (including production). Our team members also support the following specialty clinics: Oncology, Hematology, Rheumatology, Pulmonology/CF, Endocrinology, Neurology, Cardiology and our complex primary care center. Many pharmacists hold collaborative practice agreements to optimize medication therapy management and collaborate to enhance patient care.

Job Summary

This position is accountable for providing safe and effective pharmaceutical care to neonates through young adulthood at Valley Children's Healthcare. Serves as pharmacology consultant, a patient advocate, and a fiscal conscience to the healthcare team while providing pharmacy services to meet the needs of patients/care providers, physicians, nurses and other healthcare team members. Processes safe and effective drug therapy beginning with the review of physician's orders through the administration and outcome of drug therapy and includes providing clinical pharmaceutical services. The emphasis of this position is advanced pharmacy practice in a pediatric inpatient setting. This role may require mixed shifts (days, evenings, overnights, weekends) as the inpatient pharmacy is operated 24 hours per day, seven days per week. Pharmacy staffing is structured to ensure medications are dispensed efficiently both routinely and emergently.

Qualifications

• Education College Degree - 4 year Pharmacy (required) Doctor of Pharmacy Degree Doctorate of Pharmacy (preferred) Program ASHP Accredited Residency Program (preferred)
• Licenses and Certifications RPH - Registered Pharmacist - CA-SBP - California State Board of Pharmacy California State Board of Pharmacy (required) PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support - AHA - American Heart Association PALS certification (Per Diem employees are exempt from this requirement). within 12 months of hire or transfer into position (required) BLS - Basic Life Support - AHA - American Heart Association BLS certification within 30 days of hire or transfer into position (required) Other - Other Board of Pharmacy Specialties Certification (preferred) ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support - AHA - American Heart Association Encouraged for those serving the PICU, Emergency Department and overnight shifts. within 12 months of hire or transfer into position (preferred)
• Work Experience Minimum one (1) year Experience in pediatrics and/or home care preferred. (preferred)
• Skills and Abilities Application of pharmacology and knowledge of drug distribution. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Compensation Range: $72.00 - $104.40

Workshift: Varied (United States of America)

Position Exempt: No

FTE %: 100

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

Daily Hours: 10

Disclaimer: Final compensation will be dependent upon skills and experience.

Valley Children’s Healthcare – one of the largest pediatric healthcare networks in the nation – provides Central California’s only high-quality, comprehensive care exclusively for children, from before birth to young adulthood. With more than 670 physicians and 3,500 staff, Valley Children’s delivers high-quality, comprehensive care to more than 1.3 million children in our service area. Our network offers highly specialized medical and surgical services to care for children with conditions ranging from common to the highly complex at our 358-bed stand‑alone children’s hospital that includes 28 regional NICU beds. Our family-centered, pediatric services extend from a leading pediatric cancer and blood disorders center home on the West Coast, and a pediatric heart center known for its expertise and pioneering treatments, to a Regional Level IV neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), the highest level referral center between Los Angeles and the Bay Area. We participate in community initiatives, we support community efforts, we get involved where we can do the most good.