Pharmacist - Sharp Tri-City Medical Center - Variable Shift - Full Time

150 Sharp Tri-City Medical Center; United States; On-site; USD 95,000 - 137,000; Full time

Job summary

Sharp HealthCare is seeking a licensed pharmacist to support hospital pharmacy operations, including dispensing, compounding, and drug information for clinical programs. The role also involves maintaining drug control and distribution throughout the facility and stepping in for Pharmacy Director as needed.

The position requires California Pharmacist License and may prefer PharmD or Ph.D. plus acute care and oncology experience. ACLS training and ongoing CE are required within specified timelines.

Qualifications

• Requires California Pharmacist License (CA Board of Pharmacy).
• PharmD and/or Ph.D. are preferred qualifications.
• 1 year acute care hospital experience and oncology exposure preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide drug information for clinical programs and ensure safe pharmacotherapy.
• Dispense and compound drugs; manage drug control and distribution across the hospital.
• Operate the hospital pharmacy in absence of Pharmacy Director/Manager.

Skills

Drug information

Dispensing

Pharmacy operations

Education

PharmD

Ph.D.

Tools

CA State Board of Pharmacy

Job description

Hours

Hours: Shift Start Time: Variable Shift End Time: Variable AWS Hours Requirement: 10/40 - 10 Hour Shift Additional Shift Information: Weekend Requirements: Every Other On-Call Required: No

Pay

Hourly Pay Range (Minimum - Midpoint - Maximum): $68.600 - $84.040 - $99.470 The stated pay scale reflects the range that Sharp reasonably expects to pay for this position. The actual pay rate and pay grade for this position will be dependent on a variety of factors, including an applicant’s years of experience, unique skills and abilities, education, alignment with similar internal candidates, marketplace factors, other requirements for the position, and employer business practices.

What You Will Do

Performs professional functions relating to providing appropriate drug information participating in all clinical programs, dispensing, and compounding of drugs. Has responsibility for drug control within the pharmacy and distribution throughout the hospital. Assists in other areas as directed by the Director of Pharmacy. In the absence of the Director of Pharmacy or Pharmacy Manager, assumes responsibility for the operation of the Pharmacy.

Required Qualifications

• California Pharmacist License - CA State Board of Pharmacy -REQUIRED

Preferred Qualifications

• Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD)
• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
• Other PGY1
• 1 Year acute care hospital experience.
• Experience with controlled substances.
• Oncology experience (OP Infusion Oncology department only).

Other Qualification Requirements

• ACLS or PhART (Pharmacy Advanced Resuscitation Training), required certification must be obtained within 90 days of hire. - REQUIRED
• Maintains a minimum of 30 hours of continuing education per license period (2 years), required.

Essential Functions

The position characteristics reflect the most important duties, responsibilities and competencies considered necessary to perform the essential functions of the job in a fully competent manner. They should not be considered as a detailed description of all the work requirements of the position. The characteristics of the position and standards of performance may be changed by TCMC with or without prior notice based on the needs of the organization.

• Maintains a safe, clean working environment, including unit based safety and infection control requirements.
• Provides appropriate drug information for all clinical programs.
• Compound and dispense drugs according to policy.
• Responsible for drug control and distribution throughout the hospital.
• Assumes responsibility for the operation of the hospital pharmacy.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Must have current knowledge of drugs, their actions, availability, and I.V. incompatibility. Be professionally competent in all phases of pharmaceutical care.

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.