Pharmacist - Safety/Compliance - Full-time/Days

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 reports to the Director of Pharmacy. Working with the Pharmacy Leadership (Pharmacy Director, Pharmacy Operations Manager, Pharmacy Clinical Manager, Home Care Pharmacy Manager, Pharmacy Supervisors and Pharmacy Technicians Manager) shall be responsible for ensuring the pharmacy departments and organization follows all aspects of medication management ensuring medication safety in compliance with all regulatory laws and statutes. Current practice shall be continually evaluated and monitored to ensure optimal practice. Shall lead change when appropriate. Shall be evidence based from the literature or from our own data striving for best practice and shall ensure all policies and procedures are updated to support these practices to help ensure staff is supported. Shall assist with education and training for patient safety and regulatory topics. Interacts with other hospital disciplines including the medical staff to effect positive change. The Medication Safety/Regulatory Compliance Pharmacist is the advocate for the patient.

Qualifications:

Education

• Doctor of Pharmacy Degree (required)
• Program Accredited Residency Program (preferred)

Licenses and Certifications

• RPH - Registered Pharmacist - CA-SBP - California State Board of Pharmacy California State Board of Pharmacy (required)
• BLS - Basic Life Support - AHA - American Heart Association For new personnel, BLS certification is to be completed within the first 30 days of employment. within 30 days of hire or transfer into position (required)
• Other - Other Board of Pharmacy Specialties certification or ASHP/ISMP Medication Safety Certificate (preferred)

Work Experience

• Minimum five (5) years Hospital or related experience. (required)
• Minimum two (2) years Management experience (preferred)

Skills and Abilities

• Other Have in depth knowledge of local, state, and federal laws and regulations governing pharmacy practice as well as other regulatory agencies (The Joint Commission). Requires strong oral and written skills; customer service skills; organizational, analytical and problem solving skills. Must possess skills to develop and implement pharmaceutical care processes working collaboratively with staff, management and the medical staff.

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:

$75.40 - $108.00

Workshift:

Day (United States of America)

Position Exempt:

No

FTE %:

100

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Daily Hours:

8

Have Questions?

Call Recruitment Services at 559-353-7071 or email us at recruiting@valleychildrens.org
Disclaimer: Final compensation will be dependent upon skills and experience.