Sr. Pharmacist, Full Time, Day Shift, Up to 15k Hiring Incentive

Job title:

Sr. Pharmacist, Full Time, Day Shift, Up to 15k Hiring Incentive

Company

Adventist Health

Job description

Job Description:Located in one of the most beautiful regions in the United States, St. Helena Hospital was founded in 1878 and has a rich history of innovative medical care. We are comprised of a 151-bed hospital, emergency department and medical offices with centers of excellence in specialty care, including Adventist Heart and Vascular Institute, Coon Joint Replacement Institute, Martin-O’Neil Cancer Center and Behavioral Health units. In the heart of Napa Valley, St. Helena is a charming place, and the quality of life is unsurpassed with outdoor adventure, rejuvenation at luxurious spas, popular restaurants, as well as perfect weekend getaways to San Francisco or the coast.Job Summary:Compounds, prepares, mixes, manufactures and dispenses medicines using a high level of technical and organizational skills. Uses critical thinking abilities. Oversees the proper handling, usage and storage of drugs in the pharmacy. Maintains standards set by the department and translates policies/procedures into daily operation and clinical activities. Supervises and trains assigned technical personnel and assumes responsibility for technical support activities within the pharmacy department.Job Requirements:Education and Work Experience:

• Graduate of school of pharmacy: Required
• Bachelor’s Degree: Preferred
• Two years’ technical experience: Preferred
• Two year’s experience as a clinical pharmacist specializing in a regulatory area: Preferred
• One year’s hospital pharmacy experience: Preferred

Licenses/Certifications:

• Pharmacist license in the state of practice: Required
• All licensures and certifications needed to fulfill the duties required of a Pharmacist at the state level: Required
• Registered Pharmacist (RPH): Required

Essential Functions:

• Processes, enters, verifies and sends medication orders within the institution in a timely manner that is in compliance with department/hospital policies, Joint Commission and other regulatory guidelines. Ensures medication therapy is efficacious, safe, convenient and cost effective. Establishes the best therapeutic outcomes. Assures that medication prescribing is optimal with respect to indication, dose, route, frequency, history of allergy, and does not duplicate or interact with the effects of other drugs.
• Conducts and manages daily reports on medication utilization based upon daily rounds to identify, catalogue and subsequently analyze areas in which medication improvement is needed. Performs quality assurance procedures in related work areas.
• Participates in all pharmacy-related tasks and programs such as clinical rounds, emergency department, short-staffed areas, and all other areas as directed/necessitated. Expedites changes needed to meet regulatory, accrediting, licensing and government agency standards and laws.
• Participates in department cost savings. Complies with drug formulary and appropriate documentation. Collaborates with appropriate leadership and buyer to purchase, contract, and procure medications and related supplies, ensuring product and vendor selection is based upon the highest medication safety standards.
• Assists in making recommendations on process improvement or development of new pharmacy services. Individuals experiencing exposed rashes, sunburn, weeping sores, conjunctivitis, active respiratory infections or other communicable disease, or those wearing cosmetics, nail polish, or artificial nails shall be excluded from the ISO Class 5 and ISO Class 7 compounding areas until their conditions are remedied.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Organizational Requirements:Adventist Health is committed to the safety and wellbeing of our associates and patients. Therefore, we require that all associates receive all required vaccinations, including, but not limited to, measles, mumps, flu (based on the seasonal availability of the flu vaccine typically during October-March each year), COVID-19 vaccine (required in CA, HI and OR) etc., as a condition of employment, and annually thereafter. Medical and religious exemptions may apply.About Us: Adventist Health is a faith-based, nonprofit, integrated health system serving more than 90 communities on the West Coast and Hawaii with over 400 sites of care, including 26 acute care facilities, clinics, home care, and hospice agencies in both rural and urban communities. Our compassionate and talented team of 37,000 includes employees, physicians and volunteers driven in pursuit of one mission: living God’s love by inspiring health, wholeness and hope.

Expected salary

$15000 per year

Location

Saint Helena, CA

Job date

Fri, 20 Dec 2024 07:31:29 GMT

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