Facility:City CoronadoDepartmentJob StatusPer DiemShiftVariableFTE0Shift Start TimeShift End TimeDoctor of Pharmacy (PharmD); Master's Degree; Bachelor's Degree; California Pharmacist License - CA State Board of Pharmacy; AHA Basic Life Support for Healthcare Professional (AHA BLS Healthcare) - American Heart AssociationHours :Shift Start Time:VariableShift End Time:VariableAWS Hours Requirement:10/40 - 10 Hour ShiftAdditional Shift Information:Weekend Requirements:As NeededOn-Call Required:NoHourly Pay Range (Minimum - Midpoint - Maximum):$83.010 - $107.110 - $131.210The 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 DoTo provide the professional, clinical and technical knowledge, skills and expertise required for the provision of comprehensive pharmaceutical care in an ambulatory care setting.Required Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree Pharmacy Or
Master's Degree Pharmacy Or
Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD)
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
1 Year Experience in a retail pharmacy environment
Essential Functions
Achieves patient and pharmacoeconomic outcomesClarify and/or verify therapeutic issues or problems with prescribing physician and documents interventions.Demonstrates knowledge of and active participation in the outpatient pharmacy quality assurance program, medication error monitoring, and reporting.Demonstrates thoughtful and thorough identification, evaluation and analysis of triggers/medication use issues that might contribute to adverse drug events and medication errors.Contributes to improvements in safe medication practice including the mandatory completion and submission of quality assurance data collection forms that contribute to the outpatient pharmacy quality assurance program.
Collaboration and teamworkOperational 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 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 a timely, caring manner that is consistent with Sharp behavior standards, (i.e. attitude).
Daily operationsEffectively demonstrates leadership in the achievement of pharmacy goals by providing daily work direction and supervision of technical and ancillary staff.Consistently assures and completes assigned workload/projects. Delegates additional tasks as needed to efficiently utilize time and quality of work.Supervises employees for compliance with policy and procedure, disciplinary procedures and company guidelines on behalf of the Pharmacist In Charge in his/her absence or as PIC.Reconciles daily prescription reports for accuracy and assures pharmacist signature in accordance with State of California Board of Pharmacy.Willing and able to step into any technical role to help achieve a smooth pharmacy work flow during peak business hours.
Inventory controlEnsures that medication dispensed has appropriate expiration date.Ensures the monitoring and documentation of refrigerator/freezer temperatures daily.Accurately inventories and orders prescription medications daily prior to end of shift.Create daily orders of medications and supplies from wholesaler and transmit each morning and evening.Maintains adequate inventory, takes the necessary steps to ensure an accurate inventory and monitors the inventory process.Perform all opening and closing procedures ans secures the pharmacy according to California State Board of Pharmacy.
Medication dispensingMedications are prepared and dispensed accurately and in a timely manner in accordance with recognized standards of practice, legal and regulatory requirements, and pharmacy policies and procedures.Reviews computerized patient medication profiles for appropriateness of drug therapy, therapeutic duplication, drug allergies, weight, height, minimum and maximum dosing guidelines, age specific requirements, drug interactions and other pertinent factors.Selects, assembles and compounds all ingredients in the required amounts according to master formulas and special requests, using an extensive knowledge of ingredient properties and characteristics, computational accuracy, measuring systems and devices, and sterile techniques.Understands and maintains knowledge of contracted third party formularies and plan limitations.Informs patients of any problems or delays of prescriptions including, but not limited to, medications not covered by third parties.Responds to drug information requests promptly and professionally.Counsels patients for proper dosage/usage, side effects, duration of therapy, and possible drug/food interactions with current medications consistent with professional standards and OBRA-90 regulations.Assures controlled substances are dispensed with accuracy. Maintains integrity of all record keeping. Assist with narcotic inventories as required. Discovers and investigates discrepancies in narcotic inventory.Prepares narcotic orders as a supplier to other Sharp pharmacy sites.Compliance with regulations on controlled substance prescriptions is implemented and adhered to.Maintains an organized, clean and safe working environment.Assumes daily responsibility for maintaining financial performance within the department by effective inventory control, accurate cash transactions, assuring proper billing of third-party insurers, providing clinical input on cost-effective therapy and assuring daily flexing of staff hours.
Medication safety and useProactively identifies potential medication safety improvement opportunities such as look alike, sound alike medication storage and packaging issues, delivery/storage/security related issues, inventory management issues, etc.Proactively participates in medication safety event reporting and the development of medication safety initiatives to prevent occurrence or reoccurrence of medication safety events.Demonstrates awareness of medication safety communications delivered by pharmacy management and the safe medication practice pharmacist.
Typing skillsUsing a keyboard, required to type proficiently and accurately.Ability to type a minimum of 30 words per minute with 0-2 errors.Ability to proof work.
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