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Rotating - 08 Hour (United States of America)
Job Summary
Provides the full range of distributive, clinical, consultative, research, investigational, and/or administrative pharmaceutical and medication safety services. Incumbents select, compound, manufacture, purchase, dispense, and/or preserve drugs, medicines, and other therapeutic agents; serve as a member and consultant on treatment or diagnostic teams; disseminates drug information to members of the hospital staff and interested community groups; may participate in hospital research projects or perform pharmaceutical research.
Essential Functions
The essential functions listed below are general examples and not a description of comprehensive duties. Specific duties and responsibilities may vary depending on department or program needs without changing nature or scope of this position or level of responsibility. May be asked to perform other duties as assigned.
Clinical Pharmacy:
- Applies knowledge of solubility behavior of substances, stability of drugs, usages of drugs, and limitations on modes of administering drugs, and similarly applies knowledge of incompatibilities in evaluating dosages and permissible concentrations of drugs, and in anticipating, preventing, and treating undesirable chemical reactions.
- Applies knowledge of the physical and chemical properties and characteristics of computing dosages, weighing and measuring drugs, and mixing and compounding drugs and chemicals.
- Has legal responsibility for proper interpretation of prescriptions and the dispensing of prescribed products, and call to physician's attention any synergistic, antagonistic, and cumulative effects, as well as questionable overdoses or incompatibilities.
- Identifies fine differences between drugs as they relate to therapeutic efficacy of the products.
- Maintains continuous awareness for new developments in the fast-moving drug field and be aware of emerging patterns, systems, and techniques in pharmacy practice.
- Maintains records, documents patient data, prepares written reports, and provides oral reports concerning patient care.
- May contribute to the accredited teaching programs, indoctrination and refresher training courses.
- Specifies proper storage, protection, and preservation of therapeutic agents, in accordance with the standards of the United States Pharmacopoeia (U.S.P.) and the National Formulary (N.F.)
Investigational Drug Service:
- Provides assistance in the coordination and maintenance of pharmacy services relating to research at SHC-VC.
- Participates in sponsor site qualification and initiation visits.
- Supports practices relating to pharmacy dispensing based on IRB approved clinical trials.
- Provides guidance to investigational drug service pharmacy technicians.
- Upon request, attends various meetings to provide pharmacy input on drug protocols.
- Serves as the liaison between the study team, protocol sponsor, and nursing to coordinate drug therapy.
- Participates in audits from the sponsors, FDA, DEA, NIH and other regulatory agencies as needed.
Medication Safety Officer Duties and Responsibilities:
- Develop and oversee the planning, creation, review, and refinement of a medication safety plan.
- Proactively develop and lead implementation of error prevention strategies based on practice standards, best practice guidelines (or recommendations), literature review, external error reports, medication safety tools, and analysis of the organization’s medication safety data.
- Ensure medication management and patient safety are core components of overall organization quality and outcomes initiatives.
- Participate in the planning, design, and implementation of the organization’s medication-use technology and automation systems.
- Build a culture of safety through “lesson learned” education and communication across the entire organization.
- Oversee processes to collect information on the organization’s medication errors and system failures to ensure that they are captured and barriers to reporting are addressed.
- Ensure compliance with state and federal regulatory and legal requirements relating to medication safety and assist in the accreditation process by ensuring that the organization’s medication-use processes meet applicable medication management standards and NPSGs.
Medication Safety Expert Coordinator:
- Serve as an authoritative resource on medication safety for the organization.
- Contribute the medication safety perspective for technology initiatives.
- Contribute the medication safety perspective to internal and external emergency-preparedness planning.
- Serve as an internal consultant to investigate medication safety events or issues and develop recommendations for action.
- Serve as the chair of the medication safety committee, whose duties may include setting the agenda, reviewing general and specific error reports, and examining the progress of projects and initiatives assigned to the medication safety team.
- Be knowledgeable in the application and use of a variety of quality-improvement methodologies and tools (e.g., FOCUS-PDCA or Lean methodologies, RCA, FMEA).
- Collect, review, and analyze the organization’s medication- use process, medication errors, adverse drug reactions, and continuous quality-improvement data
- Periodically review and update clinical decision support tools to alert staff to high-risk situations and educate staff as needed.
To further research and education regarding Medication Safety:
- Design and assist in the implementation of education and orientation programs in safe medication use, including development of competency assessment for:Staff tasks related to medication safety (e.g., use of smart pumps and automated medication dispensing systems); Education of health care providers, other pertinent staff, and (as possible) patients to ensure they are competent in safe medication-use practices Provision of effective ongoing programs and presentations related to safe medication use to diverse audiences (e.g., nursing, pharmacy, respiratory care, and medical staff)
- Share information about actual or potential medication errors or harm with safety organizations such as ISMP, FDA, drug or product manufacturers, and state error reporting programs.
- Conduct medication-use safety research through well designed, externally validated studies and implement evidence-based practices for medication safety.
- Contribute to the literature on medication safety.
- Provide medication safety education to pharmacy colleagues, students, and residents, as well as other health care professionals.
- Integrate medication safety into orientation and training for all health care providers
- Employee must perform all duties and responsibilities in accordance with the C-I-CARE Standards of the Hospital. C-I-CARE is the foundation of Stanford Healthcare – ValleyCare’s patient-experience and represents a framework for patient-centered interactions
Job Qualifications
Education
- B.S. in Pharmacy from an accredited college/university
Experience
- Two (2) year of progressively responsible and directly related work experience. Once (1) year of completed a PGY1 residency.
- Current American Heart Association BLS Certification
- PRM-CA – Licensed as Pharmacist by the California Board of Pharmacy
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Ability to apply judgment and make informed decisions.
- Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
- Ability to foster effective working relationships and build consensus.
- Ability to plan, organize, prioritize, work independently and meet deadlines.
- Knowledge of influence of patient's age, sex, concomitant disease states, concurrent drug therapy, foods and diagnostic procedures on drug activity and disposition.
- Knowledge of local, state and federal regulatory requirements related to areas of functional responsibility.
- Knowledge of Medical terminology and abbreviations; pharmacology and pharmacological nomenclature; medical therapeutics, pharmacokinetics, and disease states.
- Knowledge of methods and procedures involved in proper handling and storing of pharmaceutical supplies.
- Knowledge of physiology, anatomy, pathology, chemistry and mathematics as they relate to pharmacy practice.
- Knowledge of prescription and non-prescription drugs and drug products and their indications, efficacy, dosage, mechanisms of action; fate and disposition (if known), major contraindications and potential side effects.
Physical Demand and Working Conditions
The Physical Requirements and Working Conditions in which the job is typically performed are available from the Occupational Health Department. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Equal Opportunity Employer Stanford Health Care - ValleyCare (SHC - VC) strongly values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity and non-discrimination in all of its policies and practices, including the area of employment. Accordingly, SHC does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity and/or expression, religion, age, national or ethnic origin, political beliefs, marital status, medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, or disability, or the perception of any of the above. People of all genders, members of all racial and ethnic groups, people with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply.
Equal Opportunity Employer Stanford Health Care (SHC) strongly values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity and non-discrimination in all of its policies and practices, including the area of employment. Accordingly, SHC does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity and/or expression, religion, age, national or ethnic origin, political beliefs, marital status, medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, or disability, or the perception of any of the above. People of all genders, members of all racial and ethnic groups, people with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply. Qualified applicants with criminal convictions will be considered after an individualized assessment of the conviction and the job requirements.
Base Pay Scale: Generally starting at $75.72 - $100.96 per hour
The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, internal equity, experience, education, specialty and training. This pay scale is not a promise of a particular wage.
