Description
Nestled between Burbank and Pasadena, Adventist Health Glendale is one of the
area's leading healthcare providers. We are comprised of a 515-bed hospital, two
urgent cares, home care services, comprehensive cardiology care and a vast scope
of services located in the San Fernando Valley. We are committed to the
development and empowerment of our nurses and have received Magnet designation
from the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Glendale is known for its urban
living, with easy access to dining, entertainment, shopping, amusement parks and
outdoor recreation. Adventist Health Glendale is proud to be part of the
thriving, diverse community since 1905.
Job Summary:
Verify and fills orders for medications, monitors patient medication therapies,
provide drug information, identifies and troubleshoots potential medication
safety hazards, documents all interactions for medical review, and supervises
and directs support personnel.
Job Requirements:
Education and Work Experience:
* Graduate of school of pharmacy: Required
* Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree: Preferred
* One year's technical experience: Preferred
* Inpatient clinical 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
Essential Functions:
* Processes, enters, verifies, and distributes medication orders within the
institution in a timely manner and in compliance with department and hospital
policies, as well as Joint Commission and other regulatory guidelines.
Actively ensures that medication therapy is efficacious, safe, cost
effective, and achieves 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 negatively interact
with 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. Consistently performs quality assurance
procedures in related work areas.
* Participates in all pharmacy-related tasks and programs such as clinical
rounds, unit based and/or population based medication management activities,
remote order verification, 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 to ensure
that 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.
* 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 as a condition of employment and annually thereafter, where
applicable. Medical and religious exemptions may apply.
Adventist Health participates in E-Verify. Visit
https://adventisthealth.org/careers/everify/ for more information about
E-Verify. By choosing to apply, you acknowledge that you have accessed and read
the E-Verify Participation and Right to Work notices and understand the contents
therein.
Adventist Health is a faith-based, nonprofit, integrated health system serving
more than 100 communities on the West Coast and Hawaii with over 440 sites of
care, including 27 acute care facilities. Founded on Adventist heritage and
values, Adventist Health provides care in hospitals, clinics, home care, and
hospice agencies in both rural and urban communities. Our compassionate and
talented team of more than 38,000 includes employees, physicians, Medical Staff,
and volunteers driven in pursuit of one mission: living God's love by inspiring
health, wholeness and hope.