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Infusion Pharmacist, Olympia (PRN/Per Diem)

Kaiser Permanente

Olympia, WA

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JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Communication Skills, Customer Support/Service, Disease, Drug Interactions, Drug Therapy, Establish Priorities, Federal Laws and Regulations, Health Plan, Medications, Medicine, Patient Care, Patient Education, Patient Safety, Pharmacy, Prescription Drugs, Prescription Filling, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Record Keeping, Regulatory Compliance, State Laws and Regulations, Team Player, Willing to Travel, Writing Skills
LOCATION
Olympia, WA
POSTED
30+ days ago
Sterile compounding experience (infusion or inpatient) Job Summary: Pharmacists at Kaiser Permanente ensure that patients receive safe, effective, and optimal medication therapy while providing expertise and information to empower patients and prescribers to make informed choices in medication therapy. Pharmacists ensure that pharmacy care is coordinated with the patient care plan. Essential Responsibilities: + Ensures that patients receive safe, effective, and optimal medication therapy by: Interpreting prescription orders; counseling patients using clear and effective communication skills and providing written information as necessary; ensuring patient safety by identifying opportunities to prevent unusual occurrences; consistently performing safety checks when dispensing medications; taking appropriate steps to resolve and report unusual occurrences. + Provides medication expertise and information that empowers patients and prescribers to make informed choices in medication therapy by: by using appropriate evidence-based medicine references to form recommendations to patients and providers; clearly communicating rationale around medication therapy selection; evaluating clinical appropriateness of medication therapy; staying current on clinical initiatives and priorities. + Ensure efficient and effective pharmacy process workflow and cash handling by: supervising pharmacy assistants, technicians, interns and externs in all aspects of daily pharmacy workflow including the appropriate processing and releasing of prescriptions and customer service; ensuring the proper and safe storage of medications and keep accurate records of such; having working knowledge and competency with cashiering processes and procedures; adhering to Kaiser Permanente Cash Security and Compliance standards. Basic Qualifications: Experience + Minimum one (1) year of experience working in a pharmacy practice environment using current technology. Education + Bachelors degree in pharmacy or PharmD required. License, Certification, Registration + Pharmacist License (Washington) required at hire Additional Requirements: + Ability to work effectively in a team environment. + Ability to prioritize workload effectively. + Verbal and written communication skills. + Customer service skills. + Ability to work quickly and efficiently. + Ability to evaluate clinical appropriateness of medication therapy. + Knowledge of major medication therapy, drug interactions, and disease states. + Ability to evaluate clinical appropriateness of medication therapy. + Knowledge of major medication therapy, drug-drug interactions, and disease states. + Ability to work effectively in a team environment. + May be required to travel to other Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington locations as needed. Preferred Qualifications: + Three (3) years of experience working in a pharmacy practice environment using current technology. + Experience interacting with an interdisciplinary team including physicians. COMPANY: KAISER TITLE: Infusion Pharmacist, Olympia (PRN/Per Diem) LOCATION: Olympia, Washington REQNUMBER: 1417156 External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, state and local laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran, or disability status.

About the Company

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Kaiser Permanente

At Kaiser Permanente, we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence. Driven by our mission to provide the highest quality preventive medicine, we are committed to eliminating health care disparities, and to making lives better through innovation, technology, and research. Our desire to deliver the best possible care inspires us to promote wellness among our members, communities, and each other. It also fuels our belief that everyone — regardless of circumstance — deserves access to affordable care, which further drives our motivation to expand our reach. Founded nearly 80 years ago, our unique business model sets us apart — positioning us to drive improvements across the industry and around the world.
COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Other/Not Classified
FOUNDED
1945
WEBSITE
http://www.kp.org/careers

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