Sr. Pharmacist-St. Helena-CA-19178-Pay Negotiable

Sr. Pharmacist

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.

Education & 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)

Key Responsibilities
• 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.