More than⠀50 years⠀ago, a⠀country⠀doctor and⠀a handful⠀of⠀forward-thinking⠀residents⠀had a⠀vision for⠀their⠀small⠀towns of⠀Simi and⠀Santa⠀Susana.⠀They would⠀create a⠀special⠀place of⠀healing in⠀the⠀picturesque⠀valley⠀they⠀called⠀home.⠀Today, we⠀are the⠀largest⠀medical⠀center and⠀only⠀accredited⠀chest pain⠀center⠀serving⠀Simi⠀Valley. We⠀are⠀committed⠀to⠀treating⠀the whole⠀person -⠀physically,⠀mentally,⠀spiritually⠀and⠀socially.⠀That⠀promise of⠀wholeness⠀is what⠀inspires⠀us to care⠀for this⠀community.⠀Our⠀144-bed⠀acute care⠀hospital⠀and⠀network of⠀primary⠀care and⠀specialist⠀locations⠀are⠀supported⠀by 900⠀associates,⠀275⠀physicians,⠀and 150⠀volunteers.⠀We are⠀also the⠀first⠀Center of⠀Excellence⠀for⠀Robotic⠀Surgery in⠀Ventura⠀County.
Job Summary:
Coordinates⠀the⠀pharmacy⠀department's⠀clinical⠀responsibilities⠀throughout⠀the⠀institution.⠀Designs,⠀implements,⠀monitors⠀and⠀evaluates⠀the⠀outcomes⠀from⠀clinical⠀pharmacy⠀services⠀(CPS)⠀provided⠀to medical⠀center⠀patients⠀and⠀professional⠀staff.⠀Assists in⠀making⠀recommendations⠀to⠀management⠀on process⠀improvement,⠀new⠀processes,⠀tools and⠀techniques,⠀or⠀development⠀of new⠀services.
Job Requirements:
Education and Work Experience:
- Graduate⠀of school⠀of⠀pharmacy:⠀Required
- Bachelor's⠀Degree:⠀Preferred
- Two⠀years'⠀technical⠀experience:⠀Preferred
- One⠀year's⠀hospital⠀pharmacy⠀experience:⠀Preferred
- Leadership⠀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
- Registered⠀Pharmacist⠀(RPH):⠀Required
Essential Functions:
- Evaluates,⠀processes,⠀distributes⠀and⠀dispenses⠀physicians⠀orders,⠀including⠀unit dose⠀and IV⠀admixture⠀services.⠀Establishes,⠀implements⠀and⠀annually⠀reviews⠀antibiotic⠀and⠀medication⠀dosing⠀pharmacy⠀protocols.⠀Evaluates⠀pharmaceuticals⠀for⠀standardization⠀of drug⠀formulary.⠀Coordinates⠀Therapeutic⠀Drug⠀Monitoring⠀activities⠀in⠀conjunction⠀with the⠀patient⠀care areas⠀and the⠀Clinical⠀Laboratory.
- Supervises⠀clinical⠀staff and⠀serves as⠀a liaison⠀between⠀the⠀pharmacist⠀staff and⠀administrative⠀staff⠀regarding⠀performance⠀and⠀compliance⠀with⠀clinical⠀protocols.⠀Coordinates⠀the⠀documentation,⠀analysis⠀and⠀reporting⠀of⠀Clinical⠀Pharmacy⠀Interventions.⠀Coordinates⠀Medication⠀Use⠀evaluation⠀(MUE) and⠀Antibiotic⠀Use Review⠀(AUR)⠀activities.
- Assists⠀nursing⠀staff in⠀medication-related⠀issues.⠀Provides⠀recommendations⠀to⠀physician⠀for⠀cost-effective⠀use of⠀medication.⠀Provides⠀in-service⠀or⠀educational⠀seminars⠀as needed⠀to other⠀health⠀professionals⠀for safe⠀and⠀effective⠀use of⠀medications.
- Coordinates⠀education⠀and Drug⠀information⠀to⠀medical,⠀pharmacy,⠀nursing⠀staff,⠀patients⠀and family⠀members as⠀required.⠀Coordinates⠀the⠀departments⠀Clinical⠀Staff⠀Development⠀Program.
- Implements⠀and⠀monitors⠀quality⠀assurance⠀studies⠀and⠀performance⠀improvement⠀processes⠀for CPS.⠀Participates⠀in follow⠀up of risk⠀management⠀issues.⠀Individuals⠀experiencing⠀exposed⠀rashes,⠀sunburn,⠀weeping⠀sores,⠀conjunctivitis,⠀active⠀respiratory⠀infections⠀or other⠀communicable⠀disease,⠀or those⠀wearing⠀cosmetics,⠀nail⠀polish, or⠀artificial⠀nails⠀shall be⠀excluded⠀from the⠀ISO Class⠀5 and ISO⠀Class 7⠀compounding⠀areas⠀until⠀their⠀conditions⠀are⠀remedied.
- Performs⠀other⠀job-related⠀duties as⠀assigned.