Position Title: Pharmacist 1
Work Location: Sacramento - 4151 E. Commerce Way, Bldg B (11087)
Assignment Duration: 12 months (possibility to extend or convert depending on business needs)
Work Schedule: 8:30 – 5pm M-F
Work Arrangement: Onsite
Position Summary:
Coordinate and assist in managing and participating in pharmacy services, including dispensing of medications, quality assurance and clinical monitoring activities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Participate in decisions regarding the pharmaceutical services within assigned scope including:

  • Assessing the patient's general pharmaceutical needs

  • Planning for the pharmaceutical services provision

  • Participating in the overall plan of care

  • Participating in the overall quality assessment and improvement plan

• Receive physician prescription orders and evaluate the appropriateness of these orders for dosage, drug choice, potential drug interactions, route of administration and stability

• Supervise the filling, receiving, compounding, and dispensing activities involved in providing finished product to the patient

• Ensure that the patient chart is complete for allergies, height, weight, current and past medical history, clinical laboratory results and concurrent medications (including over-the-counter or home remedy medications)

• Ensure that when necessary, laboratory tests have been ordered and the results are obtained and discussed with the nurse and the physician

• Provide patient counseling, education, and monitoring

• Ensure safety of patients and personnel by exercising good pharmacy practice in the process of drug therapy instructions to the patient

• Determine remaining doses on hand to manage inventory and avoid waste

• Provide clinical interventions

• Assess responses to therapy, patient compliance, and ongoing review of drug regimens; report and manage adverse events

• Assist the physician, nurse and patient with clinical and technical support

• Document all communication with physicians, nurses and patients in the patient chart

• Assist in the maintenance and upkeep of all necessary paperwork required by state and federal agencies as well as the Joint Commission

• Assist the Pharmacy Manager in implementing new procedures

• Assist in the training and supervision of Pharmacy Technicians, Pharmacy Interns and other pharmacy personnel

• Participate in Performance Improvement Projects

• Assist in providing in-service programs to nursing and pharmacy personnel on any aspect of drug therapy

• Attend and/or complete education and training programs

• Review literature and other materials pertinent to the practice of pharmacy

• Complete all competency/skills assessment requirements

• Participate in on-call schedule

• Perform other tasks as determined by the Pharmacist-In-Charge

• For Floater Pharmacist:

  • Provide coverage in all areas of pharmacies.

  • Willing and able to travel 50% or more as needed.

  • Performs other duties as assigned

  • Complies with all policies and standards

Qualification & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in pharmacy and 3+ years of mail order, retail or hospital pharmacy experience OR Pharm.D.

• Licenses/Certifications: Current state’s Pharmacist license and license at other states as required.

• For Floater Pharmacist: Current state’s Pharmacist license and license at other states as required; Multi state licensure preferred or the ability to quickly obtain additional state licensure.

 
 
At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $ 62.00/hr.