Stanford Health Care
Inpatient Clinical Pharmacist - IP 500P (Full-Time, 8-Hour Day Shifts)
Stanford Health Care, Palo Alto, California, United States, 94306
Inpatient Clinical Pharmacist - IP 500P (Full-Time, 8-Hour Day Shifts)
Location: Palo Alto, CA 500 Pasteur Dr, California
Overview
Provides the full range of distributive, clinical, consultative, research, investigational, and/or administrative pharmaceutical services. Incumbents select, compound, manufacture, purchase, dispense, and/or preserve drugs, medicines, and other therapeutic agents; serve as a member and consultant on treatment or diagnostic teams; disseminates drug information to hospital staff and interested community groups; may participate in hospital research projects or perform pharmaceutical research.
Locations
Stanford Health Care
What You Will Do
Clinical Pharmacy: Applies knowledge of solubility, stability, usages, and administration of drugs; evaluates dosages and possible reactions; anticipates and prevents undesirable chemical reactions.
Pharmacy operations: Applies knowledge of physical and chemical properties for computing dosages, weighing, measuring, and compounding.
Prescribing interpretation: Interprets prescriptions and dispenses; communicates synergistic/antagonistic/cumulative effects and potential overdoses or incompatibilities to physicians.
Drug knowledge: Identifies differences between drugs related to therapeutic efficacy.
Professional development: Maintains awareness of new developments in the drug field and emerging pharmacy practice patterns.
Documentation: Maintains records, documents patient data, prepares written and oral reports concerning patient care.
Teaching: May contribute to accredited teaching programs and training courses.
Drug storage: Specifies proper storage and preservation of therapeutic agents per USP and NF standards.
Investigational Drug Service: Supports coordination of pharmacy services related to research, participates in sponsor site qualification and initiation visits, supports IRB-approved trials, provides guidance to pharmacy technicians, attends meetings for drug protocol input, coordinates drug therapy with study teams, sponsors, and nursing, and participates in regulatory audits as needed.
Education Qualifications
Bachelor's in Pharmacy from an accredited college or university.
Experience Qualifications
Two (2) years of progressively responsible and directly related work experience.
One (1) year if completed a PGY1 residency.
Required Knowledge, Skills And Abilities
Ability to apply judgment and make informed decisions.
Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
Ability to foster effective working relationships and build consensus.
Ability to plan, organize, prioritize, work independently and meet deadlines.
Knowledge of the influence of patient age, sex, concomitant disease states, concurrent drug therapy, foods, and diagnostic procedures on drug activity and disposition.
Knowledge of local, state and federal regulatory requirements related to areas of functional responsibility.
Knowledge of medical terminology, pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, disease states, and related terminology.
Knowledge of handling and storing pharmaceutical supplies.
Knowledge of physiology, anatomy, pathology, chemistry and mathematics as they relate to pharmacy practice.
Knowledge of prescription and non-prescription drugs and their indications, efficacy, dosage, mechanisms of action, potential side effects.
Licenses and Certifications
CA Board of Pharmacy License - Registered Pharmacist
BLS - Basic Life Support required within 30 days
ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support required within 30 days
Equal Opportunity
Stanford Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer and values diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity and/or expression, religion, age, national or ethnic origin, political beliefs, marital status, medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, disability, or the perception of any of the above. We encourage applicants of all backgrounds. Qualified applicants with criminal convictions will be considered after an individualized assessment of the conviction and job requirements.
Base Pay Scale: Generally starting at $116.33 per hour. The final salary will be set based on a variety of factors including internal equity, experience, education, and training. This pay scale is not a promise of a particular wage.
Application Details
These principles apply to all employees. Stanford Health Care is committed to providing an exceptional patient and family experience and adheres to C-I-CARE standards to guide patient-centered interactions. You will be expected to contribute to our experience pillars: Know Me, Show Me the Way, and Coordinate for Me.
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Health Care Provider
Industries
Hospitals and Health Care
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Overview
Provides the full range of distributive, clinical, consultative, research, investigational, and/or administrative pharmaceutical services. Incumbents select, compound, manufacture, purchase, dispense, and/or preserve drugs, medicines, and other therapeutic agents; serve as a member and consultant on treatment or diagnostic teams; disseminates drug information to hospital staff and interested community groups; may participate in hospital research projects or perform pharmaceutical research.
Locations
Stanford Health Care
What You Will Do
Clinical Pharmacy: Applies knowledge of solubility, stability, usages, and administration of drugs; evaluates dosages and possible reactions; anticipates and prevents undesirable chemical reactions.
Pharmacy operations: Applies knowledge of physical and chemical properties for computing dosages, weighing, measuring, and compounding.
Prescribing interpretation: Interprets prescriptions and dispenses; communicates synergistic/antagonistic/cumulative effects and potential overdoses or incompatibilities to physicians.
Drug knowledge: Identifies differences between drugs related to therapeutic efficacy.
Professional development: Maintains awareness of new developments in the drug field and emerging pharmacy practice patterns.
Documentation: Maintains records, documents patient data, prepares written and oral reports concerning patient care.
Teaching: May contribute to accredited teaching programs and training courses.
Drug storage: Specifies proper storage and preservation of therapeutic agents per USP and NF standards.
Investigational Drug Service: Supports coordination of pharmacy services related to research, participates in sponsor site qualification and initiation visits, supports IRB-approved trials, provides guidance to pharmacy technicians, attends meetings for drug protocol input, coordinates drug therapy with study teams, sponsors, and nursing, and participates in regulatory audits as needed.
Education Qualifications
Bachelor's in Pharmacy from an accredited college or university.
Experience Qualifications
Two (2) years of progressively responsible and directly related work experience.
One (1) year if completed a PGY1 residency.
Required Knowledge, Skills And Abilities
Ability to apply judgment and make informed decisions.
Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
Ability to foster effective working relationships and build consensus.
Ability to plan, organize, prioritize, work independently and meet deadlines.
Knowledge of the influence of patient age, sex, concomitant disease states, concurrent drug therapy, foods, and diagnostic procedures on drug activity and disposition.
Knowledge of local, state and federal regulatory requirements related to areas of functional responsibility.
Knowledge of medical terminology, pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, disease states, and related terminology.
Knowledge of handling and storing pharmaceutical supplies.
Knowledge of physiology, anatomy, pathology, chemistry and mathematics as they relate to pharmacy practice.
Knowledge of prescription and non-prescription drugs and their indications, efficacy, dosage, mechanisms of action, potential side effects.
Licenses and Certifications
CA Board of Pharmacy License - Registered Pharmacist
BLS - Basic Life Support required within 30 days
ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support required within 30 days
Equal Opportunity
Stanford Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer and values diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity and/or expression, religion, age, national or ethnic origin, political beliefs, marital status, medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, disability, or the perception of any of the above. We encourage applicants of all backgrounds. Qualified applicants with criminal convictions will be considered after an individualized assessment of the conviction and job requirements.
Base Pay Scale: Generally starting at $116.33 per hour. The final salary will be set based on a variety of factors including internal equity, experience, education, and training. This pay scale is not a promise of a particular wage.
Application Details
These principles apply to all employees. Stanford Health Care is committed to providing an exceptional patient and family experience and adheres to C-I-CARE standards to guide patient-centered interactions. You will be expected to contribute to our experience pillars: Know Me, Show Me the Way, and Coordinate for Me.
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Health Care Provider
Industries
Hospitals and Health Care
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