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Pharmacist In Charge - San Diego, CA Job Details

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Company:  PharMerica
Job Code:  663305
Categories:  For-Profit Senior Services
Job Role:  Other
Region/Province:  California (CA)
City:  San Diego
Job Description: 

PharMerica Corporation is a premier institutional pharmacy services provider, dedicated to providing quality patient care and innovative pharmacy solutions to institutional customers and patients in long-term care settings. With nearly $2 billion in annual revenues, PharMerica is the second largest institutional pharmacy company in America . PharMerica operates more than 100 institutional pharmacies in over 40 states and serves nursing facilities that care for approximately 350,000 patients.

PharMerica San Diego is recruiting a Pharmacist In Charge to join our team.

Essential Functions:

  • Evaluates physician medication orders for appropriateness of drug, dosage, potential interactions, route of administration and stability.  Makes recommendations for therapy changes to the physician and facility staff as appropriate.
  • Maintains patient database to include appropriate current and past medical history, appropriate clinical and laboratory data, and concurrent medication (including over-the-counter and home remedies).
  • Collaborates with the health care team to provide clinical and technical support as needed.
  • Documents all communication with physicians, nurses, other members of the healthcare team and patients and their family members in the medical record.
  • Obtains, as necessary, and maintains all required documentation in accordance with federal and state regulatory agencies and PharMerica policy.
  • Implements policies and procedures for the safe procurement, storage, distribution and use of drugs and biologicals, as well as disposal of drugs.
  • Assists facility/agency staff personnel with procedures relating to safe and effective methods of procuring, maintaining, administering and disposing of drugs.
  • Directs staff on scheduling, purchasing, clinical matters and other tasks.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Bachelor´s degree or PharmD from an accredited School of Pharmacy
  • Current license or eligibility for license in this state.
  • One year experience in long term care or hospital setting or recent matriculation from school of pharmacy preferred.
  • Still product preparation experience preferred.

Interested candidates please apply on-line @ www.pharmerica.com
 

 

Post Date:  02/10/2012

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