Pharmacist
US-CA-ARROYO GRANDE
commonspirit_careers
Req #: 465837
Type: Day
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Overview: Founded in 1961, Dignity Health - Arroyo Grande Community Hospital is a 65-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Arroyo Grande, California. Serving over 90,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including, emergency care, and orthopedics. Additionally, Arroyo Grande Community Hospital has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality High Performer by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center, and has the only inpatient Acute Rehabilitation Center between Salinas and Santa Barbara. One Community. One Mission. One California Responsibilities: Responsible for procuring, manufacturing, compounding, dispensing, distributing, storing and administration of drugs, biologicals, and chemicals according to standard practices of the professional, State and Federal laws and regulations, and departmental policies and procedures. Responsible for provision of drug information to other health professionals, patients and their families, and the public. * Reviews all orders for appropriate drug therapy, proper route dose, drug interactions, appropriateness for age and contraindications. Always obtains patient's allergies to medications and checks for potential allergies prior to dispensing any medications. Checks patient's profiles for interactions. Participates in physician intervention program and documents interventions. * Reviews MIC reports daily checking report against antibiotic therapy. If antibiotic not appropriate will contact physician. Always documents actions taken on report. * Performs daily assessment of drug therapy appropriateness for patients with renal impairment and those receiving narrow therapeutic range medications. * Detects and reports on ADRs. Completes ADR report form with pertinent and complete information. Reports on at least two ADRs a month (each full time pharmacist). * Researches and provides consultation to physicians and nurses relating to drug therapy, including incompatibilities of IV solutions and age-specific doses and dosage forms. * Assesses the patient retrieving or ordering all necessary baseline data. Able to plan therapy and orders all medications and appropriate labs, documenting daily on pharmacy sheets all relevant data. Always follows established guidelines taking into account all patient variables. Performs thorough daily assessment, monitoring and documentation of patients on pharmacy protocol. Writes in patient's medical chart as necessary. Qualifications: Required * 1-3 years Two years hospital experience withparticipation in a clinical program if no residency. , upon hire * 1-3 years Two years managing andoverseeing pharmacy technicians., upon hire * Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire * Pharmacist: CA, upon hire
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