About this role
Clinical Pharmacist I
Thank you for your interest. Please note, the purpose of this posting is to recruit for on-going and future positions.
Join the transformative team at City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope’s growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, and treatment facilities in Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix. Our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today.
We are seeking a Clinical Pharmacist I. The Clinical Pharmacist I will serve as the medication management expert by providing accurate drug information to providers, nurses, and other clinical staff. The individual will supervise technicians during the shift and assist with training/education for pharmacy staff. It is expected that the Clinical Pharmacist I will collaborate with colleagues and provide excellent customer service to patients and staff. Additional duties may include quality and performance improvement activities or others as determined by Pharmacy Leadership.
As a successful candidate, you will:
Collaborates with providers, nurses, and other clinical staff to ensure the medication management process is safe, high quality, and cost-effective for all patients.
Provide oversight of safe and timely medication use system.
Oversee compounding in alignment with USP, Board of Pharmacy, and other regulations.
Ensure medications are received, stored, labelled, transported, and wasted appropriately.
Ensure controlled substance processes are adhered to.
Collaborate with members of multidisciplinary health care team to optimize patient’s medication therapy.
Participates in care coordination and Investigational Drug management for research patients, following all required regulations and practices.
Actively supports reporting of Pharmacy Interventions, Adverse Drug Reactions, and Medication Errors.
Participate in pharmacy staff development, including new employee orientation, students, residents and training.
Your qualifications should include:
Graduate of ACPE-accredited Pharmacy School or School with ACPE accreditation pending
Current CA Pharmacist License
BLS certification
Other facts
About City of Hope
City of Hope's mission is to deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today. Founded in 1913, City of Hope has grown into one of the largest cancer research and treatment organizations in the U.S. and one of the leading research centers for diabetes and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope research has been the basis for numerous breakthrough cancer medicines, as well as human synthetic insulin and monoclonal antibodies. With an independent, National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center at its core, City of Hope brings a uniquely integrated model to patients spanning cancer care, research and development, academics and training, and innovation initiatives. City of Hope’s growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, and treatment facilities in Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix. City of Hope’s affiliated group of organizations includes Translational Genomics Research Institute and AccessHope™.
What you'll do
- The Clinical Pharmacist I will provide accurate drug information and supervise pharmacy technicians. They will collaborate with healthcare staff to ensure safe and effective medication management.
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