Pharmacist - Inpatient Care

2 weeks ago


Berkeley, California, United States Kaiser Permanente Full time
Job Summary

As an Inpatient Pharmacist with Kaiser Permanente, you will play a critical role in ensuring the safe and effective use of medications for our patients. Under indirect supervision, you will consult with patients and medical personnel to optimize medication therapy, dispense compounds, and provide medical personnel and patients with medication information and product identification.

Key Responsibilities
  • Monitor and manage medication therapy for hospitalized or ambulatory patients to ensure optimal therapeutic results and cost-effective prescribing.
  • Review laboratory test results and patient progress to detect adverse drug reactions and confer with medical personnel on laboratory test interpretation, patient care, and treatment.
  • Interview patients to obtain information on medication use, allergies, and sensitivities, and document this information in the patient's electronic medical record.
  • Advise patients on medication directions, storage requirements, importance of compliance, precautions, and warnings, as well as coordinate drug therapy with diet according to established policies and procedures.
  • Provide medical personnel with medication information, drug therapy options, and pharmacokinetic dosing advice, and order and adjust dosages, order laboratory tests, and administer medication under protocol according to established policies and procedures.
  • Dispense, compound, procure, store, and distribute pharmacy products, and monitor the effectiveness and accuracy of medication distribution.
  • Review physician orders and enter orders in the patient's electronic medical record, verify accuracy of transcription or data entry in the medication administration record or electronic medical record, and verify accuracy of medication preparation and dispensing by pharmacy personnel.
  • Participate in assigned education and training programs, and provide inservices and educational programs for pharmacy, other medical personnel, and patients as necessary.
Requirements
  • B.S. degree in Pharmacy or Pharm.D required.
  • Pharmacist License (California) within 1 month of hire.
  • Basic Life Support certification required.
  • Comprehensive knowledge of current pharmacological/biopharmaceutical principles, medical terminology, pathologies, disease states, and related information for a medical management plan.
  • Knowledge of aseptic technique, and the preparation of sterile IV products and chemotherapeutic agents.
  • Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Must be able to operate the pharmacy computer system(s) and other equipment.
  • Must be able to generate prescription labels.


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