Clinical Pharmacist Lead- Sequoia Regional Cancer Center

Kaweah Health is a publicly owned, community healthcare organization that provides comprehensive health services to the greater Visalia area in central California. With more than 5,000 employees, Kaweah Health provides state-of-the-art medicine and high-quality preventive services in our acute care hospital, specialized health centers and clinics. Our eight-campus healthcare district has 613 beds and offers comprehensive health services across a broad continuum of care.   

It takes a special person to work for Kaweah Health. We serve a region where the needs are great, which makes the rewards even greater. Every day, we care for people facing unique challenges and in need of healing. Throughout it all, our focus is to make a difference, and we do — in the health of our patients, our loved ones, and our community.

Benefits Eligible

Full-Time Benefit Eligible

Work Shift

Day - 8 Hour or less Shift (United States of America)

Department

7641 SRCC Medical Oncology-Visalia

Assists Pharmacy leadership in assuring safe and efficient pharmacy operations compliant with applicable law and professional standards of practice.

QUALIFICATIONS

License /Certification
Required: Current California Registered Pharmacist license
Preferred: Pharmacy Practice Residency Certificate

Education
Preferred: Pharm. D. degree

Experience
Preferred: Equivalent hospital pharmacy experience

Department Specific Requirements
If assigned to Home Infusion: requires one year of home infusion pharmacy experience and/or one year of hospital based clinical pharmacist experience. Prefer completion of a residency program in home infusion pharmacy.

If assigned as the Emergency Medicine Pharmacist Specialist: requires one year of Emergency Department pharmacy experience and/or one year of hospital based clinical pharmacist experience in the critical care setting. Prefer completion of a pharmacy residency program in Emergency Medicine.

If assigned as the Infectious Disease Specialist: requires one year of hospital based clinical pharmacist experience. Prefer completion of an a pharmacy residency program in Infectious Diseases.

If assigned as the Anemia Management Specialist: requires one year of hospital based clinical pharmacist experience. Hospital or Ambulatory Care based anemia management experience is preferred.

If assigned as the Outpatient Oncology Pharmacist: Completion of PGY 1 residency or at least two years of acute inpatient hospital pharmacist experience. Prefer completion of pharmacy residency in Oncology

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
Essential

Addendum (essential for specific dept)

OFF CAMPUS:

Performs all the principal duties of a Pharmacist-In-Charge. Establish policies and procedure for the department. Reviews and revises policies and procedures at least once a year. Participates in coordination of principal department operations, including committee functions. Serves as a member of the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee, and advisory committee to the Medical Staff. Interacts with other department heads to solve mutual problems. Guides, directs, evaluates, and trains pharmacy staff and assumes responsibility for quantity and quality of their work. Completes staff scheduling. Assists Manager with performance evaluations for assigned employees. Participates in pharmacy operation and control management. Provides inventory control, periodic performance activity reports to Pharmacy Director, assists in budget activities. Sets and reviews annual goals with manager.

MEDICAL CENTER CAMPUS:

Assists the Inpatient Pharmacy Manager in organizing and directing, safe, quality, customer-oriented and efficient pharmacy daily operations. Monitors and supervises the daily workflow of all pharmacy staff on duty to ensure optimal workflow and timely delivery of medications. Available as a resource for staff to guide and/or support day-to-day issue resolution. Stays abreast of applicable federal and state laws as professional standards of practice. Assists Inpatient Pharmacy Manager in monitoring and assuring ongoing compliance. Supports the regulatory/accreditation survey process by ensuring ongoing survey readiness, participating in survey activities such as interviews or tracers, and; assisting and/or facilitating additional department efforts to achieve desired outcomes. Assesses operational performance and implements means to improve inpatient pharmacy operations including pharmacy systems and procedures. Continuously evaluates existing procedures for ways of improving quality of service to customers and assuring procedures are in line with practice and regulatory standards. Assures safe medication use for patients by optimizing applicable automation technologies in the medi