Clinical Pharmacist - Per Diem - Inpt/Emergency Med/Critical Care

Riverside University Health System has a per diem Clinical Pharmacist opportunity available with the Emergency/Critical Care/Inpatient departments of the Medical Center located in Moreno Valley, CA.

Shifts are 10-12 hours, nights primarily, but may rotate through days as needed, with a minimum of one shift per week required (additional hours are available).

The candidate pool created from this posting may be used to fill future per diem vacancies; all interested candidates are encouraged to apply.

Ideal candidates for ED/CC positions will have:



* PGY-2 Critical Care or Emergency Medicine Specialty Residency OR


* PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency with 3 years of concentrated experience in the Critical Care or Emergency Dept.

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Per Diem classifications are distinguished from regular classes in that they receive additional compensation in lieu of County fringe benefits.

Per Diem work assignments are flexibly scheduled or on an as needed basis.

RUHS Medical Center's highly skilled healthcare professionals and support staff are committed to providing exceptional, state-of-the-art care to the County's diverse and most vulnerable populations.

Meet The Team !Duties and Responsibilities related to this position:



* Provide comprehensive clinical pharmacy services in the emergency room and critical care setting.


* Actively participate in resuscitations, traumas, and emergency response such as Code Blue, and Code Stroke.

Respond to RRT (Rapid Response Team) activations which include all areas of the medical center.


* Respond to SART (Sexual Assault Response Team) call; prepare, and dispense appropriate prophylactic medications and provide medication consultation to patients in the unit response area.


* Perform dose verifications and distribution duties as needed.


* Review medication orders for appropriateness, identify drug-related problems, medication safety issues, etc.


* Serve as the pharmacotherapy expert in the ED setting and perform in-services/education accordingly.

Provide supervision to ED pharmacy technicians as needed.

Perform patient counseling and medication histories.

OPTION I
Education: Graduation from a School of Pharmacy accredited by the American Council of Pharmaceutical Education with a Doctor of Pharmacy degree (Pharm.

D.).

Pharm D.

is required for all per diem positions currently.

Experience: One year of pharmacy residency preferred.

OPTION II
Education: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree in pharmacy.

Experience: Three years of professional-level experience as a pharmacist in a hospital or healthcare facility.

ALL OPTIONS

License or Certificate : Possession of a valid certificate of registration as a Licentiate in Pharmacy issued by the California State Board of Pharmacy and fulfillment of the continuing education requirements.

Possession of a current and maintained Basic Life Support (BLS) certificate issued by the American Heart Association.
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