Our Client is currently seeking Pharmacist for positions in South Lake Tahoe, California for a 4x10 Days, 06:30:00-17:00:00, 10.00-4 shift. The ideal candidate will possess a current Certification in California. This is a Pharmacy position in the. Requirements Current Resume Certification as required by state 2 current clinical references Health/Dental Benefit package.

Summary of Position:
Ensures that the pharmacy provides optimal clinical services on a daily basis, promoting desirable patient outcomes through safe and cost-effective drug therapies. Establishes and maintains productive collaborative relationships with practitioners and hospital staff. Supports all safety and regulatory initiatives undertaken by the hospital and department. Demonstrates the knowledge and skill necessary to identify and provide pharmaceutical care to the populations served at the Barton Healthcare System: including neonatal, pediatric, adult, geriatric, obstetric, chemically dependent, and rehabilitation patients. Participates in all aspects of hospital pharmacy services including but not limited to operations, distribution and clinical pharmacy activities.

Qualifications
• Education: Pharm.D. required
• Experience: 1 year experience in hospital/similar acute care pharmacy setting preferred
• Completion of PGY 1 residency or equivalent experience preferred
• Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: Relevant clinical pharmaceutical knowledge Strong interpersonal communication skills Computer literacy in common Microsoft/Google applications Knowledge of electronic medical record or equivalent
• Certifications/Licensure: California Registered Pharmacist license required Nevada Pharmacist license preferred Current CPR/BLS certification by the American Heart Association (BLS for the Healthcare Provider) or ability to obtain prior to start date. ACLS preferred

Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk, stand, sit, and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus. Lifts, positions, pushes and/or transfer patients. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Working Conditions
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Routine Hospital/Healthcare & Office/Administrative conditions. Contact with patients and guests under a wide variety of circumstances. Regularly exposed to the risk of bloodborne diseases. Exposure to infections and contagious disease. Exposed to hazardous anesthetic agents, body fluids and waste. Exposed to hazardous medications Subject to hazards of flammable and explosive gases. Subject to varying and unpredictable situations, including the handling of emergency or crisis situations. Subject to pressure due to irregular hours, frequent interruptions and stressful situations due to multiple demands. Occasional travel to various health system locations.

Essential Functions
1. Provides consistently exceptional care at all times.
2. Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to identify and provide pharmaceutical care to the populations served at the Barton Healthcare System: including neonatal, pediatric, adult, geriatric, obstetric, chemically dependent, and rehabilitation patients.
3. Ensures that the pharmacy provides optimal clinical services on a daily basis, promoting desirable patient outcomes through safe and appropriate drug therapies.
• Monitors drug therapy of all admitted and infusion center patients
• Collaborates with providers to both optimize and address any issues with drug therapies, including but not limited to:
• Appropriateness of drug and dose
• Drug interactions and contraindications
• Adverse reactions
• Renal dose adjustments
• IV to PO conversions
• Therapeutic substitutions
• Antibiotic appropriateness as part of the antimicrobial stewardship program
• Provides pharmacokinetic dosing and consultation for provider specified medication therapies according to hospital protocols and procedures
• Provides clinical consultation for anticoagulation, pain management, opioid conversion, and multimodal pain management as indicated
• Provides clinical consultation and clarification to practitioners as indicated, addressing IV compatibility issues, medication timing, and providing other medication information
• Participates in multidisciplinary rounding with the health care team
• Performs patient counseling
• For inpatients on new therapies or discharge medications as indicated
• For infusion center outpatients as indicated for new therapies or to address questions during on-going therapy
• Participates in medication reviews including the addition and removal of medications to the hospital formulary and participates in drug use evaluations
• Participates in full traumas and code blues to provide pharmaceutical support and expertise
• Facilitates the development and implementation of treatment guidelines, protocols, formulary changes, and critical pathways as approved and authorized by the appropriate medical staff committees
• Participates in departmental and hospital-wide committees and task forces, modeling excellence and professionalism in communications.
4. Ensures that the pharmacy provides optimal distribution services on a daily basis, promoting safe and efficient medication delivery
• Responsible for the safe and accurate distribution of drugs to inpatients, outpatients, and clinics
• Responsible for ensuring all compounding activities are performed safely and efficiently
• Responsible for overseeing the daily operations and for ensuring all relevant laws, policies and procedures are followed appropriately by pharmacy staff members
• Supervises and directs pharmacy support personnel in a professional manner.
• Verifies and oversees the daily activities of the pharmacy technicians as required for the operations of the pharmacy.
• Mentors new pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and pharmacy interns
5. Establishes and maintains productive collaborative relationships with practitioners and hospital staff
6. Supports all safety and regulatory initiatives undertaken by the hospital and department
7. Completes annual mandatory education related to clinical pharmacy practice and compounding practices in a timely manner
8. Performs monthly area inspections and collaborates with staff to ensure compliance with all relevant hospital policies, best practices and laws
9. Performs monthly clinic inspections for assigned areas ensuring pharmaceutical compliance at each site with all relevant laws and regulations
10. Provides on call pharmaceutical support for clinically necessary situations when assigned
11. Identifies and collaborates to correct EMR build issues related to medications. Performs ongoing testing and build validation in conjunction with the Information Technology department.
12. The Clinical Pharmacist is under the supervision of and reports to the Director of Pharmacy.
13. Responds to the needs of the department by performing other duties, as necessary.

Service Standards
Safety
1. Safe Environment - Takes pride in a safe environment; picks up trash and keeps hallways clear of equipment. Reports all safety concerns to direct manager.
2. Safe Practice of Regulatory Standards - Understands and performs sound health and safety habits, proper body mechanics, infection control precautions and other regulatory standards as they relate to the employee s job and the organization.
3. Safety Education and Testing - Completes Annual Required Training, TB testing, competency demonstration and other periodic safety requirements on time and without reminder.
Respect
1. Accountability - Accepts responsibility for work results and takes initiative to do more than expected. Accepts personal responsibility for work results. Works independently completing assignments without close supervision. Resolves issues, anticipates next steps and works to the next level when possible. Connects personal work results to accomplishment of team and organizational goals.
2. Responding to Change - Accepts change and responds in a positive and productive manner. Handles unexpected situations and changes in direction calmly and with confidence. Accepts and implements change in day-to-day operations in a positive manner. Questions and recommends solutions when implementing new process or procedure. Views new assignments and job responsibilities as a challenge.
3. Developing Relationships - Builds positive and productive business relationships with individuals and groups. Accepts the ideas and contributions of others in a respectful and appreciative manner. Builds positive relationships with colleagues/associates by addressing mutual needs in a win-win approach. Acts in consideration of the roles and responsibilities of self as well as others. Asks for feedback from colleagues/associates.
4. Teamwork - Contributes to fullest potential to achieve team goals. Works effectively with team members to achieve team goals. Supports group decision even if the decision differs from personal opinion. Accepts and provides direct, honest feedback between team members in a non-punishing manner. Informs and consults team members, leaders and stakeholders as to potential barriers that impact team results.
5. Service Excellence - Provides excellent service in direct and indirect manner identifying customer needs and exceeding customer expectations. Greets customer and offers assistance. Provides direct service to an internal or external customer that meets customers expectations. Finds solutions to customer problems even when unrelated to own work area. Deals with the unexpected customer requests quickly and pleasantly. Expresses sincere concern and empathy when dealing with a customer complaint. Seeks guidance from co-workers or supervisor when necessary. Engages in active listening when dealing with a customer complaint.
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1. Effective Communication - Communicates effectively with various audiences using the most appropriate method for the situation. Communicates ideas and messages clearly and concisely. Selects an appropriate method of communicating for audience and message. Adjusts communication style to fit the target audience. Listens actively and asks questions for clarity.
2. Professional Image - Follows appearance guidelines with attire that is clean, neat, free of undue wear, and properly fitted. Wears badge in the upper left chest area using only approved attachments. Practices good hygiene and does not use strong cologne. Accepts and delivers constructive feedback with respect. Consistently adheres to the principles of the Code of Conduct.
3. Work Area Image - Conducts non-work related conversations, including cell and private phone calls, in areas outside of hearing distance of guests. Uses respectful tone of voice and language at all times, and keeps voice volume low. Eats only in designated break areas, and does not have food visible to patients and visitors. Keeps personal work area clean and neat. Notices litter and removes any seen, whether in personal work area or not. Wipes up small spills. Alerts environmental services staff to any litter or spills that need special or attention or equipment.
Efficiency
1. Accuracy - Completes work assignments within established quality standards. Delivers an acceptable volume of work with high levels of accuracy. Accepts responsibility to review and correct errors before completion, and routes to others for review when appropriate. Improves inefficiencies and minimizes repetitive errors by changing how work is done. Shares errors trends and makes recommendations to improve results with staff/team members.
2. Analysis and Decision Making - Uses decision making processes and tools to analyze situations and make effective decisions. Identifies obstacles/problems as they surface. Defines the problem and diagnoses the cause before taking action. Takes initiative to formulate solutions when unexpected problems or barriers occur. Considers other alternatives before acting on a decision. Acts decisively but knows when to ask for help if the solution is not clear, impacts others or has potentially long-range effects.
3. Problem Solving - Ability to identify, analyze and effectively solve problems. Responds to day-to-day problems with an appropriate sense of urgency. Uses a logical process to identify the cause of the problem and develop an appropriate solution. Involves others in the problem solving process when additional input is needed. Recognizes when a problem needs to be elevated for resolution.
4. Organization Skills - Organizes work to achieve maximum efficiency. Plans daily and weekly work to meet deadlines and priorities. Adapts scheduling to handle changing priorities and to juggle multiple tasks. Organizes work area using techniques that improve individual efficiency. Uses technology effectively as an alternative to meeting (e.g. voicemail, electronic mail, faxing).
5. Resource Efficiency - Uses supplies and equipment efficiently. Proactively utilizes all available workplace tools and resources to complete job responsibilities in an efficient and timely manner. Brings forward innovative solutions to control costs, supplies and labor. Cooperates with efforts to improve work processes.
6. Scheduling Efficiency - Keeps unscheduled absences and tardiness to a minimum. Attends staff meetings to keep abreast of what is changing or new, and contributes to department goals.