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| n | 1 | Job Description: | n | 1 | The Department of Pharmaceutical Services provides a full range of services for patients cared for b |
| > | y the Medical Center at UCSF and its providers and payors. | ||||
| 2 | The Department of Pharmaceutical Services provides a full range of services for patients cared for b | ||||
| > | y the Medical Center at UCSF and its providers and payors. These services include, but are not limit | ||||
| > | ed to: drug procurement, storage, and security; safe, accurate and timely preparation and distributi | ||||
| > | on of drugs; clinical pharmacy services for patients; development of drug use policies within the Me | ||||
| > | dical Center; drug information services for clinicians and patients; and participation in technology | ||||
| > | assessment and quality assurance programs. The Department of Pharmaceutical Services is affiliated | ||||
| > | with the UCSF Department of Clinical Pharmacy, an academic department within the School of Pharmacy, | ||||
| > | which has primary responsibility for teaching professional courses in the Pharm.D. curriculum, clin | ||||
| > | ical research, and public and clinical service. Under the Department of Pharmaceutical Services, the | ||||
| > | Operational Staff Pharmacist II provides pharmaceutical care to patients at all acute care pharmacy | ||||
| > | locations within the UCSF Health System. They may also be asked to participate in pharmaceutical ca | ||||
| > | re in other sectors of the Department of Pharmaceutical Services as needed. The Operational Staff Ph | ||||
| > | armacist II performs a wide range of pharmaceutical care functions to assure that drugs prescribed f | ||||
| > | or and used by patients are safe and effective. These include, for example, obtaining medication his | ||||
| > | tories, reviewing and assessing medication profiles, providing drug information to patients and heal | ||||
| > | th care providers, collaborating with clinicians on drugs of choice and therapeutic plans, ensuring | ||||
| > | access to medications, educating patients on the proper use of medications, and ensuring that patien | ||||
| > | ts understand cautions, adverse reactions, and interactions related to their therapy. The Operationa | ||||
| > | l Staff Pharmacist II will be part of an interprofessional team consisting of physicians, advanced p | ||||
| > | ractice providers, nurses, and other professionals. The Operational Staff Pharmacist II will be base | ||||
| > | d primarily in the inpatient pharmacy setting managing specific patient population if applicable. De | ||||
| > | pending on the assigned shift and site, the Operational Staff Pharmacist II may also oversee pharmac | ||||
| > | y technicians to facilitate insurance authorizations for medications, as well as prepare and dispens | ||||
| > | e prescription medications and pharmaceutical products for patient care. The Operational Staff Pharm | ||||
| > | acist II may also be responsible for the oversight of clinical activities and delivery of services. | ||||
| > | This position requires flexibility to orient and work at all UCSF Health locations depending on oper | ||||
| > | ational needs, as applicable. | ||||
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| t | 4 | Qualifications: | t | 3 | These services include, but are not limited to: drug procurement, storage, and security; safe, accu |
| > | rate and timely preparation and distribution of drugs; clinical pharmacy services for patients; deve | ||||
| > | lopment of drug use policies within the Medical Center; drug information services for clinicians and | ||||
| > | patients; and participation in technology assessment and quality assurance programs. | ||||
| 5 | Required Qualifications: - Doctor of Pharmacy degree (PharmD) or equivalent degree as determined by | 4 | |||
| > | the National Board of Pharmacy. Preferred Qualifications: - Completion of an ASHP-accredited PGY1 Ph | ||||
| > | armacy Residency, or at least 3 years of inpatient/operational pharmacy experience. - Hold an advanc | ||||
| > | ed practice board certification (e.g., Board of Pharmacy Specialty certificates, AAHIVP, etc.) Licen | ||||
| > | se/Certification: - Must possess a current license in good standing to practice pharmacy in the Stat | ||||
| > | e of California. - Current certification for Basic Life Support (BLS) from the American Heart Associ | ||||
| > | ation | ||||
| 5 | The Department of Pharmaceutical Services is affiliated with the UCSF Department of Clinical Pharma | ||||
| > | cy, an academic department within the School of Pharmacy, which has primary responsibility for teach | ||||
| > | ing professional courses in the Pharm.D. curriculum, clinical research, and public and clinical serv | ||||
| > | ice. | ||||
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| 7 | Under the Department of Pharmaceutical Services, the Operational Staff Pharmacist II provides pharm | ||||
| > | aceutical care to patients at all acute care pharmacy locations within the UCSF Health System. | ||||
| 8 | |||||
| 9 | They may also be asked to participate in pharmaceutical care in other sectors of the Department of | ||||
| > | Pharmaceutical Services as needed. | ||||
| 10 | |||||
| 11 | The Operational Staff Pharmacist II performs a wide range of pharmaceutical care functions to assur | ||||
| > | e that drugs prescribed for and used by patients are safe and effective. | ||||
| 12 | |||||
| 13 | These include, for example, obtaining medication histories, reviewing and assessing medication prof | ||||
| > | iles, providing drug information to patients and health care providers, collaborating with clinician | ||||
| > | s on drugs of choice and therapeutic plans, ensuring access to medications, educating patients on th | ||||
| > | e proper use of medications, and ensuring that patients understand cautions, adverse reactions, and | ||||
| > | interactions related to their therapy. | ||||
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| 15 | The Operational Staff Pharmacist II will be part of an interprofessional team consisting of physici | ||||
| > | ans, advanced practice providers, nurses, and other professionals. | ||||
| 16 | |||||
| 17 | The Operational Staff Pharmacist II will be based primarily in the inpatient pharmacy setting manag | ||||
| > | ing specific patient population if applicable. | ||||
| 18 | |||||
| 19 | Depending on the assigned shift and site, the Operational Staff Pharmacist II may also oversee phar | ||||
| > | macy technicians to facilitate insurance authorizations for medications, as well as prepare and disp | ||||
| > | ense prescription medications and pharmaceutical products for patient care. | ||||
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| 21 | The Operational Staff Pharmacist II may also be responsible for the oversight of clinical activitie | ||||
| > | s and delivery of services. | ||||
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| 23 | This position requires flexibility to orient and work at all UCSF Health locations depending on ope | ||||
| > | rational needs, as applicable. | ||||