Per Diem Pharmacist

Per Diem Pharmacist

Job Description

Join one of the nation’s leading pharmacist placement firms! Right now, Rx relief has a great opportunity for an experienced Per Diem Pharmacist. Voted Best of Staffing by both clients and talent, we are a specialty staffing company providing supplemental pharmacy professionals for all pharmacy practice settings. We are seeking an Per Diem Pharmacist in the Sacramento Metro area. As a member of our team you’ll enjoy a customized approach to your career needs as well as comprehensive benefits! Join our dynamic team, apply today!

Per Diem Pharmacist

Job Responsibilities

Job Responsibilities in Retail Chain, Independents, Independent Compounding, Community Outpatient and Long Term Care settings:

• Establishing or maintaining patient profiles, including lists of medications taken by individual patients
• Maintaining proper storage and security conditions for drugs
• Answering telephones, responding to questions or requests by patient and Pharmacy Technicians
• Prepackaging bulk medicines, filling bottles with prescribed medications, and typing and affixing labels
• Mixing pharmaceutical preparations, according to written prescriptions
• Verifying prescriptions and counseling
• Assisting customers by answering simple questions, locating items, or referring them to the pharmacist for medication information

Job Responsibilities in Inpatient settings:

• Responsible for setting criteria for medication analysis, coordinate reports to clients, meet regulatory reporting requirements for drug utilization review and fraud and abuse reporting.
• Review medication orders for appropriateness and accuracy including, but not limited to: contraindications, allergies, dose, frequency, duplicate therapy and formulary status
• Interprets Clarifies and rectifies physician medications and IV orders, including the medication reconciliation process
• Interprets Clarifies and rectifies prescriptions and selects medications for Outpatient dispensing
• Monitors all patients on specified target drugs and initiates Pharmacokinetic dosing protocols.
• Evaluates drug therapy for appropriateness and makes drug therapy recommendations to clinician
• Prescribes drug therapy per collaborative drug therapy management agreements/medical Executive Committee approved protocols
• Dispenses the final product for administration and performs patient counseling
• Detect, monitor and report adverse drug events and medication errors (EIR)
• Supervise and train pharmacy technicians to assure accurate order entry, preparation and proper technique according to USP 797 compliance
• Supervise and trains pharmacy interns and externs. May serve as preceptor for the intern or extern as defined by the State Board of Pharmacy
• Participate in development of drug protocols and clinical pathways
• Perform drug usage evaluations on selected drugs and reports results to the Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee. Completes quality assurance auditing as required for prescriptive authority

Per Diem Pharmacist

Job Requirements

Do you have experience as an Per Diem Pharmacist? If the answer is yes, then we want you on our team! Apply Today!

Specific Per Diem Pharmacist requirements:

• Area: Ability to work in the Sacramento Metro area
• Licensure requirements: Must have valid, open and active California Pharmacist license
• Education : B.S. or Pharm D
• Years of experience: 1+ year(s) of recent pharmacy experience within a retail/outpatient setting
• Schedule: Varies
• Length of Assignment: Ongoing Temporary Per Diem shifts
• Pay: DOE
• Background/drug requirements: Ability to complete background check, client health screening criteria and drug screen

***Looking for experienced RPH for hospital and retail - Several Direct Hire openings as well

Per Diem Pharmacist

Benefits

At Rx relief, we are proud to offer the following benefits:

• Health Insurance with Prescription coverage
• Vision/Dental
• 401(k) and deferred compensation programs
• Cafeteria Plans
• Free CE
• Low-cost group health benefits for Part-Time Associates

Per Diem Pharmacist

Apply today!