Staff Pharmacist, Pharma

About Marinhealth

Are you looking for a place where you are empowered to bring innovation to reality? Join MarinHealth, an integrated, independent healthcare system with deep roots throughout the North Bay.

With a world-class physician and clinical team, an affiliation with UCSF Health, an ever-expanding network of clinics, and a new state-of-the-art hospital, MarinHealth is growing quickly.

MarinHealth comprises MarinHealth Medical Center, a 327-bed hospital in Greenbrae, and 55 primary care and specialty clinics in Marin, Sonoma, and Napa Counties.

We attract healthcare’s most talented trailblazers who appreciate having the best of both worlds: the pioneering medicine of an academic medical center combined with an independent hospital's personalized, caring touch.

MarinHealth is already realizing the benefits of impressive growth and has consistently earned high praise and accolades, including being Named One of the Top 250 Hospitals Nationwide by Healthgrades, receiving a 5-star Ranking for Overall Hospital Quality from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and being named the Best Hospital in San Francisco/Marin by Bay Area Parent, among others.

Company

Marin General Hospital dba MarinHealth Medical Center

Compensation Range

$76.43 - $114.65

Work Shift

Variable Shift (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Job Description Summary

The Staff Pharmacist contributes to therapeutic decision-making by participating in patient care, particularly pharmaceutical care, providing drug information, formal and informal presentations and consultations on medication use in the hospital.

He/she assures the accurate and efficient distribution of drugs and oversees the usage of pharmaceuticals within the facility. He/she also promotes rational, cost-effective use of drugs within the facility while assuring the quality of pharmaceutical care and optimal clinical outcomes.

In addition, the staff pharmacist provides authoritative drug information to other health care professionals, patients and the public.

Job Requirements, Prerequisites and Essential Functions

Job Specifications:

Education

Requires level of education necessary for licensure as a pharmacist by the California Board of Pharmacy. Prefer graduation from an accredited school of Pharmacy. Prefer Pharm.D. degree and/or completion of an ASHP accredited residency program or equivalent.

Experience

Two years experience in an acute care hospital pharmacy preferred.

License and Certifications

Registered Pharmacist Required at hire

Prerequisite Skills

Current knowledge of drugs, their composition, actions, uses, toxic effect, dosage, availability and distribution.

• Ability to prepare sterile solutions.
• Familiarity with Federal and State laws regulating the profession of pharmacy and handling of drugs.
• Superior ability to work tactfully with patients, public, physicians, and other members of the healthcare team, and skillfully supervise daily workflow and personnel.
• Ability to demonstrate initiative, and problem identification and solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal skills for teaching, presentations and persuasion.
• Demonstrated organizational skills.

Knowledge of pathophysiology and disease states required to evaluate complex therapeutic issues and to monitor and advise on drug therapy.

Primary Customer Served (Age Specific Criteria)

• (X) Infants: Birth up to 1 year
• (X) Toddlers: 1 up to 3 years
• (X) Preschool Children: 3 up to 6 years
• (X) School Age Children: 6 up to 12 years
• (X) Adolescents: 12 up to 18 years
• (X) Early Adults: 18 up to 45 years
• (X) Middle Adults: 45 up to 61 years
• (X) Late Adults: 61 up to 80 years
• (X) Late, Late Adults: 80 years and up

Employees in this position must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skill necessary to provide care and/or service based on the physical, psycho/social, educational, safety, and related criteria appropriate to the age of the patients served in his/her service group.

Patient Privacy (HIPAA Compliance)

Employees in this position have access to protected health information. The protected health information a person in this position can access includes demographics, date of service, insurance/billing, medical record summary information, and all other information that may be contained in patient records. This position requires patient health information to perform the functions outlined as part of this position description.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Essential (Not Modifiable)
• Provision of clinical and distributive services consistent with patient focused pharmaceutical care.
• Daily monitoring of patients' therapies, including pharmacokinetic monitoring of patients for appropriateness of indication, dosage, duration, untoward effects and clinical progress.
• Intervenes when medication orders are unclear, inappropriate or sub-optimal.
• Enforces the closed drug formulary, evaluating use and need while suggesting alternatives and promoting cost-effective drug therapy.
• Participates in the instruction and supervision of externs, interns and residents.
• Provides clinically relevant drug information to physicians, nurses and patients.
• Performs patient discharge medication teaching as required.
• Ensures the accurate and efficient processing of orders.
• Engages in regular, continuous decision-making, impacting people, costs and quality of service.
• Participates in the identification and establishment of programs and procedures that ensure cost-effective drug therapy.
• Complies with applicable laws, regulations and standards of practice.

Promotes a positive, supportive environment within the department and hospital by demonstrating a pleasant and helpful attitude.

Oversees and participates in drug distribution process in inpatient, outpatient and IV additive areas of the pharmacy.

• Attends staff meetings, contributing to meeting agendas, discussions and problem resolution.
• Contributes, via presentation, to the Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee.
• Directs workflow, including technical, billing and distributive functions, particularly in the absence of the immediate supervisors designated for these functions.
• Executes responsibilities within the established guidelines of hospital and departmental policy & procedures.
• Participates in department projects or committees.
• Participates in hospital committees as assigned.
• Ensures collection and assembly of departmental quality assurance data, as well as instruction within the department to improve or ensure threshold compliance.
• Participates in the development and execution of drug utilization reviews.
• Participates in the training and orientation of new employees as necessary.
• Identifies needs and provides education to pharmacy staff and other departments via informal and formal methods, such as in services and newsletters.
• Responds to Code Blues with appropriate participation.
• Regular attendance at interdisciplinary patient care meetings, and other applicable meetings, committees, etc.

• Secondary (Modifiable)
• Executing routine monthly floor stock inspections for nursing units.
• Other duties as assigned.

Accommodation

Qualified applicants with disabilities may request reasonable accommodation during the application process by contacting Human Resources at 415-925-7040 or TalentAcquisition@mymarinhealth.org.

C.A.R.E.S. Standards:

MarinHealth seeks candidates ready to model our C.A.R.E.S. standards—Communication, Accountability, Respect, Excellence, Safety—which foster a healing, trust-based environment for patients and colleagues.

Health & Immunizations

To protect employees, patients, and our community, MarinHealth requires measles, mumps, varicella, and annual influenza immunizations as a condition of employment (and annually thereafter). COVID-19 vaccination/booster remains strongly recommended. Medical or religious exemptions will be considered consistent with applicable law.

Compensation

The posted pay range complies with applicable law and reflects what we reasonably expect to pay for this role. Individual pay is set by skills, experience, qualifications, and internal/market equity, consistent with MarinHealth’s compensation philosophy. Positions covered by collective bargaining agreements are governed by those agreements.

Equal Employment

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or disability status, and any other classifications protected by federal, state, and local laws.