Pharmacist - Truckee, CA

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Job Description

***Pharmacist - Truckee, CA***
Total Travel Package: $4,300/week
Local Pay Rate: $100/hour

Maxim Healthcare Staffing is seeking a Pharmacist to perform clinical and professional pharmaceutical work in the compounding and dispensing of drugs and IV supplies. They are responsible for reviewing prescriptions to assure accuracy. Collaborates with other health care professionals to plan, monitor, review and evaluate patient effectiveness. Provide information and advice regarding drug interactions. Analyze prescribing trends to monitor patient compliance and to prevent excessive usage or harmful interactions.
Responsibilities:
• Prepares, fills and compounds drugs and IV orders by physicians and other authorize of personnel/staff.
• Maintains narcotic inventory and records usage of all controlled substances and pharmaceuticals within the pharmacy
• Properly stores biological, vaccines and serums
• May provide specialized pharmaceutical services including, but not limited to, advising physicians on issues concerning drug therapy, the inherent toxicity of drugs and their side effects, as well as assisting in the prescription of appropriate doses
• Depending upon the assignment, may prepare IV chemotherapy solutions
• May supervise or coordinate the activities of pharmacy technicians who are engaged in the preparation, labeling and delivery of medications and other pharmaceutical supplies.
• Ensures compliance with federal, state and local laws and regulations pertaining to the dispensing of drugs and controlled drugs and the maintenance of required records.
• Maintain professional working relationships with medical and nursing staff;
• Individualizes medication regimens using sound principles, accounting for pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetic variations in drug absorption, distribution, metabolism and elimination.
• Maintains pharmaceutical knowledge by attending educational in-services.

Minimum Requirements:
• Bachelor’s Degree and/or a Pharm. D from an ACPE accredited institution
• Clear, Active license in the state of California
• Three (3) years of experience as a licensed, inpatient pharmacist.
Additional Details:
• Location: Truckee, CA (Tahoe area)
• Setting: Medical Center
• Hours: 40 hrs/week
• Schedule: 4 x 10s (variable days), no call
• Contract Length: 13 weeks
• Preferred experience: Oncology experience, BCOP a plus
• Start Date: ASAP

I look forward to connecting with you soon!