The Senior Clinical Pharmacist is an advanced practitioner in a specialized area of pharmacy practice responsible for dispensing and monitoring a variety of home infusion therapies, coordinating care with providers, and working to ensure legal and regulatory compliance. In addition, the Senior Clinical Pharmacist is responsible for ensuring cost-effective delivery, consistent customer service, clinical effectiveness, and patient safety, and overseeing sterile compounding and technicians as appropriate. The Senior Clinical Pharmacist works collaboratively with an interdisciplinary care team of physicians, nurses, pharmacists, case managers, technicians, billing analysts, and patient service coordinators.

Operating out of UC Davis Health's brand new, state of the art, Pharmacy Shared Services Center, the Senior Clinical Pharmacist provisions clinical and operational medication management for a variety of therapies spanning from specialty infusion to traditional acute therapy. Therapeutic areas the Senior Clinical Pharmacist will actively provide care include but are not limited to, rheumatology, gastroenterology, cardiology, infectious diseases, parenteral nutrition, hematology, dermatology, allergy, and oncology. As a steward of patient safety, the Senior Clinical Pharmacist will assist with USP-compliant sterile compounding operations and technology within the facility's new 1,800 square foot modular cleanroom.

Apply By Date

5/7/2024 at 11:59pm

Minimum Qualifications

For full consideration applicants are encouraged to upload license and certification if required of the position.

• California Pharmacist License eligible and possess a valid license at the time of hire.
• PharmD or equivalent education and experience
• Recent home infusion experience (within 3 years)
• Ability to supervise technicians and establish priorities of workflow in an infusion pharmacy
• Interpersonal skills to establish and maintain positive professional relationships with other staff and patients
• Working knowledge of sterile products, IV additive preparation, and USP chapters 795, 797, and 800
• Computer skills to facilitate electronic prescribing and physician order verification
• Working knowledge of basic clinical software programs
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Demonstrated problem solving, decision-making skills, and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience in health-system home infusion
• Experience developing, implementing, and improving policies and procedures
• Previous oncology experience
• Working knowledge of TPN compounding
• Working knowledge of Epic, Brightree, and/or AllScripts

Department Description

UC Davis Health is a nationally recognized leader in the provision of high-quality, patient-centered care, based in the Greater Sacramento area of Northern California. UC Davis Health has a Comprehensive Cancer Center, internationally recognized MIND Institute, and a nationally ranked pediatric hospital. The UC Davis acute care hospital has 646 beds and an ambulatory care service area spanning north to the Oregon border, east to Nevada, and down the Central Valley to Fresno, California, covering 65,000 square miles across 33 counties.

The Department of Pharmacy is a dynamic, integral, and critical part of patient care provided by UC Davis Health. As a department of greater than 600 professional, technical, and administrative support personnel, we focus on providing patient-centered medication management that optimizes outcomes through practice, education, research, and leadership through the continuum of care. We also have the largest pharmacy residency program in the country with 46 total residents in 13 different programs.

The Department of Pharmacy offers comprehensive pharmaceutical services (unit dose, IV admixtures, clinical services, infusion pumps, and teaching) throughout the health system complex 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The pharmacy services encompass inpatient pharmacy services as well as an expansive footprint in the ambulatory care space where we have clinical pharmacists embedded within our clinics and specialty care locations. Our operational teams support the health system enterprise with three inpatient pharmacies, five outpatient pharmacies, two infusion pharmacies, a home infusion service line, and the full complement of pharmacy purchasing, stores, and distribution.

Position Information

• Salary or Pay Range: $7,204.80 to $8,114.40
• Salary Frequency: Biweekly
• Salary Grade: 115
• Payroll Title: PHARMACIST SR EX
• Number of Positions: 1
• Appointment Type: Career
• Percentage of Time: 100%
• Shift Hours: 8 Hour
• Location: Pharmacy Shared Services
• Union Representation: Yes, HX
• Benefits Eligible: Yes
• Hybrid/Remote/On-Site: Hybrid
• THIS IS NOT AN H1- B OPPORTUNITY

Benefits

Outstanding benefits and perks are among the many rewards of working for the University of California. UC Davis Health offers a full range of benefits, resources and programs to help you bring your best self to work, as well as to help you and your family achieve your health, wellness, financial and career goals. Learn more about the benefits below and eligibility rules by visiting our handy and our

• If you are represented by a union, benefits are negotiated between the University of California (UC) and your union and finalized in a contract. Read your bargaining unit's employment contract, stay abreast of current negotiations and learn about collective bargaining at UC:
• High quality and low-cost medical plans to choose from to fit your family's needs
• UC pays for Dental and Vision insurance premiums for you and your family
• Extensive leave benefits including Maternity, Paternity, Family & Medical Leave
• Paid Holidays annually as stipulated in the UC Davis Health Policies or Collective Bargaining Agreement.
• Paid Time Off/Vacation/Sick Time as stipulated in the UC Davis Health Policies or Collective Bargaining Agreement.
• Paid time off for professional development as stipulated in the UC Davis Health Policies or Collective Bargaining Agreement.
• Continuing Education (CE) allowance and Education Reimbursement Program as stipulated in the UC Davis Health Policies or Collective Bargaining Agreement.
• Access to free professional development courses and learning opportunities for personal and professional growth
• Wellness and on-site Employee Assistance Program including access to free mental health services
• Supplemental insurance offered including additional life, disability, short/long term disability, pet insurance and legal coverage
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSFL) Qualified Employer & Student Loan Repayment Assistant for qualified roles
• Retirement benefit options for eligible roles including Pension and other Retirement Saving Plans. More information on our retirement benefits can be found
• UC Davis cares about building a community, which is why we provide resources to enhance as well as (ERGs) to support our staff

Physical Demands

Carrying - Constantly, Attendance - Constantly, Cleaning - Frequently, Pulling - Frequently, Pushing - Frequently, Reaching - Frequently, Removing - Frequently, Sitting - Frequently, Speaking - Frequently, Squatting, Stooping, Bending - Frequently, Standing - Frequently, Twisting - Occasionally, Walking - Frequently, Writing - Frequently, Grasp - Frequently, Talk or Hear - Constantly

Work Environment

• Rotating shifts and on-call duties: days, weekends, evenings, and holidays. Variable hours.
  
  
• Must be able to work in Rocklin as well as Sacramento. This position will be working in our brand new, state of the art Shared Services Center located in Sacramento beginning February 2024.
  
  
• Special protective equipment must be used for required preparation of hazardous substances and spill cleanup. TB test and blood serum sample required annually per The Joint Commission Standards.

Special Requirements

• This position is a critical position and subject to a background check. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of background investigation including criminal history and identity checks.
• As a condition of employment, you will be required to comply with the University of California , as may be amended or revised from time to time. Federal, state, or local public health directives may impose additional requirements.

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