Pharmacist Relief Pool On-call at Kaiser Permanente

Provide high quality, cost-effective, patient-centered pharmacy services in a variety of settings.

• Consults with health care practitioners to establish high quality patient drug therapy plans and outcomes.
• Monitors patients to ensure therapeutic outcomes and minimize adverse drug effects.
• Consults patients in a professional and efficient manner to ensure patient understanding of drug therapy plans and outcomes.
• Contacts and confers with the prescriber in a timely manner to clarify and answer questions regarding drug product selection to facilitate appropriate patient outcomes. 
• Serves as a role model by demonstrating a contemporary attitude and focusing on patient care outcomes. 
• Accurately reviews, interprets, and fills prescriptions/orders to ensure patient safety.
• Accurately compounds and prepares medications or supervises same.
• Self identifies professional deficiencies in the practice of pharmacy and takes corrective measures to improve such deficiencies. 
• Improves patient care outcomes by developing knowledge and skills in new areas of pharmacy practice as they arise through literature review, continuing education, and collegial sharing of information. 
• Demonstrates knowledge of department mission statement and objectives by assisting in development and achievement of location specific goals.
• Demonstrates a complete understanding and complies with all pharmacy department and location policies and procedures concerning the responsibilities of a pharmacist and support personnel. 
• Mixes IV additive solutions and chemotherapy using aseptic technique.
• Monitors, surveys, and inspects facility medication storage sites to ensure safe, appropriate drug storage.
• Maintains a cost-conscious attitude in the daily function of the pharmacy. 
• Uses reference materials or alternative sources of information when necessary.
• Maintains a professional appearance, observes the suggested departmental dress code and wears identification badge. 
• Maintains a professional attitude and image; leads by professional example. 
• Attends to personal affairs so as not to interfere with the work schedule. 
• Maintains cleanliness of self and work area.
• Demonstrates good judgment in the ability to organize and assist in directing workflow to maintain appropriate service levels.
• Demonstrates ability to set goals, plan, organize, and take tasks to completion. 
• Demonstrates consistent ability to be a productive employee. 
• Answers phone calls as necessary.
• Delegates responsibilities, where appropriate to maintain quality member service and satisfaction.
• Assists in the orientation, training, and education of support personnel, interns, externs, and pharmacists.
• Exercises independent judgment within the limits of authority.
• Influences others to strive towards location and departmental objectives. 
• Maintains current knowledge of and complies with state and federal laws, rules and regulations.
• Demonstrates knowledge and support for continuous quality improvement programs in the location, department, and region. 
• Demonstrates a complete understanding and complies with established regional employee relations policies and procedures.
• Demonstrates working knowledge of inventory control principles to establish/ensure appropriate cost-effective asset management. 
• Demonstrates working knowledge of professional practice standards.
• Demonstrates knowledge of Kaiser Permanente pharmacy benefit structure.
• Maintains a contemporary working knowledge of Kaiser Permanente automated systems. 
• Communicates appropriate information regarding formulary and target drug alternatives and is effective in increasing provider compliance and member acceptance to assure appropriate drug utilization. 
• Consults with appropriate personnel in matters of uncertainty.
• Makes informed, rational, and timely decisions.
• Perform other duties as requested.

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• Graduate of an accredited school of Pharmacy with a bachelor of Science or Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree. Candidates who will graduate prior to date of hire will be considered.

• Pharmacist License (Oregon) within 3 months of hire

• Oregon Outpatient Positions ONLY: Must be certified to prescribe self-administered hormonal contraception and other self-administered products as approved by the Oregon Board of Pharmacy.
• Candidates who are eligible for licensure within 90 days of date hired will be considered. Duties will be restricted until licensed and a licensed Pharmacist must oversee the Pharmacist eligible for licensure.

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Notes:

Job: RPH Relief-OnCall 

North/East: Longview, Salmon Creek, Orchards, Cascade Pk, E. Interstate, Gateway, Rockwood, Mt. Scott, Mt. Talbert, Sunnybrook