Pharmacist- Temporary-FT na Masonic Homes of California

Pay Range: $75.00 - $84.00/hour

Masonic Home Pharmacy, a long term care pharmacy located in Union City, CA has an on-call opening for a Pharmacist.

JOB CULTURE

The Masonic Homes of California are committed to a culture of Leadership. Our culture is to provide superior service to members, residents and staff through a sound and progressive model of service and care which aligns our mission, vision and operations. We demonstrate excellence in core services and place value on high quality job performance, professional development, effective time management, budget management, workplace safety and resident/employee satisfaction. We are dedicated to disciplined innovation and continuous quality improvement – we are a learning company. We are committed to sharing our knowledge and being an organization that attracts the best and brightest talent. We are team-oriented, caring and honest.

JOB SUMMARY

Fills and dispenses prescriptions in accordance with current federal, state and long‑term care facilities. Supervises the pharmacy technicians to ensure medications are provided to the nursing staff and the residents in a timely manner.  Provides pharmacist coverage for Director of Pharmacy in his/her absence. 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Assures that drugs and biologicals are labeled and dispensed in compliance with federal and state laws as well as the facility's established policies and procedures.
• Checks the prepared work of the filling pharmacy technicians and ensure that the prescription labels, medication dispensed, quantity, dosing and the resident’s name are correct.
• Performs Prospective Drug Regimen Review on all new prescriptions to monitor for renal drug dosing, maximum drug doses, drug/drug, drug/disease or drug/allergy interactions and communicates with prescriber if interaction is deemed significant.
• Calls physician offices for refill requests or to clarify directions of new prescriptions
• Answers pharmacy telephone calls and assists the residents or staff with refills and other medication-related questions
• Provides oral consultation to residents with new prescriptions and/or refills as required by federal and state regulations if feasible.
• Answers medication –related questions from the nursing staff and the physicians and work as a team to provide the best pharmaceutical services to our residents.
• Assists with residents and staff at the pharmacy window with pharmacy needs.
• Assumes all responsibilities for proper pharmacy operations in the absence of the Director of Pharmacy.
• Enters new prescription orders and refills into the pharmacy computer system
• Consults California Immunization Registry before dispensing any vaccines
• Notifies Independent Living residents if there is a change in medication orders.
• To be available for on-call oral consultation during pharmacy afterhours if asked by the Director of Pharmacy
• Transcribes new orders, change or discontinue orders on the med sheet of Assisted Living residents.
• Assures that drug biologicals are stored in locked compartments and under proper temperature controls.
• Assures that Schedule II to V drugs are stored lock and key
• Counts and/or dispenses all Schedule II to V drugs accurately per each prescription order and maintain a perpetual inventory log. Report any narcotics discrepancy to the Director of Pharmacy immediately.
• Enters drug orders in the wholesaler web sites if necessary
• Arranges delivery of medications from after hour pharmacy for urgent medications that we don’t have in stock if necessary.
• Performs a walk-around in the pharmacy before closing the pharmacy and ensures all things are in order and no medications that need to be delivered that day are left behind

Marginal Functions

• Collects prescription orders and delivers medications routinely and on an as needed basis to the Clinic, Assisted Living and Skilled Nursing.
• Arranges for delivery of out‑of‑stock medications from back‑up pharmacy to be delivered to the correct nursing station.
• Performs other duties as assigned by Director of Pharmacy.
• Able to work flexible schedules and covers in the absence of Director of Pharmacy. Working 1-2 days per week on average

Requirements

SKILLS, ABILITIES AND EXPERIENCE

• Speaks and writes fluent English.
• Types at a reasonable speed.
• Experience with other pharmacy software systems.
• Long Term Care Pharmacy or Retail Pharmacy experience preferred

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS/LICENSES/CERTIFICATES

Any combination of education and experience that would provide the necessary knowledge and abilities listed, typically:

• Current California Registered Pharmacist License in good standing.

Benefits

Benefits offered:

At Masonic Homes, we are looking for a Pharmacist who would like to combine their passion for helping people, good communication skills, decision-making skills, and great ethical standards with the opportunities to advance your career.

• A work environment focused on teamwork and support for excellent care
• At the Masonic Homes you will have the opportunity to combine your passion for helping people and high ethical standards with the opportunities to advance your career.
• In return for your skills and passion, we offer:
• Work at a Top Place to Work focused on teamwork and support
• Excellent health, wage replacement and other benefits for you and your family’s well-being
• A generous contribution to a 401k plan whether or not you participate, and an additional contribution from the company when you participate in the plan – available to temporary hires