Pharmacist Specialist – Mechanical Circulatory Support/Advanced Heart Failure – La Jolla

Facility: Scripps La Jolla Hospital

Location: La Jolla, CA

Career Area: Pharmacy

Employment Type: Full Time

Shift: Varied

Job ID: 252002215

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Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla has served the greater San Diego community since 1924. For more than a century, we continue to provide distinguished care, including several nationally ranked specialty programs. Scripps La Jolla was the first in San Diego to be designated a Magnet Hospital by the American Nursing Association.

Scripps La Jolla shares a campus with the Barbey Family Emergency and Trauma Center, a Level I Trauma Center, and the renowned Prebys Cardiovascular Institute. We’re also home to notable specialty programs, including cancer care, heart surgery, orthopedic surgery, labor and delivery services (including a Level III neonatal intensive care unit) and a nationally designated Comprehensive Stroke Center.

Job Description

This is a full time position with 8-hour shifts at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla. Schedule is generally day shifts on weekdays, with potential to cover a holiday every 2 years. Includes $4,000 retention incentive and $3,000 relocation assistance to eligible new hires.

Join the Scripps Health team and work alongside passionate caregivers and provide patient-centered healthcare. Receive endless appreciation while you build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations nationwide. 

 

Why join Scripps Health? 

 

At Scripps, we’re interested in people who are interested in new possibilities.

  • Nearly a quarter of our employees have been with Scripps Health for over 10 years.
  • We treat one-quarter of the approximately 3.3 million people who live in San Diego County.
  • Our cardiovascular care, oncology, orthopedics, and other specialties have been nationally recognized.

Why join this team?

As part of the Scripps Health pharmacy team, pharmacists and pharmacy technicians provide a broad range of clinical services at our sites and work collaboratively with physicians, nurses and other health care team members to deliver high-quality, efficient services to patients and staff. They enjoy a practice environment that offers state-of-the-art technology and innovative tools in a collaborative and supportive workplace. The team at Scripps Memorial La Jolla prides itself in its teamwork and proficiency. This position is ideal for the pharmacist who has completed a PGY2 in cardiology or critical care.

Responsibilities include:

  • Assumes clinical leadership responsibilities for pharmacy and pharmacy practice in their area of specialization.
  • Collaborates with physicians and other health professionals to develop intervention strategies to maximize medication utilization related to area of specialization, including but not limited to medication guidelines, clinical pathways, core measures, education, and policy development.
  • Provides collaborative pharmaceutical care with the respective specialized teams in identified patient care areas.
  • Reviews and evaluates individual drug orders for appropriateness, safety, and cost.
  • Documents the care provided to patients.
  • Establishes methods to improve pharmaceutical care, meet identified department and system goals, develop and coordinate utilization reviews and prospective drug use audits and identify and assure collection of pertinent metrics for area of specialization.
  • Assures regulatory compliance in area of specialization.
  • Precepts students and residents as assigned.
  • Participates in quality assurance efforts for area of specialization.
  • Provides education, training and competency sign off in area of specialization.
  • Participates in research and/or quality improvement initiatives and summarizes findings to key stakeholders.
  • Actively participates in multidisciplinary committees providing clinical expertise and evidence-based data to assist in guiding value based practices, developing and deploying standardized treatment regimens protocols and developing and monitoring Quality Assurance / Performance Improvement initiatives.

The following are not eligible for hiring incentives:

  • Internal candidates
  • Rehires that left Scripps less than 3 years ago
  • Candidates with less than 1 year of experience

 

In order to remain eligible for your retention incentive the following criteria must be met:

  • Must remain in original hired FTE Status and Shift (if specified in offer letter)
  • Must remain in original department/specialty
  • Must remain in original Job Title
  • Transfers to other locations will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis and may result in forfeiting remaining incentive bonus unless specifically noted in your offer letter.

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