Pharmacist, Healthcare

Ava Med Inc is a Healthcare Staffing Agency that staffs all of California State Correctional Facilities. At the moment we are in URGENT need of a Pharmacist to take on a Full‑Time assignment at the correctional facility located in San Diego, CA. For this position you will be working out of a separate office building, you will not be inside the correctional facility.

• Pharmacist
• Full‑Time
• Location:
  
  San Diego, CA
• Schedule:
  
  Monday‑Friday, 7am‑3:30pm
• Rate: $65/hr
• Status: 1099 / Independent Contractor

• a. Review and verify prescription/medication order(s) from the Pharmacist‑in‑Charge, CEO/CME, or other authorized CDCR prescribers for completeness, correctness, authenticity and legality.
• b. Assess prescription/medication order(s) against patient's/youth's medical profile for improper drug selection, under‑dosage, dosage, over‑dosage, drug interactions, dosage form and delivery system.
• c. Assess prescription against Formulary for compliance, and refer non‑formulary requests as required for approval when necessary.
• d. Manage or directly prepare, manufacture, compound and dispense drugs and pharmaceutical preparations.
• e. Manage or directly perform computer order entry and type prescription labels.
• f. Manage or directly fill prescription/medication orders and prepare or check l.V. Admixtures as required.
• g. Provide consultations to medical staff and the Medical Authorization Review Committee and provide discharge consultations as required.
• h. Supervise and directly maintain records of drugs, poisons, and narcotics as required by Federal and State Laws.
• i. Supervise and directly maintain records of drugs, poisons, and chemicals received, on hand and dispensed.
• j. Implement and/or maintain medication delivery systems in accordance with directives from the System wide P&T Committee.
• k. As required by the Pharmacist‑in‑Charge, assist in the preparation of estimates for the requisition of drugs required.
• l. Monitor and instruct Pharmacy Technicians in standard and routine phases of the work, as appropriate.
• m. Perform other duties as assigned.

If you are interested submit a copy of your resume and one of our team members will reach out to you ASAP!