Description
SALARY RANGE (approximate)
$41.82 - $61.52 Hour $7,248.04 - $10,663.38 Monthly $86,976.53 - $127,960.61 Annually
This posting is for the Ventura County Health Care Agency; vacancy location is Ventura and may require travel throughout Ventura County.
POSITION INFORMATION
Reporting to the Director of Pharmacy, the full-time Clinical Coordinator will be responsible for developing, implementing and sustaining clinical pharmacy programs across the hospital. He/she will provide oversight and guidance on medication use quality assurance and compliance with emphasis on patient safety. The Clinical Coordinator:
• Develops and revises policies and procedures to optimize drug utilization and medication safety while meeting accreditation standards and regulations.
• Ensures initial and on-going competency-based assessment of pharmacist's clinical practice.
• Provides leadership for various clinical education programs for students, pharmacists and other healthcare professionals.
Distinguishing Characteristics:
The Clinical Coordinator's primary responsibilities include clinical staff education, and coordination of drug use evaluation (DUE), assists in the development and implementation of new clinical pharmacy services. Works in a multidisciplinary group through committee involvement for creation of clinical practice guidelines and hospital policies. The Clinical Coordinator will also assist in departmental performance improvement, work closely with the medication safety officer on Adverse Drug Reaction monitoring, and compliance with The Joint Commission standards.
PAYROLL TITLE: Pharmacist II
EDUCATIONAL INCENTIVE: Some positions may be eligible for educational incentive. This incentive may be 2.5%, 3.5%, or 5% for incumbents in eligible positions based on completion of an Associate's, Bachelor's, or Master's degree that is not required for the classification.
BILINGUAL INCENTIVE: Some positions may be eligible for bilingual incentive depending on the applicable memorandum of agreement and the needs of the department. In order to qualify for this incentive, incumbents in eligible positions must take and pass the applicable bilingual fluency examination.
Upon recommendation of the Director Health Care Agency, the Director-Human Resources may approve a market-based premium pay of up to $14.00 per hour for Regular Pharmacist II incumbents.
DEPARTMENT/AGENCY: Health Care Agency - VCMC/SPH
Pharmacist II is represented by the Service Employee International Union (SEIU) and is eligible for overtime compensation.
The eligible list established from this recruitment may be used to fill current and future Regular (including Temporary and Fixed-Term), Intermittent, and Extra Help vacancies for this position only, which is a Regular position.
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
OPENING DATE: July 21, 2021
CLOSING DATE: Continuous and may close at any time; therefore, the schedule for the remainder of the process will depend upon when we receive a sufficient number of qualified applications to meet the business needs.
EXAMPLES OF DUTIES
Duties may include but are not limited to the following:
• Identifies and meets staff development needs for the department;
• Develops and presents therapeutic class reviews for medical staff review to include utilization, financial analysis, contract compliance, safety and efficiency;
• Provides oversight on Formulary Review Process for the Pharmacy & Therapeutics committee;
• Directs and coordinates the pharmacy practice rotations with colleges of pharmacy and serves as a preceptor;
• Develops and revises medication related policies and procedures and clinical practice guidelines to assure department meets requirements of Board of Pharmacy, The Joint Commission, and legal regulatory requirements;
• Coordinates Medication Use Evaluations;
• Represents the pharmacy department on medical staff committees to assure rational drug therapy decisions are made in the best interest of the healthcare system;
• Serves as the Consulting Pharmacist for two public health clinics;
• Coordinates and manages pharmacist intervention programs;
• Performs other related duties, as required.
TYPICAL QUALIFICATIONS
Education/Experience:
Requires a pharmaceutical degree, Bachelor's of Science in Pharmacy from an accredited school of pharmacy; and a minimum of twelve (12) months of recent hospital inpatient experience.
RECRUITMENT PROCESS
FINAL FILING DATE: This is a continuous recruitment and may close at any time; therefore, apply as soon as possible if you are interested. Your application must be received by County of Ventura Human Resources in Ventura, California, no later than 5:00 p.m. on the closing date.
To apply online, please refer to our website at www.ventura.org/jobs. If you prefer to fill out a paper application form, please call (805) 654-5129 for application materials and submit them to County of Ventura Human Resources, 800 South Victoria Avenue, L-1970, Ventura, CA 93009.
Note to Applicants: It is essential that you complete all sections of your application and supplemental questionnaire thoroughly and accurately to demonstrate your qualifications. A resume and/or other related documents may be attached to supplement the information in your application and supplemental questionnaire; however, it/they may not be submitted in lieu of the application.
LATERAL TRANSFER OPTION: If presently permanently employed in another "merit" or "civil service" public agency/entity in the same or substantively similar position as is advertised, and if appointed to that position by successful performance in a "merit" or "civil service" style examination, then appointment by "Lateral Transfer" may be possible. If interested, please click here for additional information.
SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE – qualifying: All applicants are required to complete and submit the questionnaire for this exam AT THE TIME OF FILING. The supplemental questionnaire may be used throughout the exam process to assist in determining each applicant's qualifications and acceptability for the position. Failure to complete and submit the questionnaire may result in the application being removed from consideration.
APPLICATION EVALUATION – qualifying: All applications will be reviewed to determine whether or not the stated requirements are met. Those individuals meeting the stated requirements will be invited to continue to the next step in the screening and selection process.
TRAINING & EXPERIENCE EVALUATION – 100%: A Training and Experience Evaluation (T&E) is a structured evaluation of the job application materials submitted by a candidate, including the written responses to the supplemental questionnaire. The T&E is NOT a determination of whether the candidate meets the stated requirements; rather, the T&E is one method for determining who are the better qualified among those who have shown that they meet the stated requirements. In a T&E, applications are either scored or rank ordered according to criteria that most closely meet the business needs of the department. Candidates are typically scored/ranked in relation to one
Apply on company website
Find Connections via Linkedin
