Level II - Pharmacist
John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital
Indio, CA
5x8 hrs

JFK Memorial Hospital has provided medical care to residents in the Coachella Valley since 1966. A group of physicians, including Dr. Reynaldo Carreon, founded the hospital and today one of JFK’s cross streets is named in his honor.

Originally called Indio Community Hospital, JFK has grown to a 145-bed acute-care hospital that is part of Tenet Healthcare California. It offers a variety of services, including: 
•Emergency care 24/7 
•Orthopedic and joint replacement services using emerging technology 
•Cardiovascular services 
•Maternity care and pediatric services 
•Ambulatory surgery center 
•Imaging services 
•Outpatient Rehabilitation Center 

Position Description:

Under the auspices of the Director of pharmacy, the staff pharmacist is responsible for assuring drug therapy needs, This individual establishes rapport with other department as well as medical staff and nursing services. He/she supervises department personnel in the absence of the Director or the Assistant Director.

Clinical Responsibilities:

• Interprets and clarifies medication orders and applicable treatments directly from the chart or chart copy. a Maintains patient records to monitor drug therapy for appropriateness and safety consistent with a high level of patient care.
• Responsible for assuring that medication schedules are appropriate in relation to the patient's ability to metabolize and eliminate specific drug compounds (i.e., aminoglycoside kinetics, geriatric kinetics, heparin dosing, etc.).
• Assists the nurse with the routine updating of the patient's Medication Administration Record (MAR) as appropriate.
• Provides on-site drug information of all types to medical, nursing or other hospital professional staff.
• Participates in the selection of appropriate medication(s) for specific indications.
• Serves as an educator of hospital staff by preparation of clinical conferences and/or "in service".
• Provides discharge counseling to inpatients leaving the hospital with medications when requested.
• Participates in drug therapy selection, pharmacokinetic monitoring, culture and sensitivity screening, and drug monitoring/screening of target drug and disease state patients.
• Documents interventions/monitoring in a manner consistent with the clinical intervention/monitoring program.
• Participates in collection of DUE data on prospective/concurrent basis and intervenes as appropriate when any DUE indicators fall out of the criteria.
• Participates in detection and documentation of Adverse Drug Reactions.
• Assists in the development of expanding the role of clinical staff pharmacist's position by actively participating in new and innovative programs.