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Description You bring more than skill, knowledge, and expertise to your role as an allied health professional. You bring a deep passion for improving the lives of everyone around you. At UCLA Health, we're committed to fostering a working environment where you are supported and empowered to be your best. You'll love it here! Under supervision, you will perform a range of functions, covering multiple pharmacy locations, units or other settings during a variety of shifts, including but not limited to, float shifts. Your duties include the preparation and dispensing of drugs in all inpatient settings; review and verification of medication orders and patient medical records; optimizing safe medication therapy; review of patient medication profiles; counseling patients on appropriate drug use; interacting and/or rounding with other health professionals to help provide safe and effective use of medications; provision of advanced clinical services (e.g., pharmacokinetic dosing, therapeutic interchange, IV/PO conversions, TPN and aminoglycoside monitoring, pharmacist interventions) to neonatal, pediatric and adult patients according to departmental policy and procedures, with possible focus on pharmacy specialty (i.e., oncology, pediatrics, geriatrics, ambulatory care); oversee dispensing, return and waste of controlled substances on assigned shift/unit. Initiate, innovate and complete clinical, operational and/or management projects, in collaboration with Pharmacy Management. You will work in assigned centralized and decentralized Pharmacy areas and patient care units. You will attend and present at department, hospital and medical staff committees and may be involved in development, initiation, dispensing, monitoring clinical research or investigative studies. You will present clinical or innovative findings and ideas at State or National Pharmacy/relevant medical conferences and publish articles in area of specialty/expertise in Pharmacy, Medical or Nursing literature. At UCLA Health, passionate clinicians in a wide range of disciplines have enabled us to become a world-renowned health system with four award-winning hospitals and more than 270 community clinics throughout Southern California. We're also home to the world-class medical research and clinical education capabilities of the David Geffen School of Medicine. If you're looking to experience greater challenge and fulfillment in your career, come to UCLA Health. Schedule: 7 nights on followed by 7 nights off Hourly Salary Range: $86.32 - $107.31 (Union represented, step based salary depending on years of experience) Bargaining Unit: HX-UPTE Qualifications We're seeking a dedicated clinical professional with: + Pharm D. degree and current CA Pharmacy license (required) + Basic Life Support (BLS) certificate from the American Red Cross or American Heart Association + ACLS, PALS with renewal every 2 years + 5 year hospital experience with both ASHP accredited PGY1 and PGY2 residency or 7 years hospital experience without residency + Exceptional communication, interpersonal, organizational and follow-through skills. + Knowledge of and ability to perform age specific and disease specific pharmacokinetic calculations. + Ability to compound intravenous admixtures and other sterile products. UCLA Health welcomes all individuals, without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin or disabilities, and we proudly look to each person's unique achievements and experiences to further set us apart.

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