Pharmacist Specialist - Emergency Medicine - Varied - Encinitas

This is a full time (80 hours per two week pay period), benefited position with a 10-hour varied shifts, including weekends at Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas.

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 Health, your ambition is empowered and your abilities are appreciated:

• Nearly a quarter of our employees have been with Scripps Health for over 10 years.
• Scripps is a Great Place to Work Certified company for 2025.
• Scripps Health has been consistently ranked as a top employer for women, millennials, diversity, and as an overall workplace by various national publications.
• Becker's Healthcare ranked Scripps Health on its 2024 list of 150 top places to work in health care.
• We have transitional and professional development programs to create a learning environment that enables you to thrive in your specific field as well as in your overall career.
• Our specialties have been nationally recognized for quality in areas such as cardiovascular care, oncology, orthopedics, geriatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, and gastroenterology.

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 Clinical Pharmacist Specialist - Emergency Medicine will work at Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas.

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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Required Qualifications:

• BS Pharmacy or Pharm.D. Degree
• PGY1 and PGY2 residency in area of specialty or related specialty OR PGY1 and 2 years' practice experience in area of specialty or related specialty OR 5 years' experience in area of specialization.
• California Pharmacist License.
• AHA BLS for the health care provider
• Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS) or other nationally accredited certification required within 2 years' of hire.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in a multi-site health system pharmacy enterprise.
• Teaching certificate and/or experience precepting students and residents.