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Orange, CA | United States

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Job description

Medication Safety Pharmacist - Pharmacy Administration - FT/Day

Updated: Jan 22, 2024
Location: Orange
Job Type:
Department: Inpatient Pharmacy

UC Title: PHARMACIST 5

Position Number: 41055621

Reports to: Pharmacy Manager 4

Working Title: Medication Safety Pharmacist

Cost Center: Inpatient Pharmacy (427172)

Bargaining Unit: No Bargaining Unit

FLSA: Exempt

Date Created: 1/04/2024

Job Code: 005781

Hours: 40

Shift: Full-Time/Day

FTE: 1

Position Summary:

The Medication Safety Pharmacist sets the vision and direction of the medication safety program for the health-system. This role is responsible for providing leadership and medication safety expertise in the acute and ambulatory practice setting. The Medication Safety Pharmacist influences practice change performs investigative research and education, and develops supporting policies and procedures to improve the medication-use system. This leader brings clinical expertise, knowledge and experience with all aspects of the medication-use system -- including drug procurement, prescribing, transcribing, preparation, distribution, administration, documentation, and monitoring -- along with knowledge of performance improvement methodology and tools to develop and lead error-reduction and prevention strategies. This role ensures compliance with state, federal, and local regulatory and legal requirements. The Medication Safety Pharmacist serves as an authoritative resource on medication safety for the organization and contributes to emergency preparedness planning and medication-use technology and automation design. The Pharmacist shall actively precept and oversee pharmacy residents, students, technicians, and interns. Incumbent will make presentations to pharmacy staff and other medical professionals, within, and outside of the organization and publish in medical journals. Incumbent will lecture two times per year to other medical professionals and be published at least one time every three years in a medical journal. It is expected that this leader may serve as Chair or team lead of the Medication Error Reduction Committee and other multidisciplinary hospital and health-system committees. The Medication Safety Pharmacist designs and leads medication safety education for pharmacy staff, physicians, nurses, and other ancillary support teams. Maintenance of knowledge and trends is expected through continuous professional development. This position reports to the Director of Pharmacy Quality, Safety, Education, and Research.

Total Compensation

In addition to the salary range listed below, we offer a wealth of benefits to make working at UCI even more rewarding. These benefits may include medical insurance, sick and vacation time, retirement savings plans, and access to a number of discounts and perks. Please utilize the links listed here to learn more about our:

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Salary Range:

Annual Rate Minimum $123,500.00 Midpoint $182,700.00 Maximum $241,900.00

Required Qualifications:

Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English

Demonstrated analytical experience working with clinical data

Possess the personal characteristics of professionalism, credibility, commitment to high standards, innovation and decision-making skills

Excellence in communications and organizational skills

Interpersonal skills necessary to effectively function with the UCIMC pharmacy team, the Medical staff, the UCI SPPS faculty, and the health system.

Provide mentorship and training to health care colleagues, pharmacists, pharmacist residents, pharmacy technicians, and students. Serve as a role model for others to follow. Support the academic and research mission of the institution, including, when appropriate, working closely with faculty within the UCI School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences to leverage expertise supporting value-based pharmacy initiatives for UCI Health.

Minimum 5 years working experience as a pharmacist, 3 or more years of health-system practice experience

CA Board of Pharmacy Registered Pharmacist licensure in good standing

Preferred Qualifications:

Board Certification in Pharmacotherapy or other specialty clinical field

Prior experience or demonstrated ability to effectively participate in didactic and/or clerkship teaching

Completion of PGY2 specialized residency in Medication Safety

Completion of Lean Six Sigma Training

Knowledge and experience working with the medication-use system, including procurement, prescribing, transcribing, preparation, distribution, administration, documentation, and monitoring.

Previous experience in a leadership role

Conditions of Employment:

The University of California, Irvine (UCI) seeks to provide a safe and healthy environment for the entire UCI community. As part of this commitment, all applicants who accept an offer of employment must comply with the following conditions of employment:

• Background Check and Live Scan
• Legal Right to Work in the United States
• Vaccination Policies
• Smoking and Tobacco Policy
• Drug Free Environment

The following additional conditions may apply, some of which are dependent upon business unit or job specific requirements.

• California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act
• E-Verify
• Pre-Placement Health Evaluation

Details of each policy may be reviewed by visiting the following page:



Closing Statement:


The University of California, Irvine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer advancing inclusive excellence. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC nondiscrimination policy.


We are committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce along with honoring unique experiences, perspectives, and identities. Together, our community strives to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable and welcoming.


UCI provides reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities upon request. For more information, please contact UCI's Employee Experience Center (EEC) at [email protected] or at (949) 824-0500, Monday - Friday from 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.



Physical, Mental, & Environmental Demands


To comply with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 the essential physical, mental and environmental requirements for this job are listed below. These are requirements normally expected to perform regular job duties. Incumbent must be able to successfully perform all of the functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.





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