Job Description
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Nightingale's List is seeking a travel Correctional Pharmacist for a travel job in Sacramento, California.
Job Description & Requirements\n
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- Specialty: Pharmacist
- Discipline: Allied Health Professional
- Duration: 26 weeks
- 40 hours per week
- Shift: 8 hours, days
- Employment Type: Travel
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CDCR Pharmacist – Job Summary and Duties\n
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- Review, interpret, and verify medication orders and prescriptions for accuracy, appropriate dosage, and therapeutic effectiveness.
- Prepare, compound, label, dispense, and distribute medications in accordance with established pharmacy procedures.
- Evaluate prescriptions for drug interactions, contraindications, allergies, duplicate therapies, and potential adverse reactions.
- Monitor patient medication therapy and recommend appropriate adjustments in collaboration with physicians and other healthcare professionals.
- Provide medication counseling, drug information, and guidance regarding proper medication use, precautions, and side effects.
- Authorize prescription refills and clarify medication orders with prescribers as permitted by law and departmental policy.
- Maintain accurate patient medication profiles, prescription records, dispensing logs, and other required pharmacy documentation.
- Manage pharmaceutical inventory, including medication ordering, storage, expiration monitoring, and controlled-substance accountability.
- Ensure proper handling, security, storage, and distribution of medications within correctional healthcare facilities.
- Participate in medication reviews and support continuity of care for patients during transfers, admissions, and discharges.
- Identify, document, and report medication errors, adverse drug reactions, and other medication-related safety concerns.
- Collaborate with medical, nursing, and pharmacy personnel to promote safe, effective, and cost-conscious medication therapy.
- Follow California pharmacy laws, applicable federal regulations, CDCR policies, infection-control standards, and patient confidentiality requirements.
- Provide pharmaceutical services in accordance with professional standards while maintaining appropriate security and safety practices in a correctional environment.
- Perform additional pharmacy-related duties as assigned to support the delivery of quality healthcare services to the incarcerated population.
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Active Pharmacist License active American Heart Association BLS
About Nightingale's List\n \n
Nightingale's List is a premier healthcare staffing agency based in California,
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offering diverse job opportunities across America. From travel and per diem to
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contract and long-term roles, we cater to the unique needs of our healthcare
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professionals. Founded by a Registered Nurse, we deeply understand our
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staff's aspirations and challenges. At Nightingale's List, we go beyond
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providing jobs - we foster rewarding healthcare careers with comprehensive
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support and growth opportunities.
\n Benefits\n
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- Dental benefits
- Vision benefits
- Weekly pay
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