Pharmacist

Under the direction of the Pharmacist-in-Charge and/or the Institution’s Chief Executive Officer/Chief
Medical Executive (CEO/CME) or designee, the Temporary/Relief PHARM shall provide services as
permitted within the scope of practice. The PHARM duties shall include, but are not limited to the
following requirements:
1. Review and verify prescription/medication order(s) from the Pharmacist-in-Charge, CEO/CME, or
other authorized CDCR prescribers for completeness, correctness, authenticity and legality;
2. Assess prescription/medication order(s) against patient's/youth's medical profile for improper drug
selection, under-dosage, dosage, over-dosage, drug interactions, dosage form and delivery
system;
3. Assess prescription against CDCR Formulary for compliance, and refer non-formulary requests
as required for approval when necessary;
4. Manage or directly prepare, manufacture, compound and dispense drugs and pharmaceutical
preparations;
5. Manage or directly perform computer order entry and type prescription labels;
6. Manage or directly fill prescription/medication orders and prepare or check l.V. Admixtures as
required;
7. Provide consultations to CDCR medical staff and the Medical Authorization Review Committee
and provide discharge consultations as required;
8. Supervise and directly maintain records of drugs, poisons, and narcotics as required by Federal
and State Laws;
9. Supervise and directly maintain records of drugs, poisons, and chemicals received, on hand and
dispensed;
10. Implement and/or maintain medication delivery systems in accordance with directives from the
CDCR System wide P&T Committee;
11. As required by the Pharmacist-in-Charge, assist in the preparation of estimates for the requisition
of drugs required;
12. Monitor and instruct Pharmacy Technicians in standard and routine phases of the work, as
appropriate; and
13. Perform other duties as assigned.