Job Description

Posting number: VYWA-39916

Department: Health Services - Only

Job classification: Pharmacist I

Posting type: Transfer

Categories: Health Services

Summary

Bargaining Unit: Local 856 - Health Services Unit

TRANSFER/BID OPPORTUNITY-CURRENT CONTRA COSTA EMPLOYEES ONLY-

The Health Services Department has an opening for (1) Pharmacist I position.

Job details are below:

Hiring Manager:

Adeebeh Fakurnejad

Position Number:

14315

Primary Worksite Address:

2500 Alhambra Ave, Martinez

Position Type:

Permanent Full-time (40/40)

Division:

Health Services / Pharmacy

Bilingual (Language):

N/A

Shift/Hours:

Various Shifts

Days Off:

Varies

Required to Travel:

N/A

Position Assignment/Duties:

• The pharmacist in this position will be competent to compound prescriptions and stock pharmaceutical preparations.
• They must have knowledge of drugs, chemicals, chemotherapy agents and pharmaceutical supplies required in the operation of a hospital pharmacy.
• They must have the knowledge of state and federal laws pertaining to the dispensing and use of narcotics, poisons, hypnotic drugs, and dangerous drugs. Unit Dose and I.V.

They must have the ability to:

• Understand and carry out oral and written directions.
• Keep records, some of which are computerized.
• Deal tactfully with hospital personnel, patients and the public.

Typical Tasks:

• Screens drug orders for drug interactions and Incompatibilities.
• Consults with physicians as necessary to clarify medication orders.
• Instructs patients on proper use of their medications.
• Prepares and dispenses drugs and pharmaceutical preparations.
• Fills prescriptions.

Qualifications

License Required: Possession of a Valid License to practice Pharmacy in California.

Other Requirements: Completion of training or experience either concurrent with or subsequent to formal education leading to licensure which would have provided knowledge of unit dose and I.V. Additive Concepts.

Supplemental information

All eligible full-time, part-time, or permanent-intermittent employees who are on probation or who have been in a new work assignment for less than three (3) months may also bid to any open permanent position in the same classification or in the same level of a deep classification (if applicable), per the Teamsters Local 856 MOU.

Per Diem employees may bid for a vacant position that is open in the same classification and in the same Department in which they are currently working as a per diem if they are also on the eligible list for the classification that is open for bidding. The bid will be considered if, when bidding is closed, there are less than three (3) employees who are not on probation or in new assignments who have bid for the position. Per Diem seniority is determined by the first day a per diem employee works in their current classification.

Temporary employees may bid for a vacant position that is open in the same classification and in the same Department in which they currently are working as a temporary employee if they are also on an eligible list for the classification that is open for bidding. After bidding closes, the temporary employee bids will be considered if there are fewer than (3) permanent employee bidders (including probationary and new assignment bidders) and there are fewer than three (3) per diem employee bidders for the vacant position. When more than one temporary employee bids on a vacant position, the temporary employees will be considered in order of temporary seniority. Temporary seniority is determined by the first day a temporary employee works in their current assignment.

All interested in the above position must submit an online application by November 4, 2026.