Pharmacist Specialist (ICU)

Looking for an ICU pharmacist with at least a BCPS and/or BCCCP certification to work in our three unit (two MICU, one SICU) intensive care unit!Medical rounds: Attend daily team rounds with physicians, nurses, and respiratory therapists to recommend and optimize drug treatments on the spot.Adjust drug dosing: Calculate and change medication doses based on a patient's changing kidney function, liver function, and lab work.Manage high-risk medications: Oversee critical drugs such as vasopressors, sedatives, pain relievers, insulin, and parenteral nutrition.Drive sepsis and antimicrobial stewardship: Lead ASP efforts to pick the right antimicrobials quickly for severe infections like sepsis.Respond to emergencies: Actively participate in during acute crises like cardiac arrests, severe allergic reactions, or RSIs.Prevent medication errors: Review complex orders to catch dangerous drug interactions, high-acuity calculation mistakes, adverse side effects, and optimize pharmacotherapy.The pharmacist will join a clinical pharmacy department comprised of internal medicine, infectious diseases, and emergency medicine to also teach APPE students, PGY1 (ASHP-accredited) residents, and internal medicine physician residents annually.Bakersfield is positioned at the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley. It sits roughly two hours north of Los Angeles, offering an easy drive to Southern California beaches, major metropolitan centers, and the Sierra Nevada mountains. Current census pegs Bakersfield at approximately 425,000 residents within the city limits, with a broader metropolitan population exceeding 920,000. Bakersfield is often ranked among the top major U.S. cities for housing affordability. Kern County offers California's most accessible homeownership opportunities, and while historically anchored as a national powerhouse for agriculture and energy production (Kern County is California’s top oil-producing region), the modern local economy is driven heavily by expanding sectors in healthcare, logistics/distribution, public administration, and education.