Pharmacist

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Position Purpose: Coordinate and assist in managing and participating in pharmacy services, including dispensing of medications, quality assurance and clinical monitoring activities.

• Participate in decisions regarding the pharmaceutical services within assigned scope including:

• Assessing the patient's general pharmaceutical needs

• Planning for the pharmaceutical services provision

• Participating in the overall plan of care

• Participating in the overall quality assessment and improvement plan

• Receive physician prescription orders and evaluate the appropriateness of these orders for dosage, drug choice, potential drug interactions, route of administration and stability

• Supervise the filling, receiving, compounding, and dispensing activities involved in providing finished product to the patient

• Ensure that the patient chart is complete for allergies, height, weight, current and past medical history, clinical laboratory results and concurrent medications (including over-the-counter or home remedy medications)

• Ensure that when necessary, laboratory tests have been ordered and the results are obtained and discussed with the nurse and the physician

• Provide patient counseling, education, and monitoring

• Ensure safety of patients and personnel by exercising good pharmacy practice in the process of drug therapy instructions to the patient

• Determine remaining doses on hand to manage inventory and avoid waste

• Provide clinical interventions

• Assess responses to therapy, patient compliance, and ongoing review of drug regimens; report and manage adverse events

• Assist the physician, nurse and patient with clinical and technical support

• Document all communication with physicians, nurses and patients in the patient chart

• Assist in the maintenance and upkeep of all necessary paperwork required by state and federal agencies as well as the Joint Commission

• Assist the Pharmacy Manager in implementing new procedures

• Assist in the training and supervision of Pharmacy Technicians, Pharmacy Interns and other pharmacy personnel

• Participate in Performance Improvement Projects

• Assist in providing in-service programs to nursing and pharmacy personnel on any aspect of drug therapy

• Attend and/or complete education and training programs

• Review literature and other materials pertinent to the practice of pharmacy

• Complete all competency/skills assessment requirements

• Participate in on-call schedule

• Perform other tasks as determined by the Pharmacist-In-Charge

Education/Experience: Bachelor’s degree in pharmacy and 3+ years of mail order, retail or hospital pharmacy experience OR Pharm D.

Licenses/Certifications: Current state’s Pharmacist license and license at other …