Description

PHARMACIST

Provides leadership role for staff in performance of functions involved in the safe, efficient distribution of medications, in accordance with relevant laws, rules, regulations and standards of pharmaceutical care.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Quality and Accuracy
• Reviews physician’s orders and prescriptions to ensure appropriateness of drug therapy.
• Inputs physician’s medication orders into Pharmacy Patient Medication Profile and maintains this profile and related records.
• Monitors patient medication profile in order to prevent drug interactions, allergic and adverse drug reactions.
• Provides drug information and communicates with prescribers, nurses and other staff regarding drug therapy or safe drug handling.
• Supervises Senior Technician I’s Pharmacy Technician II’s and other support staff in the performance of assigned duties.
• Performs patient teaching functions on appropriate use of medications.
• Monitors and oversees that the Pharmacy is kept in a neat, clean and orderly fashion
• Performs quality control checks in accordance with departmental procedures.
• Quantity /Organizational Skills
• Clarifies any physician’s medication order with the physician and transcribes physician’s telephoned orders onto physician’s order sheet for Counter-signing by the physician.
• Supervises and maintains the routine pick-up and delivery of medication and the unit dose cart fill and cassette exchange process.
• Conducts orientation, training, and educational programs as required.
• Conducts quality improvement tasks in conjunction with other staff members.
• Participates on assigned hospital committees
• Gathers and analyzes data for selected drug utilization reviews.
• Performs all duties in a professional, effective and confidential manner.
• Performs all other duties as required or assigned
• Maintains high level of performance on I.V. preparation utilizing the proper aseptic technique.

QUALIFICATIONS:
• Baccalaureate degree in pharmacy or equivalent
• Current license or registration to practice pharmacy

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
• Minimum of two (2) years post-graduate experience in pharmacy practice
• Knowledge of actions, side effects, adverse effects, and appropriate use of commonly employed drugs
• Knowledge of current technology and pharmacy systems for distribution of medications
• Knowledge of pharmaceutical and medical terminology abbreviations and symbolsding to the expected standards in order to fully meet patient care needs.