POSITION SUMMARY: The primary responsibility of the Clinical Staff Pharmacist is to ensure that high quality services and pharmaceutical care are provided to the patients of the hospital. This includes the design, implementation, and monitoring of medication therapy for safety and efficacy that leads to optimal treatment outcomes. The ultimate goal is to improve the quality and/or duration of life for patients. The job requires regular interaction with members of the medical staff, nursing department, administrative team and patients.
ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
Evaluates physician drug orders for appropriateness with regard to patient condition, organ function, disease state and concomitant therapies to promote optimal patient outcomes. Includes collection and interpretation for information regarding patients’ allergies, organ function, drug history and other information pertinent to drug therapy.
Processes physician drug orders including, but not limited to, order entry into dispensing computer system, appropriate product selection, compounding, labeling and repackaging with completion of appropriate records; delegating product preparation activities to pharmacy technicians when appropriate, within legal limits and hospital policies and procedures.
Consults with various health care professionals and provides information and guidance concerning drugs and their appropriate use.
Complies with departmental and hospital policies and procedures.
Assumes duties of Director of Pharmacy in his/her absence to manage daily departmental activities.
Assists in orienting new personnel or students to departmental services and programs.
Supervises the provision of pharmacy services, all persons employed in the pharmacy department, pharmacy intern and pharmacy students when the director is away.
Reviews and assumes responsibility for products prepared by pharmacy technicians and assigns tasks to pharmacy technicians as necessary to meet workload demands.
Reconciles all Medication Administration Records/orders in a timely manner.
Reviews patient profiles for appropriate doses and drug therapy; performs accurate mathematical calculations for dosage adjustments when needed.
Demonstrate appropriateness in meeting objectives in age-specifics.
Prepares/compounds pharmaceutical products using aseptic technique.
Maintains optimum inventory control: Assists in ensuring drug storage locations are maintained appropriately (e.g., floor stock, automated dispensing systems, surgery carts, emergency carts, "crash" carts, etc.), procures formulary and non-formulary items to provide optimal drug therapy and ensures drugs are reasonably available to patients when needed to avoid delays in therapy and promote positive patient outcomes.
Assists in ensuring that drug items are appropriately billed to various areas or patients.
Keeps detailed and accurate acquisition and distribution records.
Ensures delivery of quality pharmacy services for inpatients, outpatients and employees.Â
Demonstrates excellent leadership and communication skills.
 Assists the department and hospital in maintaining compliance with accreditation standards.
Participates in and/or provides support to hospital committees as agreed upon by committee members and the Director of Pharmacy to help establish drug-related policies, criteria, or to monitor issues related to drugs.
Participates in departmental and hospital performance improvement activities to promote quality in the medication use process, including documentation of pharmacist interventions. Conducts DUE/DUR/PI studies as requested.
Maintains personal and professional growth and development through literature, conferences, educational seminars, and pharmacist affiliations to maintain current knowledge of pharmacotherapy, and technological advances in the profession.
Participates in educational programs, in-services and meetings as required.
Commits to the principles and practices of continuous quality improvement.
Participates in all aspects of electronic medical record related to delivery of medication. Works with physicians and nursing staff in order entry processes.
Understands and assists proper monitoring and management of 340B drug program.
Performs other duties as assigned.
