Pharmacist

Description

The Pharmacist serves patients by preparing medications, giving pharmacological information to the multidisciplinary health care team, and monitoring patient drug therapies.

Responsibilities

• Dispenses medications accurately and in a timely fashion.
• Resolves questions regarding formulary and non-formulary medications, following policies and procedures.
• Provides dosing and therapeutic recommendations that take patient age/kinetic based on literature.
• Performs clinical chart reviews on a scheduled basis.
• Performs Patient Care Unit inspections on a scheduled and timely basis.
• Prepares parenteral medications using sterile aseptic technique.
• Maintains adequate medication supply in the Pharmacy area and informs supervisor of impending shortages.
• Intervenes and documents interventions to correct/improve pharmacotherapy.
• Reports adverse drug events and medication errors occurring in the area serviced.
• Takes responsibility for the operation of the assigned Pharmacy area and activities of all supportive personnel.
• Maintains pharmacological knowledge by reading professional publications, attending workshops, conferences, and C.E. programs to maintain professional competency.
• Adheres to Hospitals dress code and maintains an acceptable attendance record.
• Performs chart reviews, looking for appropriateness of drug therapy for the disease or diseases being treated as per department requirements.
• Responsible for medication reconciliation as per department requirements.
• Performs patient education, including but not limited to, proper dose as prescribed, taking meds on time, side effects if any, interaction with other drugs patient might be taking, all as per department requirements.
• Completes PEAK training and educational requirements as per department and/or hospital requirements.

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited College of Pharmacy (ACPE).
• 0-2 years as licensed Pharmacist.
• NYS Licensed Pharmacist.

Key skills/competency

• Medication Dispensing
• Pharmacological Information
• Patient Drug Monitoring
• Clinical Chart Review
• Sterile Aseptic Technique
• Inventory Management
• Pharmacotherapy Intervention
• Adverse Drug Event Reporting
• Patient Education
• Regulatory Compliance