Ambulatory Pharmacist - Outpatient Infusions

Responsibilities

• Monitors patients to assure optimal therapeutic outcomes.
• Maintains security of pharmacy and controlled substances.
• Aids in the training of new staff.
• Participates in continuous quality improvement activities, such as drug-level monitoring, adverse event monitoring, and medication error reporting.
• Provides drug information and participates in the education of patients, staff, and physicians on drug therapy.

Essential Functions

• Monitors drug therapy regimens for contraindications, drug-drug interactions, drug-food interactions, adverse drug reactions, and appropriateness of drug and dose.
• Identifies and intervenes when problems involving drug therapy arise (e.g., allergies, drug interactions, therapeutic duplication, and adverse drug reactions).
• Serves as a therapeutic consultant and collaborates with providers to provide guidance on appropriate use of medications, clinical pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, disease state management, and nutrition.
• Recommends evidence-based medication therapy regimens and monitoring plans.
• Reads, extracts, and interprets information in patient charts accurately.
• Documents clinical activity/interventions as performed.
• Reviews/interprets culture and susceptibility data for antibiotic appropriateness and recommends changes as needed.
• Evaluates need for all non-formulary medication requests and initiates approved therapeutic medications substitutions.
• Sustains formulary by minimizing non-formulary procurements, utilizing therapeutic substitution protocols, and promoting rational drug therapy selection.
• Performs a comprehensive medication review for patients with a cancer diagnosis in the Ambulatory Care setting.
• Ensures appropriateness of all medication doses in reference to patient’s diagnosis, weight/body surface area, age, allergies, and drug interactions.
• Recommends initiation of drug therapy when necessary.
• Clarifies incomplete and unclear orders.
• Enters/verifies medication orders in the computer processing system accurately and efficiently.
• Completes intervention documentation and submits information according to departmental guidelines.
• Accurately maintains investigational drug study records and documentation as required by the study sponsor and accrediting bodies.
• Initiates and processes medication event reports and adverse drug reaction reports as needed.
• Processes/validates medication orders in the network EHR to create and maintain an accurate patient profile.
• Resolves medications administration record (MAR) clarifications and corrections.
• Verifies and monitors the preparation of sterile and non-sterile compounded admixtures.
• Demonstrates aseptic technique and proficiency in chemotherapy preparation and order processing.
• Oversees and directs pharmacy support personnel including the daily activities of technicians.
• May serve as a preceptor for pharmacy students and/or pharmacy residents if criteria are met as established by the College of Pharmacy and/or American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP).
• Actively participates in the education and training of new pharmacy employees.