Internal Medicine Clinical Staff Pharmacist

Responsibilities

• Reviews and interprets patient prescriptions and profiles to prevent overdoses, incompatibilities, and toxicity.
• Accurately and efficiently processes prescriptions as required for pharmacy patients.
• Demonstrates understanding of formulary system and ensures compliance with the formulary.
• Documents all clinical interventions in the department-approved tracking system.
• Supervises and reviews all functions performed by support personnel within the pharmacy.
• Removes all out-of-date medication from inventory immediately upon discovery and checks all patients on that medication to ensure none will be given.
• Maintains physical inventory to ensure adequate supply of medications to meet patient demands.
• Demonstrates understanding of pharmacy management and clinical programs.
• Serves as the pharmacist in charge if needed as required by the Louisiana State Board of Pharmacy.
• Completes all assigned daily tasks and assists other when time permits.

Critical Thinking

• Responsible for clinical use and knowledge of Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacological effects of drugs and chemicals on the human body.
• Computes calculations appropriate to originate clinical suggestions based on patient parameters such as age, organ function, and weight, to provide more effective usage of targeted medications.
• Advises other health care professionals regarding the properties and effects, proper administration, stability and compatibility of drugs to ensure safe and effective patient care.
• Utilizes references and computer programs to accurately dose and understand the Pharmacokinetics properties and pharmacology of drugs dispensed by the pharmacy.
• Provides in-service education to health care professionals and participates when directed in community education activities.
• Able to assess a situation and choose the appropriate course of action.
• Demonstrates the ability to communicate effectively with different people taking into consideration any special needs.

Interpersonal Relations

• Communicates with physicians and nursing staff/customers concerning the availability, side effects, and possible incompatibilities of new as well as currently used drugs.
• Demonstrates engagement with pharmacy practices through reviewing pharmacy newsletter, departmental minutes, and communication with management.
• Effectively manages support staff and provides direction in their daily responsibilities.
• Expeditiously resolves any communication deficits with other health care professionals and co-workers.
• Participates in quality improvement initiatives and follows processes that result from the improvements.