PHARMACIST - DECENTRALIZED - EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT

The purpose of the Decentralized Pharmacist position is to review medication orders, provide clinical drug information, and support nursing units based on pharmacy principles.

Responsibilities & Expectations

• Reviews, interprets, and verifies all physician orders for processing.
• Provides safe, efficient, patient-centered, evidence-based clinical pharmacy services including pharmacokinetic consultation, drug therapy monitoring, healthcare staff in-services, patient-specific consultations.
• Provides cost-effective, evidence-based drug information to providers and nursing staff.
• Performs final check/verification of all processed orders and approves for delivery and release.
• Clears medications, doses, routes of administration, and other related information with the physician as needed.
• Knowledgeable of age-specific doses and routes of administration.
• Knowledgeable of drug/drug interactions, food/drug interactions, renal clearance dosing and adjustments, indications and contraindications, compatibility, and stability of intravenous medications, including chemotherapy and Total Parenteral Nutrition.
• Prepares and/or supervises the preparation of extemporaneously compounded medications, including sterile products.
• Inputs patient and medication order information accurately into hospital computer system via direct order entry or CPOE verification to facilitate medication dispensing.
• Provides concise drug information to physicians, nurses, patients, and other allied health professionals.
• Knowledgeable of different drug information references and sources including websites.
• Maintains control and security of all medications and reports all potential diversion to the Director of Pharmacy.
• Supervises the activities of pharmacy support personnel related to the preparation and processing of orders and their performance.
• Communicates with physicians, nurses, patients, and other allied health professionals in a courteous, professional, and customer-friendly manner.
• Performs correct calculations of doses and infusion rates.
• Participates in clinical activities including vancomycin dosing, anticoagulation monitoring, and any other clinical programs assigned by the department.
• Completes licensure continuing education requirements and work-related competencies in a timely manner.
• Understands regulatory requirements and standards affecting his/her scope of practice.
• Follows medication use policies and complies with drug formulary policies and procedures, including enforcement of the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee approved therapeutic interchanges and non-formulary requests.
• Provides education to providers when they have problems/issues entering medication orders into the Cerner Millennium information system.
• Enters medication variances in Midas & enters clinical interventions identified in Sentri7 and by self into Quantifi software (or other current intervention tracking software used by Aultman Pharmacy).
• Aids in the training and development of new pharmacy employees.
• Aids in the training and education of pharmacy students and pharmacy residents.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Job Requirements

• Education: Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy degree (PharmD) from a college or university accredited by the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy.
• Licensure/Certification/Registration: Pharmacy License (RPh) in the State of Ohio, Board Certification.
• Experience: Completion of ASHP-Accredited Post-Graduate Year 1 (PGY-1) pharmacy residency or 3 years of relevant post-graduate hospital experience with clinical responsibilities.
• Skills: Knowledge of age-specific doses and routes of administration, drug/drug interactions, food/drug interactions, renal clearance dosing and adjustments, indications and contraindications, compatibility, and stability of intravenous medications, including chemotherapy and Total Parenteral Nutrition. Knowledgeable of different drug information references and sources including websites. Knowledge of regulatory requirements and standards affecting his/her scope of practice. Understanding of medication use policies and compliance with drug formulary policies and procedures, including enforcement of the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee approved therapeutic interchanges and non-formulary requests. Ability to perform tasks such as preparing and/or supervising the preparation of extemporaneously compounded medications, including sterile products. Ability to input patient and medication order information accurately into hospital computer system via direct order entry or CPOE verification to facilitate medication dispensing. Ability to provide concise drug information to physicians, nurses, patients, and other allied health professionals. Ability to maintain control and security of all medications and report all potential diversion to the Director of Pharmacy. Ability to supervise the activities of pharmacy support personnel related to the preparation and processing of orders and their performance. Ability to communicate with physicians, nurses, patients, and other allied health professionals in a courteous, professional, and customer-friendly manner. Ability to perform correct calculations of doses and infusion rates. Ability to participate in clinical activities including vancomycin dosing, anticoagulation monitoring, and any other clinical programs assigned by the department. Ability to complete licensure continuing education requirements and work-related competencies in a timely manner. Ability to understand regulatory requirements and standards affecting his/her scope of practice. Ability to follow medication use policies and comply with drug formulary policies and procedures, including enforcement of the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee approved therapeutic interchanges and non-formulary requests. Ability to provide education to providers when they have problems/issues entering medication orders into the Cerner Millennium information system. Ability to enter medication variances in Midas & enter clinical interventions identified in Sentri7 and by self into Quantifi software (or other current intervention tracking software used by Aultman Pharmacy). Ability to aid in the training and development of new pharmacy employees. Ability to aid in the training and education of pharmacy students and pharmacy residents. Ability to perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor.