Pharmacist, Registered

Responsibilities

• Compounds and dispenses medications and supplies to patients and other professionals.
• Interprets and evaluates physician's orders to prepare, calculate and dispense appropriate medication and medication dosage forms.
• Communicates with prescribes and nursing personnel according to intervention procedure to clarify or change orders that are unclear, illegible, incomplete or questionable.
• Recommends changes in drug therapy when needed.
• Documents intervention activities.
• Insures resolution of identified problems.
• Accurately prepares labels and dispenses medications to all areas of the hospital in accordance with all policies, laws and regulations.
• Accurately enters medication orders into the computer.
• Reviews, maintains and screens medication profiles for allergies, food/drug interactions, drug/drug interactions, and therapeutic duplications.
• Provides information on the contents, therapeutic actions, interactions and possible adverse reactions of medication to the physicians, nurses and patients of the hospital.
• Compounds and labels I.V. admixtures, chemotherapies and parenteral nutrition solutions according to established procedures.
• Supervises and checks the work of the Technicians and Aide in both sterile and non-sterile medication work areas.
• Dispenses controlled substances in accordance with all applicable regulations.
• Assists in the orientation and training of new personnel.
• Participates in educational programs both inside and outside the department as required by law.
• Performs and documents monthly medication area inspections.
• Works in all service areas of the department.
• Demonstrate knowledge and competence in the consideration of patient age as a factor in dose calculation for the neonate, pediatric, adult and geriatric patient.
• Performs other assigned duties as may be necessary for the quality assurance and performance improvement programs of the department.
• Attends and participates in committee meetings and functions requires by the hospital.
• Performs other duties as may be needed to assure the maintenance of optimal patient care services.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy, required.
• Experience: Minimum one (1) year hospital pharmacy experience.