Staff Senior Pharmacist

In cooperation with other pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, acts as a resource and provides answers to drug information questions for patients, family, pharmacists, nurses, physicians, medical students, undergraduate and graduate pharmacy students, and other associate hospital personnel.

Responsibilities

• Approves new drug orders, which may include checking/verifying chemotherapy notes, informed consent, and processing non-formulary requests.
• Screens for drug-drug, drug-herb/dietary supplement, drug-allergy, drug-food (in cooperation with the Dietetics Department), drug-disease state, and drug-laboratory interactions.
• Participates in appropriate hospital and/or departmental committees relevant to practice area.
• Coordinates all aspects of patients' pharmaceutical needs in patient care areas, including:
  • Medication order approval and distribution.
  • Assurance of appropriate dose, route, frequency, and duration of therapy.
  • Patient medication profile review for drug-drug interactions, duplication of therapy, drug allergy interactions, and appropriate regimens.
  • Coordination of patients' pharmaceutical needs with physicians and nurses.
• Provides care appropriate to the age of patients served (adult, adolescent, geriatric, and neonatal), demonstrating medication dosing and identifying pharmaceutical needs relative to disease process and age.
• Supervises Pharm.D. students, technicians, undergraduate, and graduate student teaching.
• Provides educational programs for hospital staff (physicians, nurses, and pharmacy staff).

Requirements

• Licensed or eligible for pharmacist licensure in Ohio.
• Advanced degree (Pharm.D./MS) preferred.
• One year of residency training and/or equivalent experience preferred.