Independence Health System
Location
Butler Township, Pennsylvania
The pharmacist is responsible for supervising the selection, utilization, and administration of pharmaceuticals to ensure rational and cost-effective drug therapy. They also perform compounding of sterile products and maintain accurate records for controlled substances while providing drug information to healthcare professionals.
Candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy and a current Pennsylvania Pharmacist License. Preferred qualifications include a Doctorate of Pharmacy and six months of hospital pharmacy experience.
Reports to
Director, Pharmacy Position Supervises
Supervises and monitors the selection, utilization, dispensation and administration of all pharmaceuticals to the patients of Butler Memorial Hospital. Assures quality patient care by providing rational, accurate, and cost-effective drug therapy.
Clinical rotation through educational program.
Six months experience in a hospital setting. Other Requirements
Provides accurate, efficient and appropriate pharmaceutical distribution services to patients by properly interpreting physicians’ drug orders and dispensing the appropriate medications utilizing the accepted departmental procedures for these activities.
Reviews patient medical and pharmaceutical records and monitors for efficient drug therapy, drug interaction, adverse drug reactions, contraindication, allergies, and sensitivities.
Monitors all patient drug therapy for cost effectiveness and communicates all possible cost saving recommendations to patients’ physician(s).
Maintains current knowledge of State and Federal regulations and statutes regarding the practice of pharmacy and the distribution of approved drugs, controlled substances and investigational agents; and conducts personal practice in accordance with those requirements.
Disseminates drug information to the physicians, other health professionals, and the general public.
Maintains accurate records for federally controlled drugs such as narcotics, sedatives, and hypnotics.
Manufactures and compounds drugs, chemicals, sterile products and intravenous solutions including hyper alimentation solutions, antibiotics and chemotherapy.
Responsible for the proper storage of drugs in accordance with established procedures and methods.
Purchases medications, IV solutions, and supplies from designated suppliers to ensure adequate quantities are available. Receives, inspects and verifies incoming pharmacy supplies and stores accordingly.
Performs a monthly inspection of assigned patient areas.
Exhibits excellent service behaviors to patients, visitors, physicians and co-workers; shows courtesy, personalized attention, compassion and timely responsiveness to both internal and external customers; shows initiative in raising standards and making continuous quality improvements.
Agrees to comply with the Corporate Compliance Policy and all laws, rules, regulations, and standards of conduct relating to the position and has a duty to report any suspected violations of the law or the standards of conduct to his or her immediate supervisor, the Compliance Officer, or the Chief Executive Officer.
