Clinical Pharmacist, (Hospital)

Role: Clinical Pharmacist

Come work for an Independent Facility - a Hospital. We are a rural hospital located on the Western Slope of Colorado. We are a community-based hospital and offer Cancer Care, multiple Cath labs, most specialties and are #1 goal is to keep our patients "at home" for their health care needs!

General objectives

Prepares and dispenses medication orders per physician request. Maintains medication stock in patient care areas. Ensures safe, appropriate, cost-effective medication therapies for patients according to policies, procedures and protocols.

Primary duties and responsibilities

• 1.
• Interprets medication orders; accurately transcribes to, and maintains computerized patient medication profiles.
• 2.
• Accurately compounds and dispenses pharmaceuticals, including IV admixture preparations, chemotherapy, and parenteral nutrition products.
• 3.
• Complies with all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations.
• Issues controlled substances to patient care area and maintains records as required by law.
• 4.
• Monitors drug therapy regimens for contraindications, drug-drug interactions, drug-food interactions, allergies and appropriateness of drug and dose.
• 5.
• Performs pharmokinetic drug dosing per hospital protocol.
• 6.
• Reviews/interprets C&S data for antibiotic appropriateness, recommending changes as needed.
• 7.
• Accurately reads, extracts, and interprets patient chart information.
• 8.
• Accurately detects and reports adverse drug reactions.
• 9.
• Sustains the formulary by minimizing non-formulary procurements, utilizing therapeutic substitution protocols, and promoting rational drug therapy selection.
• 10.
• Provides clinical consultation and clarification to practitioners.
• Suggests appropriate cost-effective therapeutic alternatives to medical staff, as needed.
• 11.
• Provides drug information to patients and families as needed.
• 12.
• Accurately documents all clinical activities and interventions 13.