Pharmacist

Safety Sensitive

Job Summary

Under the general supervision of the pharmacy managers, and according to standard procedure, prepares and dispenses medication and pharmaceuticals upon receiving orders from the physician. Documents and maintains all records according to state and federal law.

Job Duties

• 1.
• Review and interpret medication and pharmaceutical orders for inpatients and outpatients.
• Confer with providers when necessary to clarify or verify orders.
• 2.
• Enter essential information pertaining to medication or pharmaceutical orders into the electronic medical record.
• 3.
• Review medication or pharmaceutical entry for accuracy.
• Also reviews medication orders for allergies, drug interactions, over dosage, duplication and therapeutic parameters using professional knowledge and expertise to facilitate decisions.
• 4.
• Prepares medications and pharmaceuticals for distribution to inpatients.
• Compounds products not commercially available when necessary.
• Checks medications filled by technicians for accuracy prior to delivery to nursing units.
• 5.
• Accurately records orders for, and prepares, sterile products according to established procedures using proper sterile technique in the laminar flow hood.
• Applies a broad base of pharmaceutical knowledge to ensure compatibility to multi-additives of parenteral solutions.
• Follows recommended guidelines regarding the handling and preparation of cytotoxic and other hazardous products.
• 6.
• Directs the pharmacy technician’s workflow; verifies their preparation and labeling of pharmaceuticals for accuracy.
• 7.
• Assist with providing clinical services as directed through pharmacy protocols including pharmacokinetic dosing, renal dosing, patient educations, and formulation and monitoring of total parenteral nutrition.
• 8.
• Provides specialized services to clinical specialty areas including neonatal nursery, oncology, cardiology, intensive care, and surgery.
• 9.
• Provides drug information to allied health professionals when requested, including special literature searches, and provides drug information to patients when appropriate.