Pharmacist

Job Title

Pharmacy

Duties

A. CLINICAL

• Incumbent provides consultation to outpatients and family members regarding medications as to their use, side effects, and precautions.
• Reviews polyprescriptions for drug interactions, potential synergism, and consults with prescriber(s) on course of action.
• The incumbent furnishes the medical staff and nursing staff advice or information regarding drug usage, availability, storage, dosage, and incompatibilities etc.
• Screens patient profiles for correct medication, dosage, drug/drug or drug/food interactions before dispensing when rotating through the inpatient section.
• Monitors/doses patient I.V. therapy including Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN) as allowed by protocol and/or policy.
• Receives and institutes verbal orders from approved Practitioners.
• Doses medications for infusion clinic and acute care as allowed by protocol or scope of practice as applicable.
• Provides refill extensions of prescriptions and partial supplies of noncontrolled maintenance medications.
• Assist in formulary management, including restricted medication/nonformulary evaluation and therapeutic substitution.
• Assist in medical emergencies and medication use evaluations.
• Solve medical problems as related to medication therapy and oversee technical staff in all aspects of medication distribution.
• Reviews and accurately completes pending prescriptions for transmitting to and filling at VA mail order facility (CMOP). Minimizes errors that contribute to CMOP rejections of transmitted orders.
• As workload dictates and allows, may work remotely in providing services.
• Interprets lab data and other diagnostic tests as appropriate to assess drug therapy and outcomes.
• Other duties as assigned.

B. DISPENSING

• Incumbent evaluates physician's orders as to appropriateness based on patient medication profiles; inputs information into the computer system as assigned; dispenses medication in accordance with dosage form requirements (outpatient, unit dose, I.V. admixtures).
• Provides oversight, checks, guides, and advises technicians on the receipt, interpretation, and compounding of prescriptions.
• Is responsible for the preparation and dispensing of Antineoplastic agents in both the inpatient and outpatient setting. This may involve oversight and review of technicians preparing the medication.
• Accurately performs pharmacist duties in the medication dispensing and delivery process. This includes accurate receipt, interpretation, entry, and review of orders. Must accurately check prescriptions prior to patient dispensing. Must perform clinical duties accurately within appropriate standards of care while performing dispensing functions.

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm