PHARMACIST

Pharmacist

The registered pharmacist provides pharmacy services to MMH with an emphasis on clinical monitoring and therapeutic interventions with a goal to improve patient outcomes. The pharmacist will advocate for safe and effective dosing of medications and promote a culture that continuously improves the medication use process.

Supervisory Responsibilities: None

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Demonstrates awareness of patient rights.
• Uses respect & dignity when dealing with death and dying.
• Understands procedure to clarify physician orders.
• Uses standing orders when indicated.
• Reports sentinel events or adverse drug reactions or incidents as warranted.
• Uses only approved abbreviations.
• Understands patient safety goals & actions taken.
• Verifies &/or reviews orders entered by other professionals.
• Procures the correct drug needed by a department or patient.
• Accurately enters & documents drug distribution with the required EHR information.
• Attends and participates in multidisciplinary rounds.
• Adjusts doses to age, weight, renal status, disease & documents as appropriate in EHR.
• Procures unusual, non-familiar drugs as required.
• Accurately fills Omnicell as required.
• Properly prepares sterile IV products to USP 797 and USP 800 requirements w/ documentation as required.
• Properly prepares non-sterile compounds to USP 795 requirements
• Checks all medication prior to final dispensing
• Assures compliance with all state, federal & local laws & regulations.
• Plans & organizes the day's operations.
• Oversees pharmacy techs & volunteers.
• Prevents, corrects & documents medication errors.
• Resolves interdepartmental issues in a professional manner.
• Complies with the approved drug formulary & policies/procedures.
• Confirms correct drug use & storage (DUE).
• Helps perform the annual drug inventory.
• Renews one's license with the required hours of continuing education credit before the license expires; presents licensing documentation to manager when received.
• Teaches staff members to help increase skills & competence.
• Provides clinical services up to the limits of one's competence level & documents same.
• Utilizes correctly & effectively the clinical resources available to Pharmacy dept.
• Maintains awareness of the contents of Pharmacy's policy & procedure manuals & notebooks.
• Provides pharmacy services at both the main hospital and the Cancer Center.
• Demonstrates competence in technician functions in addition to pharmacist functions and assists technicians when necessary.
• Participates in and supervises the receipt, dispensing and distribution of controlled substances.
• Ensures controlled substance inventories are accurate and participates in resolution of controlled substance discrepancies.
• Works rotated weekends and holidays as scheduled.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Strong customer service skills & team player.
• Effectively communicates both verbal & written.
• Able to multi-task & prioritize, detail oriented.
• Must acquire basic knowledge of drugs, dosages, usage, reference sources & other pertinent pharmaceutical information; utilizes pharmacy math skills for dose calculations.
• Able to concentrate/focus on work in a small, sometimes noisy/distracting environment.
• Able to operate Laminar flow hood or newer models, pharmacy dispensing devices, other new equipment as purchased.
• Able to operate basic office equipment & hospital applications.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree majoring in Pharmacy required graduate from ACPE accredited pharmacy college.
• Must be a registered pharmacist with the Indiana Board of Pharmacy.
• No prior work experience required.

Physical Requirements:

• Constant use of hands & manual dexterity; frequent sitting; occasional walking, pushing, pulling, climbing, stooping, kneeling, standing, reaching, & talking.
• Occasionally may need to lift between 25 lbs to 50 lbs.

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