Pharmacist III

Pharmacist III

Agency: 650 DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Supervisory Organization: Ardmore Veterans Home

Job Type: Regular

Compensation: 49.47 per hour

Basic Purpose

Positions in this job family are assigned responsibilities involving professional work in the operation of a pharmacy at a state institution or facility.

Typical Functions

• Reviews and interprets prescriptions.
• Compounds and dispenses medications, controlled substances, investigational drugs and samples as ordered by physicians.
• Reviews and maintains patient profiles for appropriateness of drug therapy, allergies, interactions and side effects.
• Reviews and verifies technician activities.
• Consults with physicians as necessary.
• Assists in investigating reports of adverse drug reactions and the preparation or required reports.
• Monitors drug supplies and ensures the security of controlled substances.
• Directs the ordering of new supplies and the disposition of outdated medications as appropriate.
• Assigns tasks to technicians or clerks assigned to the pharmacy.
• Ensures on-coming shifts are properly staffed and briefed.
• Assists in providing in-service training to clerks, technicians, interns, residents and nurses.
• Maintains records of controlled substances.
• Ensures compliance with pharmacy policies and procedures.
• Assists in the preparation of pharmacy reports.
• Provides drug information for medical personnel at institutions.
• Makes formulary recommendations.
• Provides staff of an institution with drug information, data, references, etc.
• Provides clinical input on institutional committees.
• Directs or supervises pharmacy staff, including staff at satellite pharmacies.

Level Descriptor

This is the specialist level of the job family where incumbents are assigned responsibilities involving advanced level professional work in the overall operation of a pharmacy or a satellite pharmacy.

Responsibilities may include independent responsibility for pharmacy operations, making administrative decisions on budget requirements, providing for staff development, clinical intervention in individual patient therapy, serving as clinical pharmacist on the medical team and institutional committees, and recommending formulary changes based on pharmacoeconomics and pharmacotherapeutic data.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Competencies

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required at this level include knowledge of prescription drugs and other medications; of procedures for compounding medicines; of controlled substances; of legal requirements concerning the filling and labeling of medications; of procedures for disposition of controlled medications; of the classification of drugs according to their action, use and dosage; of pharmaceutical calculations used in weighting and measuring drugs; and of the principles and practices of effective pharmaceutical care and clinical pharmacy including interpretation and evaluation of laboratory and other test results. Ability is required to review and interpret prescriptions; to prepare medications according to physician requirements; to analyze the effects of various combinations of drugs; to establish effective working relationships with others; and to communicate effectively.

Education and Experience

Education and Experience requirements at this level consist of a valid license to practice pharmacy in the State of Oklahoma plus three years of experience as a pharmacist; or a Ph D in Pharmaceutical Sciences and a valid license to practice pharmacy in the State of Oklahoma.

Special Requirements

Some agencies may have determined positions in this job family to be safety sensitive as defined by 63 O.S. 427.8.

Equal Opportunity Employment

The State of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of genetic information, race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability.