Pharmacist

Job Purpose:

Serves patients by preparing medications; giving pharmacological information to multidisciplinary health care team; monitoring patient drug therapies.

Duties:

* Prepares medications by reviewing and interpreting physician orders; detecting therapeutic incompatibilities.

* Dispenses medications by compounding, packaging, and labeling pharmaceuticals.

* Controls medications by monitoring drug therapies; advising interventions.

* Completes pharmacy operational requirements by organizing and directing technicians' work flow; verifying their preparation and labeling of pharmaceuticals; verifying order entries, charges, and inspections.

* Provides pharmacological information by answering questions and requests of health care professionals; counseling patients on drug therapies.

* Develops hospital staff's pharmacological knowledge by participating in clinical programs; training pharmacy staff, students, interns, externs, residents, and health care professionals.

* Complies with state and federal drug laws as regulated by the state board of pharmacy, the drug enforcement administration, and the food and drug administration by monitoring nursing unit inspections; maintaining records for controlled substances; removing outdated and damaged drugs from the pharmacy inventory; supervising the work results of support personnel; maintaining current registration; studying existing and new legislation; anticipating legislation; advising management on needed actions.

* Protects patients and technicians by adhering to infection-control protocols.

* Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.

* Maintains pharmacological knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.

* Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

Skills/Qualifications:

Analyzing Information, Administering Medication, Judgment, Verbal Communication, FDA Health Regulations, Pharmacology, Managing Processes, Legal Compliance, Productivity, Quality Focus, Attention to Detail