Job Description

Job Summary
• Reports to Manager, Pharmacy Services.
• Compounds and dispenses medication pursuant to a physician order.
• Monitors drug therapy for appropriateness of drug, dose, route, and duration of therapy.
• Screens for drug interactions, incompatibilities and contraindications.
• Recognizes potential adverse drug effects and intervenes as appropriate.
• Provides drug information to physicians, nurses, allied health professionals, and patients.
• Participates in interdisciplinary team conferences and other patient-care activities.
• Cares for all age group patients (birth and above).

Job Requirements

Minimum Education
• B.S. or Pharm. D. degree from an accredited College of Pharmacy.
• Must provide evidence of meeting state mandated continuing education requirements upon request.

Minimum Work Experience
• Previous hospital pharmacy experience is highly desirable.
• Previous pharmacy computer experience desirable.

Required Licenses
• [Kentucky, United States] Pharmacists
• Licensed as a Registered Pharmacist by the Kentucky State Board of Pharmacy (or must be Kentucky licensed within 90 days of employment).

Required Skills

Knowledge and Skill:
• Has broad working knowledge of the practice of pharmacy.
• Analyzes and interprets complicated information.
• Determines a course of action based on general guidelines.
• May modify existing forms, procedures, or methods.
• May use highly sophisticated equipment requiring extensive training. Individual must remain current in his-her knowledge of drugs, therapeutics, and drug delivery systems.

Problem Solving/Decision Making:
• Makes decisions based on an analysis of facts and general principles.
• Receives guidance through broad policy only and has varied courses of action available.
• Requires risk-taking and judgment to adapt existing philosophy or practices.
• Ability to solve problems and/or make decisions that frequently have direct impact on patient care and/or individual patient's course of treatment.
• Considerable professional judgment required.

Scope of Impact /Accountability:
• Impacts multiple work areas on a day-to-day basis.
• Provides information regularly to decision-making process.
• Has little or no responsibility for committing resources (financial or staff) in work area, but performs analyses and makes recommendations.

Interpersonal Communication:
• Provides team leadership by assisting and training others.
• Responds to non routine and detailed inquiries from others who may not be knowledgeable in subject area.
• Requires understand others' expectations/perspectives and collaborate and reach consensus on solutions.

FUNCTIONAL DEMANDS

Physical Requirements

Sitting - 1-15%

Walking - 1-15%

Standing - 1-15%

Bending/Squatting - 1-15%

Climbing/Kneeling - 1-15%

Twisting - 1-15%

Visual and Hearing Requirements

Must be able to see with corrective eyewear.

Must be able to hear clearly with assistance.

Physical/Environmental Demands

Lifting - 0-50 lbs, 50 or more with assistance

Carrying - 0-50 lbs, 50 or more with assistance

Pulling - Up to 100 lbs

Pushing - Up to 100 lbs

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Responsible for accurate dispensing of medications.
• • Reviews and interprets physician orders properly; screens for incompatibilities, interactions, contraindications.
• • Contacts nursing personnel and/or prescriber regarding any questions on drug orders.
• • Accurately fills drug orders using triple-check method.
• • Accurately generates labels using proper format for dispensing not covered within the pharmacy computer system.
• • Accurately enters patient orders onto computerized profile; questions and rectifies any duplication of therapy.
• • Accurately prepares IV solutions, hyper-alimentations, epidural fluids and other sterile products using aseptic technique.
• • Accurately prepares chemotherapeutic agents in vertical-flow hood using appropriate handling techniques.
• • Processes patient charges accurately.
• • Accurately checks all non-Pyxis items prior to delivery (IV and Med orders)
• • Accurately checks all stock supplies prepared by technicians.

Exercises controls on controlled substances maintained/dispensed.
• • Maintains physical inventory and computerized records.
• • Properly labels floor stock narcotics and matches to dispensing records.
• • Accurately compounds epidural infusions or other narcotic-containing products.

Effectively participates in clinical services provided by department.
• • Able to adequately perform drug usage evaluations as assigned.
• • Able to effectively participate in patient care conferences and other assigned committees and other patient care roles.
• • Provides pharmacokinetic dosing and drug consults/monitoring as requested.
• • Provide accurate, clinically-relevant drug information to physicians, nurses, allied health professionals, and patients as needed.

Meets administrative and miscellaneous requirements of department.
• • Participates in departmental QAI programs.
• • Reports workload statistics to manager as requested.
• • Supervises nonprofessional personnel and organizes/directs their workflow as needed.
• • Meets departmental cost initiatives (formulary compliance)
• • Demonstrates a consistent level of performance.
• • Demonstrates good professional judgment and competence in performing professional functions

Performs miscellaneous duties and follows departmental guidelines.
• • Communicates information effectively, within the department and the hospital.
• • Serves as an active member on hospital committees as assigned by the pharmacy manager.
• • Assists in training of new employees and pharmacy students.
• • Participated in hospital and community drug education programs as assigned.
• • Projects a professional image for the department.
• • Demonstrates an understanding of basic hospital and departmental policies.