Job Requirements Position SummaryResponsible for:
1) Customer satisfaction
2) Supervising and managing shift personnel and physical resources
3) Assuring accurate dispensing or pharmaceuticals
4) QC/PI activities
5) Exemplifying pharmaceutical care ideals
Minimum RequirementsEducationExperience - Prior experience in health system pharmacy including experience with computer systems and their applications to the clinical and operational aspects of pharmaceutical care required.
- 2-3 years as a Health System Pharmacist (practicing in both the distributive and clinical/decentralized duties) or completed in ASHP accredited PGY1 residency (or eligible).
License/Registration/Certifications - Current license (or eligible) to practice pharmacy in S.C.
- Pharmacy extern will work under supervision of licensed pharmacist until license obtained.
Core Job Responsibilities- Follows attendance, dress, education (including continuing education) and safety polices
- Complies with appropriate regulatory agencies' requirements, e.g. DHEC, DEA, etc.
- Directs staff and encourages teamwork to ensure department workload duties are correctly assigned throughout the staff on a day to day basis
- Completes appropriate formulary substitutions in order to optimize physical resources
- Initiates and documents appropriate follow-up on problem areas identified on departmental inspections by serving as a resource person for the department
- Participates in departmental and hospital activities such as, departmental in-services, participation in hospital and/or departmental committees. Participates in departmental and hospital activities on performance Improvement
- Completes competency for IV medication and IV Room competency and is assessed of aseptic technique for sterile compounding preparations within established departmental guidelines
- Exercises professional judgment, discretion, and initiates communication with physicians, nurses, and other members of the health care team when there is question of appropriateness or a recommendation for more appropriate therapy to ensure safe medication use and to minimize the risk of medication errors
- Alerts and/or advises physician/nursing of drug-drug interaction, food-drug interaction. Able to identify potential adverse drug reactions, document, and intervene as needed
- Provides clinical dosing/monitoring services on identified high-risk medications and adjusts/advises on result of data that are outside the appropriate parameters/guidelines
- Other duties as assigned
