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Job Location drjobs

Jesup, IA - USA

Monthly Salary drjobs

Not Disclosed

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Salary Not Disclosed

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

Job Description

I. Job Summary

Under the direction of the Director of Pharmacy the Staff Pharmacist
oversees the daytoday workload of the department to provide high quality pharmaceutical services for the hospital patients and employees. This includes supervising and verification of all technicianhandled orders performing
clinical duties calculations as required and communication as needed with
physician and all hospital personnel and patients.

II. Duties And Responsibilities

l. Computer order entry and filling of orders including any necessary activities to obtain medications clarify orders and solve any problems related to providing the proper medication to the proper patient as ordered by the physician.

of Omnicell functions reports etc.
of medication doses/schedules with documentation
on patient medical records to assure proper medication is
provided to the nursing staff for administration to the patient
as ordered by the physician.
and dosing of aminoglycosides and Vancomycin Performing DVT assessments assessing all CHF pneumonia
and renal patients for appropriateness of drugs ADR Med
errors and patients on Glucophage. Review of daily C&S
lab results for antibiotic appropriateness . The pharmacist is also
responsible for nutritional assessments/ recommendations
on patients on TPN therapy when requested by the physician.
The clinical pharmacist will make weekly rounds with a
multidisciplinary team to assess patient needs.
medication carts IV piggybacks and large volume fluids
medication information for physicians nurses and
hospital employees as requested.
physician whenever needed to clarify physician
orders i.e. proper dosage route of a::lministration or allergy.
and coordinating technician duties as needed

all on call responsibilities including responding
to cardiac and trauma codes assisting the house supervisor
as needed for orders written during hours the pharmacy is
closed. This includes coming back into the hospital for
orders written after hours if the medication is not available
in Omni cells and cannot wait until the pharmacy reopens.
narcotic purchases and disposition throughout Wayne Memorial Hospital. Operating Secure Vault and
maintaining and retrieve reports.
medications from wholesale and direct vendors
an approved list of medications each day to
make suggestions to the physician to change from IV to
PO dosing for cost savings.
counseling on any hospitalwide approved pathway
and Med Error follow ups following nursing reports

OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES
1 . Inventory control purchasing and returns

Epidural Infusions
completion of monthly floor checks.
assignments/ Quality Assurance record keeping as assigned

III. Education

B.S./ PHARM D in Pharmacy

IV. Qualifications And Experience

Current Ga. Pharmacist License or eligible for Ga. License.

High level of supervisory skills organizational skills communication skills reliability and attention to detail. Previous hospital training preferred.
Previous pharmacokinetic training required.

V. Physical Demands

Carry less than 10 pounds on a regular basis and up to 35 pounds if needed.
Ability to conduct training programs and presentations for hospital patients and employees as needed.
Ability to properly write physicians orders concerning clinically and
pharmacokinetically calculated doses of medication.

VI. Responsibility For Supervision

Supervises six nonexempt employees.

VII. Contact With Others

Internal

Daily Phone or In Person contact with Department Heads Business Office Personnel & Other WMH Personnel.

Frequent Phone or In person contact with Physicians Hospital Authority & Patients/Family

External

Frequent Phone or In person contact with Sales Representatives Local Government/Business Officials & In person Visitors.

VIII. Effect Of Error

The pharmacist is responsible for accuracy of patient orders. Errors could result in patient injury or death or monetary loss to the hospital. The
pharmacist also has access to patient files with highly confidential material. Errors in providing this information could result in monetary loss to the
hospital.

IX. ACKNOWLEDGMENT

This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities skills duties requirements efforts or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change ( e.g. emergencies changes in personnel workload rush job or technological developments).

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