Vacancies

Summary

Responsible for verifying medication orders, preparing, compounding, dispensing medications, and counselling patients in accordance with accepted standards and established pharmacy policies and procedures.

Essential Responsibilities and Duties

1. Reviews,evaluates, processes, and medication orders for demographic data (e.g., gender,age, and weight), appropriateness of therapy, dose, frequency, route, dosageform, interactions, allergies, related laboratory values, and possible druginteractions.
2. Advises/counsels patients and answers questions aboutmedications (including indication, possible side effects, interactions amongdifferent drugs as applicable to the area of practice.
3. Documentsinterventions and recommendations/ clarifications in the electronic HealthInformation System as applicable.
4. Maintains control and security of all medications includingcontrolled, narcotic substances and supplies. Maintains dispensing and recordkeeping as per laws and regulations.
5. Provides druginformation including but not limited to drug selection, dosage, interactions,monitoring, and side effects, etc to all health care providers.
6. Supervises, precepts,checks, and monitors medication related acties/performance of lower/ junior pharmacists,residents, trainees/students.
7. Assists andguides health care providers with issues related to the medication managementand use system.
8. Participates/assists in conducting performance/qualityimprovement projects.
9.  Follows all Hospital’s related Policies andProcedures.
10. Participates in self andothers' education, training and development, as applicable.

Education

Master’s or Pharm.D./Bachelor’sDegree in Pharmacy is required.

Experience Required

Two (2) years of relatedexperience with Master’s, or four (4) years withPharm.D./ Bachelor’s Degree is required.      

Other Requirements(Certificates)

N/A.