Shift: Variable Shift
Verify and fills orders for medications monitors patient medication therapies provide drug information identifies and troubleshoots potential medication safety hazards documents all interactions for medical review and supervises and directs support personnel. Job
Education and Work
Graduate of school of pharmacy: RequiredDoctor of Pharmacy PharmD degree: PreferredOne year's technical
PreferredInpatient clinical pharmacy
Preferred Licenses/Certifications:Pharmacist license in the state of practice: RequiredAll licensures and certifications needed to fulfill the duties required of a Pharmacist at the state level: Required Facility Specific License/Certifications:Advanced Cardiac Life Support ACLS or HeartCode ACLS HACLS or Healthstream Advanced Cardiac Life Support HS-ACLS: RequiredBasic Life Support BLS or HeartCode BLS HBLS or Healthstream Basic Life Support HS-BLS: RequiredPediatric Advanced Life Support PALS or HeartCode PALS HPALS or Healthstream Pediatric Advanced Life Support HS-PALS: Required
Processes enters verifies and distributes medication orders within the institution in a timely manner and in compliance with department and hospital policies as well as Joint Commission and other regulatory guidelines. Actively ensures that medication therapy is efficacious safe cost effective and achieves the best therapeutic outcomes. Assures that medication prescribing is optimal with respect to indication dose route frequency history of allergy and does not duplicate or negatively interact with other drugs.
Conducts and manages daily reports on medication utilization based upon daily rounds to identify catalogue and subsequently analyze areas in which medication improvement is needed. Consistently performs quality assurance procedures in related work areas. Participates in all pharmacy-related tasks and programs such as clinical rounds unit based and/or population based medication management activities remote order verification and all other areas as directed/necessitated.
Expedites changes needed to meet regulatory accrediting licensing and government agency standards and laws. Participates in department cost savings. Complies with drug formulary and appropriate documentation.
Collaborates with appropriate leadership and buyer to purchase contract and procure medications and related supplies to ensure that product and vendor selection is based upon the highest medication safety standards. Assists in making recommendations on process improvement or development of new pharmacy services. Performs other job-related duties as assigned.
Organizational
Adventist Health is committed to the safety and wellbeing of our associates and patients. Therefore we require that all associates receive all required vaccinations as a condition of employment and annually thereafter where applicable. Medical and religious exemptions may apply.
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