Clinical Pharmacist for Inpatient Pharmacy

Job description

GENERAL OBJECTIVES: - Prepares and dispenses medication orders per physician request. - Maintains medication stock in patient care areas. - Ensures safe, appropriate, cost-effective medication therapies for patients according to policies, procedures and protocols. PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 1. Interprets medication orders; accurately transcribes to, and maintains computerized patient medication profiles. 2. Accurately compounds and dispenses pharmaceuticals, including IV admixture preparations, chemotherapy, and parenteral nutrition products. 3. Complies with all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. Issues controlled substances to patient care area and maintains records as required by law. 4. Monitors drug therapy regimens for contraindications, drug-drug interactions, drug-food interactions, allergies and appropriateness of drug and dose. 5. Performs pharmokinetic drug dosing per hospital protocol. 6. Reviews/interprets C&S data for antibiotic appropriateness, recommending changes as needed. 7. Accurately reads, extracts, and interprets patient chart information. 8. Accurately detects and reports adverse drug reactions. 9. Sustains the formulary by m...