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Job Description
Qualifications:
* Must have a Bachelor degree in Pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy from an accredited School of Pharmacy;
* Must be licensed as a Registered Pharmacist by the Alabama State Board of Pharmacy, including continuing education as required for current controlled substance permit and certified or willing to obtain certification as a parenteral pharmacist.
Language/Communication Skills:
* Ability to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing;
* Ability to communicate effectively in an emergency situation.
Skills:
* Experience in hospital setting preferred.
Team Member
* Manages all information obtained with strict confidentiality to safeguard patient information from use by unauthorized personnel;
* Follows Southeast Health safety guidelines for self, patients, visitor, and employees;
* Follows Southeast Health infection prevention policies;
* Independently handles communications in a manner, which decreases conflict;
* Demonstrates assertiveness techniques in communications;
* Practices effective stress reduction techniques;
* Seeks resources for direction when necessary;
* Demonstrates responsibility for education requirements as evidenced by: Attending all annually required in-service programs, attending non-required educational programs relative to patient care responsibilities as available, and completing annual competency evaluation requirements. Demonstrates the knowledge and ability to provide age-specific care when giving pharmaceutical supplies or services.
Internal and External Customers:
* Demonstrates behavior to uphold the Mission, fulfill the Vision, and live the Values (Service, Excellence, Respect, Value, and Enthusiasm) of Southeast Health;
* Demonstrates the standards of performance as outline in the Employee Performance Standard handbook regarding: Attitude. Appearance, Communication, Call Lights, Commitment to Co-workers, Patient Waiting, Elevator Etiquette, Privacy, Safety Awareness, Sense of Ownership;
* Takes pride in the workplace as demonstrated by keeping area neat and tidy, helping others to meet customer needs, and being positive about the work group;
* Works actively and cooperatively with co-workers as a team;
* Recognizes and employs team efforts to achieve departmental/organizational goals;
* Encourage and promotes positive behaviors in coworkers;
* Adhere to established Attendance and Punctuality policy;
* Responds with patient and no-patient emergencies according to Southeast Health's policies and procedures, as well as job requirements;
* Demonstrates ability to work with patients, families, visitors, and co-workers regardless of race, gender, disease process, life-style, religious or cultural beliefs;
* Personal issues and family situations do not interfere with job attendance or performance;
* Participates willingly in orientation of new employees, student, interns, externs and volunteers;
* Answers the telephone in all areas of pharmacy promptly and in a courteous manner by identifying self and department;
* Adjust effectively to work at their new structures, processes, requirements or cultures;
* Consistently maintains high levels of activity or productivity;
* Maintains presence in the pharmacy for legal security or informational purposes while the support personnel have to be out.
Accountability for Job and Role:
* Creatinine Clearance Monitoring-Adjustments - recommends dosage adjustments for patients with renal dysfunctions;
* Pharmacokinetic dosing;
* Medication order verification;
* Communicates with physician and other providers effectively about patient drug therapy;
* Monitors patient therapy for therapeutic duplications and drug interactions;
* Recommends dosage adjustments based on clinical information/trials or alternative therapy;
* Able to manage antimicrobial therapy based on current literature, culture, and sensitivity data;
* Researches and evaluates new drug therapies in relation to cost and effectiveness;
* Develops protocols for drug use as needed;
* Performs staff pharmacist duties;
* Adheres to the standards of the Southeast Health's Compliance Plan;
* Demonstrates responsibility and accountability for maintaining quality care and work performance by attendance at departmental meetings and other team meetings as assigned;
* Participates in team/department quality improvement activities;
* Accepts accountability for own work and team outcomes when appropriate;
* Reports promptly any or unusual situations;
* Demonstrates leadership skills;
* Sets high standards of performance for self and others; self imposes standards of excellence rather than having standards imposed;
* Demonstrates a good working knowledge of the computer system;
* Performs all the necessary computer operations to ensure proper documentation of patient medication on the patient medication profile;
* Interprets physicians' orders for completeness and accuracy. This includes following up if there is an incomplete order;
* Documents interventions with physicians as evidenced in the computer;
* Checks all IV preparations and medication fills to insure correctness of product dispensed;
* Able to perform basic Pyxis functions such as adding medicines to a machine;
* Able to perform basic function of the IV room;
* Able to perform basic function of the Unit Dose Technicians;
* Recommends switching patients from IV to PO therapy when appropriate.
Time Use:
* Recommends cost savings alternatives when appropriate;
* Maintains the formulary;
* Maintains clinical interventions and cost savings data;
* Reports cost savings information;
* Demonstrates effective time management techniques;
* Demonstrates appropriate utilization of supplies;
* Completes assignments within specified time period or specified shift;
* Knowledgeable about maintaining adequate inventory of all required medication and supplies;
* Acts as a resource to other areas and or groups as requested, such as nursing, medical staff, hospital department or community groups.
Shift
Evening
Shift Details
FTE
1
Type
Regular
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