Preferred: Certification, residency, fellowship, or equivalent experience in Pharmacy Informatics
Reports To: Manager-Pharmacy Informatics
Supervises : N/A
Ages of Patients: Neonate/ Infant, Pediatric, Adolescent, Adult, Geriatric
Blood Borne Pathogens: Minimal/ No Potential
Skills, Knowledge, Abilities:
Essential Responsibilities
Demonstrates compliance with Code of Conduct and compliance policies and takes action to resolve compliance questions or concerns and report suspected violations.
Reviews and interprets prescription orders for patients carefully checking dosages, allergies, interactions, therapeutic duplication, and appropriateness.
Contacts and confers with medical and nursing staff members concerning problems with drug therapy, drug selection, and/or drug availability.
Applies specialized knowledge of the physiological and pathological variables important for the delivery of drug therapy in neonates, infants, pediatrics, adolescents, adults, and geriatrics.
Applies knowledge of the principles of growth and development so as to be able to assess and interpret data in order to identify each patients age specific needs.
Prepares, dispenses, and maintains patient profiles on all medications according to departmental procedures.
Reviews and corrects work done by ancillary personnel, including computerized order entry, IV admixture preparation, controlled substance and floor stock distribution, etc.
Acts on behalf of the patient to assure the most cost effective medication is used or in the proper dosage to increase the probability of desirable outcome.
Documents interactions with customers (nurses, physicians, patients, etc.) to allow pharmacy management to demonstrate benefits and identify problems associated with the provision of pharmaceutical care.
Provides drug information and patient education to patients, RN's, MD's, and other health care professionals.
Conforms to all policies and procedures associated with formulary management, clinical interventional monitoring services and outcome monitoring services.
Reviews patient's own medication usage in the hospital per policy.
Consistently resolves all problems and completes assigned work assignments during shift without interference to the quality of work performed.
Consistently contributes to the maintenance of an adequate, properly dated inventory which is mandator
Benefits
Health insuranceVision insuranceEquity / stock options
Additional Information
Default Work Shift:
Varies (United States of America)
Hours:
40
Salary range:
$57.69 - $87.64
Schedule:
Full Time
Shift Hours:
8 Hour employee
Department:
Pharmacy Main
Job Objective:
Applies specialized knowledge and skills in the purchasing, storing, prescribing, assessing, preparing, dispensing and monitoring of pharmaceutical agents and investigational drugs for used in the treatment of acute care in collaboration with the multidisciplinary healthcare team for the purpose of optimizing healthcare outcomes. Assists in the development and maintenance of all pharmacy information systems applications and/or activities for the Inpatient Pharmacy and supports the organization's preparedness for regulatory and quality measures.
Job Description:
Education:
Required: Pharmacy degree from an accredited School of Pharmacy
Licensure/Certification:
Required: California Board of Pharmacy License
Preferred: ASHP and/or CSHP membership
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