Pharmacist - Director of Pharmacy

The pharmacist interacts with patients, family, and other healthcare providers as appropriate to assure continuity of services and to achieve desired patient outcomes through safe, timely, cost-effective medication therapy. Monitors inpatient and outpatient drug therapies when appropriate and works with medical staff to find alternatives when needed, to ensure the best care possible is given. .

Responsibilities

• Monitors medication therapy regimens for contraindications, drug-drug interactions, drug-food interactions, drug-laboratory test interactions, allergies, appropriateness of drug and dose, and therapeutic duplications.
• Provides accurate, adequate, and timely drug information to the professional staff and patients.
• Interprets medication orders (Verbal / written) and transcribes to computerized patient medication profiles accurately. Maintains accurate, complete patient medication profiles.
• Prepares and dispenses medications, including sterile preparations, extemporaneous compounds, parenteral nutrition preparations, and possibly chemotherapy safely and accurately using appropriate techniques.
• Supervises and directs pharmacy support personnel. Verifies the daily activities of pharmacy staff
• Prepare and dispense intravenous admixture solutions, as required, using aseptic technique in an accepted sterile product preparation area.
• Ordering of pharmaceutical supplies
• Manage Pharmaceuticals / NDC codes in electronic health record (EHR)
• Medication Administration System cabinet supply management
• Accountability for anesthesia carts
• 340b program management
• Patient education regarding medications
• Review and reconciliation of pharmaceutical charges
• HIPAA compliance
• Attend P&T (Pharmacy & Therapeutics) meeting every other month
• Active member of Swingbed Committe and monthly Peer Review Committee

Qualifications

Graduate of an ACPE-Accredited School of Pharmacy. Successfully passed NAPLEX and Kansas MPJE examinations. BS Pharmacy Degree or Doctorate of Pharmacy degree. Licensed with the Kansas State Board of Pharmacy. 340b experience preferred.