PHARMACIST (PRN, AS NEEDED)

I. Job Summary

Under the direction of the Director of Pharmacy, the Staff Pharmacist

oversees the day-to-day workload of the department to provide high quality pharmaceutical services for the hospital patients and employees. This includes supervising and verification of all technician-handled orders, performing

clinical duties, calculations as required and communication as needed with

physician and all hospital personnel and patients.

II. Duties And Responsibilities

l. Computer order entry and filling of orders, including any necessary activities to obtain medications, clarify orders and solve any problems related to providing the proper medication to the proper patient as ordered by the physician.

2.Maintenance of Omnicell functions, reports, etc.

3.Calculation of medication doses / schedules with documentation

on patient medical records to assure proper medication is

provided to the nursing staff for administration to the patient

as ordered by the physician.

4.Monitoring and dosing of aminoglycosides and Vancomycin, Performing DVT assessments, assessing all CHF, pneumonia,

and renal patients for appropriateness of drugs, ADR, Med

errors, and patients on Glucophage. Review of daily C&S

lab results for antibiotic appropriateness . The pharmacist is also

responsible for nutritional assessments / recommendations

on patients on TPN therapy when requested by the physician.

The clinical pharmacist will make weekly rounds with a

multidisciplinary team to assess patient needs.

5.Checking medication carts, IV piggybacks and large volume fluids

6.Providing medication information for physicians, nurses, and

hospital employees as requested.

7.Contacting physician whenever needed to clarify physician

orders, i.e. proper dosage, route of a : : lministration, or allergy.

8.Monitoring and coordinating technician duties as needed

9.Covering all "on call" responsibilities including responding

to cardiac and trauma codes, assisting the house supervisor

as needed for orders written during hours the pharmacy is

closed. This includes coming back into the hospital for

orders written after hours if the medication is not available

in Omni cells and cannot wait until the pharmacy reopens.

10.Documenting narcotic purchases and disposition throughout Wayne Memorial Hospital. Operating Secure Vault and

maintaining and retrieve reports.

11.Ordering medications from wholesale and direct vendors

12.Checking an approved list of medications each day to

make suggestions to the physician to change from IV to

PO dosing for cost savings.

13.Medication counseling on any hospital-wide approved pathway

14.ADR and Med Error follow ups following nursing reports

OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES

1 . Inventory control purchasing and returns

2.Prepare Epidural Infusions

3.Oversee completion of monthly floor checks.

4.Committee assignments / Quality Assurance record keeping as assigned

III. Education

B.S. / PHARM D in Pharmacy

IV. Qualifications And Experience

Current Ga. Pharmacist License or eligible for Ga. License.

High level of supervisory skills, organizational skills, communication skills, reliability and attention to detail. Previous hospital training preferred.

Previous pharmacokinetic training required.

V. Physical Demands

• Carry less than 10 pounds on a regular basis and up to 3-5 pounds if needed.
• Ability to conduct training programs and presentations for hospital patients and employees as needed.
• Ability to properly write physician's orders concerning clinically and

pharmacokinetically calculated doses of medication.

VI. Responsibility For Supervision

Supervises six non-exempt employees.

VII. Contact With Others

Internal

Daily Phone or In Person contact with Department Heads, Business Office Personnel, & Other WMH Personnel.

Frequent Phone or In person contact with Physicians, Hospital Authority, & Patients / Family

External

Frequent Phone or In person contact with Sales Representatives, Local Government / Business Officials, & In person Visitors.

VIII. Effect Of Error

The pharmacist is responsible for accuracy of patient orders. Errors could result in patient injury or death or monetary loss to the hospital. The

pharmacist also has access to patient files with highly confidential material. Errors in providing this information could result in monetary loss to the

hospital.

IX. ACKNOWLEDGMENT

This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts, or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change ( e.g., emergencies, changes in personnel, workload, rush job, or technological developments).