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Pharmacy - Pharmacist

Cynet Health • Alexandria, Louisiana • $88.55 / hour • 1h ago

Pharmacy - Pharmacist

Profession: Pharmacy

Specialty: Pharmacy

Duration: Full Time

Shift: Varies

Hours per Shift: 8 hours

Experience: Minimum 1 year of hospital experience preferred

License: State licensure required

Certifications: BLS or ACLS required

Must-Have:

Graduate of an ACPE accredited School of Pharmacy with a Doctor of Pharmacy degree or BS Pharmacy degree.
Client experience preferred.
Pharmacy registration in the State of practice.

Description: The pharmacist is responsible for filling orders for drugs. They monitor patient drug therapies and provide drug information. Pharmacists provide pharmacy services with compassion, excellence, and efficiency.

Key Responsibilities: Prepares and dispenses drug orders per physician request according to established policies and procedures. Interprets drug orders (verbal and written) and transcribes/verifies into computerized patient medication records accurately. Maintains accurate and complete patient drug records. Compounds and dispenses pharmaceuticals, including non-sterile and sterile products, chemotherapy, and parenteral nutrition products accurately. Issues controlled substances to patient care areas and maintains records as required by law and institutional policies. Provides services efficiently and in a timely fashion. Maintains current pharmacist license. Ensures applicable continuing education records and licensure are maintained in department files. Attends staff meetings. Completes all competency and skills assessment requirements. Supervises and directs pharmacy support personnel. Verifies the daily activities of pharmacy technicians. Provides ambulatory pharmaceutical care services utilizing approved protocols. Manages patient drug therapy and provides patient education. Performs duties in clinical areas assigned, such as but not limited to anticoagulation clinics and transition of care.

Ensures safe, appropriate, and cost-effective drug therapies for patients according to established policies and procedures. Monitors drug therapy regimens for contraindications, drug-drug interactions, and appropriateness of drug and dose. Assists with pharmacokinetics consultation service and renal drug dosing per hospital protocol. Reads, extracts, and interprets information in patient medical records accurately. Detects and reports suspected adverse drug reactions accurately and in a timely manner. Sustains the hospital drug formulary, minimizing non-formulary procurements. Promotes rational drug therapy selection. Provides clinical consultation and clarification to practitioners as appropriate. Provides accurate, adequate, and timely drug information to professional staff. Provides drug education to patients and their families per institutional protocol. Participates in quality improvement and medication use review activities of the department. Collects data, conducts monitors and inspections, and maintains logs and records as assigned. Conducts designated interventions as defined by department Clinical Intervention activities. Participates in stewardship and shortage management activities as assigned. Attends interdisciplinary rounds when assigned. Provides services efficiently and in a timely fashion.

Occupational Hazards: Potential for exposure to hazardous and toxic substances. Risk of exposure to biologic material when participating in indirect patient care activities. Potential for musculoskeletal injuries if proper lifting and carrying techniques are not used.

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