Ambulatory Care Pharmacist
Under general supervision, provides customer focused pharmaceutical care oversees the efficient dispensing, processing recording of prescriptions issued by physicians, dentists, other authorized health care providers. Communicates w/ providers to influence optimal drug information to patients health care providers. Participates in patient provider educational programs to positively impact patient compliance provider prescribing practices. Oversees directs pharmacy technician staff in the execution of technical functions. Assists in cash inventory control in accordance w/ departmental procedures comply w/ all record keeping legal requirement of the practice of pharmacy.
Essential Functions:
- Analyses patient care services needs in a manner that facilitates the achievement of both a high level of customer satisfaction the attainment of organizational care service initiatives.
- Reviews prescribe medications dosages to ensure that therapy is safe effective for the patient's condition. Utilizes patient profiles to identify clinically significant drug allergies drug interactions. Processes labels prescriptions w/ proper identification data directions for patient use. Compounds dispenses medications accurately.
- Provides advice consultation to patients regarding side effects drug interactions, specific storage requirement complete directions for use. Monitors designated patients' compliance response to drug therapy to improve individual patient outcomes.
- Routinely communicates w/ providers to influence the use of formulary medications in compliance w/ clinical protocols, target drug initiatives pre-authorized therapeutic substitutions. Documents all clinical interventions using approved forms.
- Demonstrates proficiency in operating automated systems for prescription order entry, patient profile review or retrieval of clinical or statistical data. Maintains proper records relating to medication profiles, prescription files, controlled substances records, non-formulary records other legal departmental record procedures. Demonstrates proficiency w/ the Point of Service (POS) cash register system cash management procedures.
- Serves as a liaison to assigned clinical care team as demonstrated by problem solving skills on medication related issues, input on education matters relating to medications fostering interdepartmental coordination on pharmaceutical care initiatives.
- Maintains professional competency through attendance participation in clinical team meetings ACPE accredited continuing education programs. Assists in the training education of pharmacy students technicians.
- Participates in departmental quality improvement initiatives contributes to team or departmental projects directed toward the achievement of improved service efficiency patient outcomes.
Secondary Functions:
Qualifications:
Rotating schedule to include weekends and holidays.
Basic Qualifications:
- BS in pharmacy or pharmacy degree from an accredited college of pharmacy required.
- Licensed to practice pharmacy in assigned jurisdiction required.
Preferred Qualifications:
- 1 year experience as a pharmacist in an outpatient clinic, hospital or retail pharmacy.
- Completion of an ASHP accredited pharmacy residency program.
- IV or Home IV experience.