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Reviews, interprets, clarifies and processes all medication orders to ensure safety for patients of all ages using patient profiles and available clinical data.
Ensures the safe and timely delivery of medications to patient care areas.
Utilizes barcode verification and automation software and hardware when executing pharmacist checking and dispensing functions.
Provides clinical pharmacy services including pharmacokinetics, renal dosing, IV to PO interchanges, dosing recommendations, and antibiotic stewardship review as appropriate for assigned coverage areas in central or other areas of general coverage.
Documents clinical interventions.
Monitors pharmacy work flow to ensure all daily distributive and clinical functions are accomplished.
Supervises and redirects technical staff to optimize time management, execute timely medication delivery, and to ensure auditing and cleaning responsibilities are completed as defined in established daily workflows.
Provides immediate, direct supervision, as defined by pharmacy leadership, to unlicensed pharmacy students on rotation.
Ensures a safe and appropriate medication use process through medication event reporting.
Performs and documents monthly unit inspections and consults with and advises nursing staff on proper storage and handling of medications including code carts and floor stock.
Has working knowledge of all State and Federal laws and regulations affecting the practice of pharmacy.
Maintains annual continuing education requirements as required by the Alabama State Board of Pharmacy.
Functions as a preceptor when assigned to train Pharmacists and Pharmacy Residents.
Attends department training opportunities and meetings offered by Pharmacy Leaders and/or Pharmacy Residents.
Demonstrates competence and proficiency on annual DCH competency assessments as developed by the Pharmacy Manager or Team Leaders.
Provides medication information and educational programs to patients, health care staff, and pharmacy staff.
Participates in performance improvement and cost-saving activities as defined by pharmacy leadership.
Monitors the medication use process in assigned staffing areas on a routine basis and reports inconsistencies and makes recommendations to pharmacy leadership to improve mediation safety within the hospital.
Clinical Pharmacist - Part-time- Northport
Dch System
In-Person Northport, AL Healthcare Weekends
Job Description
Overview
The clinical staff pharmacist shall be responsible for reviewing and verifying orders, making therapeutic recommendations, and preparing and dispensing medications to inpatients and outpatients of all ages upon receiving medication orders from providers. In addition, the clinical staff pharmacist shall supply medication information and other clinical services to patients and other health care providers.
Responsibilities
Staffing & Clinical Activities:
Supervision & Pharmacy Workflow:
Medication Safety & Compliance
Training:
Performance Improvement:
DCH Standards:
- Maintains performance, patient and employee satisfaction and financial standards as outlined in the performance evaluation.
- Performs compliance requirements as outlined in the Employee Handbook
- Must adhere to the DCH Behavioral Standards including creating positive relationships with patients/families, coworkers, colleagues and with self.
- Performs essential job functions in a manner that ensures the safety of patients, visitors and employees.
- Identifies and reduces unsafe practices that may result in harm to patients, visitors and employees.
- Recognizes and takes appropriate action to reduce risks and hazards to promote safety for patients, visitors and employees.
- Requires use of electronic mail, time and attendance software, learning management software and intranet.
- Must adhere to all DCH Health System policies and procedures.
- All other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
- Current approved Alabama Board of Nursing RN license or multi-state license required or ability to obtain prior to start.
- Current American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross Basic Life Support (BLS) Provider training required.
- BSN preferred, minimum Associates required
- Must be able to read, write legibly, speak, and comprehend English.
Required within 6 months of start date: American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted
Cardiac/Critical Care:
- ACLS
Emergency Department-both campuses:
- ACLS
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
Emergency Department – Regional Campus only:
- Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC)
Perioperative:
- ACLS
- PACU –PALS; ACLS
Women’s/Children:
- NICU –Neonatal Resuscitation (NRP)
- Labor & Delivery –ACLS, NRP, and Intermediate Fetal Monitoring
- Mother Baby Unit – NRP
- Pediatrics – PALS
Clinical Support:
- Cardiac Monitoring Unit –ACLS
Dialysis:
- ACLS
International RNs:
- Current approved Alabama Board of Nursing RN license or multi-state license required or ability to obtain prior to start.
- Current American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross Basic Life Support (BLS) Provider training required or obtain within 30 days of start date.
- BSN preferred, minimum Associates required
- Must be able to read, write legibly, speak, and comprehend English.
Working Conditions
WORK CONTEXT
- Demonstrate leadership skills
- Requires decision making that will affect others
- Responsible to achieve outcomes
- Must be able to communicate clearly and accurately
- Ability to delegate to team members and students
- Must be able to receive delegation
- Address conflict and stressful situation
- Communicate with different personalities and engage in face to face discussion
- Dealing with unpleasant or verbally/physically aggressive personalities
- Must be able to use electronic mail, telephone and texting
- Must be able to work in groups
- Must be able to perform structured and unstructured work
- Must be able to meet time pressure and time lines
- Includes possible exposure to human body fluids, disease, infection, lab chemicals and hazardous materials and/or cleaning solutions
- Requires wearing of common protective and safety equipment such as gloves, safety glasses, mask, gowns, etc.
- Schedules vary; every other weekend required. Weekends include Saturday & Sunday
PHYSICAL FACTORS
- Medium work. Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.Must be able to tolerate prolonged periods of standing and walking
- Must be able to reach reasonable distances in any direction
- Must be able to stand, walk, kneel, bend, sit and stoop
- Must be able to run in an emergency
- Must have the ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull and carry objects
- Must be able to move fingers in a coordinated manner and must be ablet o feel and perceive temperature, texture, shape and size with fingertips
- Must be able to perform the duties with or without reasonable accommodation
- Must possess stamina to work prolonged shifts
- Hearing and vision must be normal or corrected to within normal range.
- Physical presence onsite is essential.
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