Clinical Staff Pharmacist - Pharmacy Regional

Carle Health•Peoria, IL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Implements pharmaceutical services to patients throughout the Medical Center by providing accurately compounded and dispensed medications and various clinical functions, including, but not limited to, therapeutic drug monitoring and patient appropriate dosing.

Requirements

Licensed Pharmacist - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)
Bachelor's Degree: Pharmacy
Working knowledge of, or ability to retrieve information about chemotherapy agents.
Working knowledge of hyperalimentation.
Working knowledge of IV admixture.
Working knowledge of narcotic control.
Working knowledge of investigational drugs.
Working knowledge of therapeutic drug monitoring.
Working knowledge of medication storage and dispensing guidelines.

Responsibilities

Accepts responsibility for checking all medications leaving the department to verify quality assurance.
Dispenses medications from physician orders, ensuring accurate entry of the order into the computer to furnish hospital personnel with current medication administration reports.
Verifies dosages on the physician order are patient appropriate.
Dispenses medications per policy and procedure in a timely manner, using reference materials when necessary to ensure the accuracy and appropriateness of patient care.
Accurately checks refills, unit dose medications, and IV preparations as to filling and labeling accuracy by the pharmacy technician.
Communicates to healthcare professionals regarding an order (e.g., non-formulary drug, allergy, drug interaction, drug compatibilities, dosing question, etc.).
Uses sound judgment, as related to patient care, if the physician is unavailable to answer questions.
Works with healthcare professionals to provide the most appropriate and cost-effective drug therapy for each individual patient.
Uses various computer systems and reference books available in the pharmacy to assist healthcare professionals in selecting the most appropriate therapy for the patient.
Communicates with healthcare professionals regarding medication orders, discussing problems or questions with either the nurse or the physician.
Plays an active role in planning new functions and updating current services provided by pharmacy to assure high standards of pharmacy practice in the Medical Center.
Participates in in-service programs relating to new procedures, policies, equipment and treatments.
Participates in projects in the department, or outside the department, which may be formally assigned or may develop informally as the need arises or problems develop.
Works with various computer systems, writes in patient charts, doses medications based on patient specific parameters, and performs other clinical functions that may arise.
Enters oral medications into HBOC System.
Enters IV medications into HBOC System.
Oversees technician in operating Omnicell System.
Is able to dose all drugs in Pharmacokinetic Dosing Service.
Monitors for all adverse drug reactions on patients.