Pharmacist/Full Time Varied Shifts (80 Hours Per Pay Period)

Hendricks Regional Health•Danville, IN

About The Position

The pharmacist provides comprehensive pharmaceutical care through integrated drug distribution, clinical services, and teaching. The role includes leadership, drug distribution, clinical intervention, teaching, training, and continuing education. Pharmacists provide care across patient age groups and may practice in a variety of pharmacy areas based on workload. Duties and responsibilities may change at any time with or without notice.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree in pharmacy.

Nice To Haves

Experience in unit-dose and IV admixtures is desirable.
For pharmacists pursuing a more direct patient-care role, one or more of the following would be beneficial: Pharm.D. degree, ASHP-accredited residency or advanced specialty residency, or significant clinical experience.

Responsibilities

Maintain competency in drug therapy for patients across age groups.
Provide pharmaceutical care by assisting physicians with medication history review, patient education, outcome setting, demographic assessment, therapeutic planning, treatment alternatives, monitoring plans, regimen implementation and monitoring, chart documentation, laboratory interpretation, profile review, pharmacokinetic monitoring, and interaction monitoring.
Monitor drug therapy for appropriate use, dose, dosage form, regimen, route, therapeutic duplication, and interactions.
Precept Purdue and Butler pharmacy students and pharmacy interns consistent with academic credentials and clinical experience.
Conduct target drug programs and drug-use evaluations as needed, and report results to the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee.
Detect, monitor, document, and report adverse drug reactions and medication errors.
Promote formulary use by converting non-formulary orders when possible and coordinating procurement when necessary.
Counsel patients on discharge medications as necessary.
Participate in medical emergency drug therapy management, respond to Code Blue emergencies, and prepare medications as needed.
Maintain and update patient profiles with demographics, diagnoses, allergies, and current medications.
Clarify medication orders with prescribers, document changes in patient and pharmacy records, and inform others of changes.
Reconcile pharmacy and nursing medication records daily.
Check unit-dose non-Omnicell medication batches for accuracy.
Check and verify the accuracy of orders entered into the computer by technicians.
Review medication orders for appropriateness and check first doses of IV admixtures and unit-dose medications prepared by technicians.
Provide presentations, publications, and other informative activities on drug-related topics to the health care community and general public.
Identify and act on drug-therapy cost avoidance by promoting cost-effective regimens and drugs and reducing waste.
Document clinical interventions and cost avoidance as part of the departmental documentation program.
Ensure proper technique and accurate preparation of pharmaceutical products, including oral, IV admixture, chemotherapeutic, and investigational agents.
Ensure timely and accurate dispensing of drugs and solutions from the pharmacy area.
Accurately fill and dispense medication orders for inpatients.
Provide drug information to health care professionals and patients.
Review physician orders for therapeutic problems, contraindications, interactions, allergies, and formulary status.
Provide computer order entry for IVs and other entries as needed.
Participate in continuing education programs, meetings, training programs, and related activities.
Ensure compliance with the controlled-substance distribution and control system.
Practice in a variety of pharmacy areas as required by workload.