Pharmacist Full-Time Days

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, and may require practice in a variety of pharmacy areas depending on workload. The position is scheduled for 40 hours per week on the first shift.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree in pharmacy.
Ability to practice in a variety of pharmacy areas as required by workload.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Maintain competency in drug therapy for patients of all age groups and the specific patient populations served.
Support physicians in pharmaceutical care, including reviewing medication histories and profiles, assessing patient demographics and laboratory data, educating patients, establishing treatment outcomes, developing therapeutic and monitoring plans, implementing regimens, monitoring outcomes and pharmacokinetics, and documenting medication-related issues.
Evaluate drug therapy for appropriateness of use, dose, dosage form, regimen, route, therapeutic duplication, and drug interactions.
Precept pharmacy students and 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, convert non-formulary orders to formulary when possible, and coordinate procurement of non-formulary drugs when necessary.
Counsel patients on discharge medications as needed.
Participate in medication management during medical emergencies, 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 order 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 opportunities for 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 medications, IV admixtures, chemotherapeutic agents, and investigational agents.
Ensure timely and accurate dispensing of drugs and solutions from the pharmacy.
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.
Enter orders for IVs and other items into the computer 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 different areas within the pharmacy as required by workload.