Pharmacy Nurse (RN)

OSBORNE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL•Osborne, KS

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for the coordination and management of the pharmacy system throughout the hospital with regards to procurement, processing and distribution of materials and services. Plans, organizes and directs all pharmacy functions and recordkeeping.

Requirements

Minimum Registered Nurse in good standing (R.N)
Experience with computer software and programs as well as basic functions of hospital pharmacy and the delivery of medications.
Registered Nurse (RN) in good standing in the State of Kansas.
Provide accurate, concise and effective oral and written communication.
Promote positive environment conductive to teamwork, innovation and positive morale.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, patients, and the general public.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractures, and decimals.
Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent.
Must be able to compute all necessary pharmacy calculations.
Ability to solve practical problems that deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk and talk or hear.
The employee is frequently required to stand, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and taste or smell.
The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb or balance; and stop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
Employee must rotate Power Of Attorney (POA) call.
Specific vision abilities required by this job includes close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
A four-week notice of resignation is required to terminate employment in good standing

Nice To Haves

bachelor’s degree preferred
Bachelor’s degree preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Develops policies and procedures in all pharmacy areas such as procurement, inventory control, receiving and storage, distribution, and duplication throughout the hospital and its clinics. All policies must be reported to the board and medical staff no less than annually to review.
Rotate stock, remove expired medications and perform inventory control measures to ensure efficient and accurate stocking of medications throughout the hospital and its clinics.
Maintain all records pertaining to pharmacy as designated in the record & retention guide and as requested by CEO, DON or PIC.
Maintains compliance with local, federal & state regulations
Achieves standards of practice as recommended by ISMP (Institute for Safe Medication Practices)
Provides administrative support for administrator in the form of reports, budgets, and medication utilization.
Participate in Quality Improvement and Assurance programs as directed by administration.
Participate in safety, infection control and risk management as requested by administration.
Participates in the Antimicrobial Stewardship program
Coordinate with the PIC to perform necessary duties and efficiently utilize their expertise.
Reviews, evaluates and approves all purchases of medications and pharmacy supplies.
Interfaces directly with all departments in the hospital with regards to medications.
Complete opiate review and report findings no less than monthly.
Maintains an adequate medication PAR level throughout the hospital
Acts as chairperson of the pharmacy & therapeutic (P&T) committee
Attends all medical staff meetings and reports all relevant pharmacy related issues.
In emergency situations, maintains sources of emergency supply items from other health facilities and vendors in cooperation with emergency preparedness.
Manage pharmacy scanning to ensure that all appropriate medications are recorded in the system for necessary scanning upon patient administration.
Record medication unit price and NDC into electronic record
Perform necessary tasks to ensure that all forms of medication are available in unit dose quantities. This may require multiple trips to the PIC location to unit dose medications
Ensures that the pharmacy department follows established safe practices for receiving all items including hazardous substances.
Cleans and organizes the pharmacy department to ensure clean, safe and accurate storage and handling of medications. Thorough cleaning must be completed no less than monthly.
Develop, organize and maintain hospital formulary and inventory
Performs additional tasks as assigned by administration
Serve as a resource for educational materials for staff, patients and families
Assists nursing department in various roles as needed Recovery Room, ER, OB and floor patients as necessary
Serve as the vaccine coordinator for state vaccine (VFC) program
Submit all necessary documentation
Complete all necessary training (annually)
Educate staff on the vaccines in storage and proper management and recordkeeping for state vaccines.
Outpatient coordination for nursing services
Ensures all outpatient orders are approved and have necessary information
Orders medications prior to patient arrival
Scheduled patient treatment
Administers outpatient treatment when time allows.
Must become Power Of Attorney for OCMH Pharmacy.
Must rotate call with other OCMH POA
Must certify and maintain good standing in the state of Kansas
Must verify orders for controlled substance