Maniilaq Association
01/20
Title: Ambulatory Pharmacist Range: TBD
Program: Pharmacy Status: Exempt-Professional
Housing Priority: 3 Covered: Yes
Provides pharmaceutical products, drug use information and clinical pharmacy services to hospitalized and ambulatory patients. Assumes primary responsibility for managing the ambulatory pharmacy program. This positon reports to the Chief Pharmacist, and in their absence, the Deputy Chief Pharmacist.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provides pharmaceutical products, drug use information and clinical pharmacy services to hospitalized patients on a rotating basis with other pharmacists on the staff. Inpatient tasks include:
- a.)Daily reviewing of all medication orders;
- b.)Providing medications through a unit-dose distribution system and I.V. admixture service;
- c.)Preparing patient medication histories;
- d.)Monitoring drug therapy;
- e.)Consulting with prescribers about appropriateness of drug use;
- f.)Providing assistance in determining dosing regimens based on pharmacoketic principles, when requested;
- g.)Providing patient drug use education and discharge counseling; and
- h.)Participating in drug use reviews and patient care audits.
- Provides pharmaceutical products and drug use information to ambulatory patients including counseling about proper use of prescribed medications; reviews patient’s past medication history at time of each visit and consults with the prescriber about any inconsistencies in therapy noted of the appropriateness of prescribed drugs.
- Provides services to residents of the Long Term Care; participates in the monthly review of medication regimen in compliance with Alaska State Law.
- May give primary care, including ordering and interpreting of certain laboratory tests, and provide pharmaceutical products, where primary care protocols have been developed and expertise demonstrated.
- Provides drug information to clinical and support staff, and participates in the education of medical, pharmacy, dental and nursing personnel and students, including the nursing care staff at Long Term Care.
- Assumes the role of pharmacy administrator during absences of the Dep. Chief/Chief Pharmacist; to this end, the incumbent, is exposed to all of the administrative duties of the department and may be delegated the task of performing some of these duties, according to interest, experience, and/or abilities.
- May be called upon any hour of the day or night.
- Serves as a clinical pharmacy preceptor for pharmacy residents and pharmacy students
- Provides medication and practice-based education/training to residents, students and other healthcare professionals
- Provides formal education and clinical education in the area of expertise to pharmacists in training.
- Perform and/or assume other job or work related duties as assigned.
