Staff Pharmacist
Pharmacist Interprets physician prescriptions and medication orders to dispense the medication. Acts as a drug information resource to clients, physicians and healthcare professionals. Performs all other pharmaceuticals needs for client care by performing the related duties.
Job Responsibilities:
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Reviews prescriptions issued by physicians or other authorized prescriber to ensure accuracy and determine formulas and ingredients needed.
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Oversee the compounding of the medications using standard formulas and processes such as weighing, measuring and mixing ingredients.
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Collaborate with prescribing physicians to design unique, patient-specific therapies, such as allergy-free, dye-free, or specific-strength medications, for a Formulation Design
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Adhere strictly to state Board of Pharmacy regulations and USP standards including USP (795 ), USP (797), and or USP( 800) as applicable.
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Monitors all posting onto the client profiles in order that accuracy, drug allergies, drug interactions, duplicate therapy, rational drug therapy and incompatibilities may be realized and better client care received.
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Directs pharmacy personnel engaged in admixing, packaging and labeling pharmaceuticals.
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Answers questions and provides information to physicians, clients and other healthcare professionals on appropriate use of medication, drug interactions, side effects, dosage, storage, etc.
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Performs all aspects of patient care in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health care errors.
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Follows the five medication rights and reduces the potential for medication errors.
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Assists in teaching programs.
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Endorses policies and procedures for pharmacy operations.
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Responsible for the maintenance and proper operations of equipment and supplies in the work areas as applicable.
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Maintains established procedures concerning quality control, security of controlled substances and disposal of hazardous waste.
- Enters data into the computer system (Digital RX) such as client, prescribed medications and cost, and maintains client profiles and charge system.
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Reviews and monitors drug therapy that requires dosing adjustments as authorized by the physician.
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Provides pharmaceutical care to all ages of clients. Must understand that there are dosage variations between newborns, pediatrics, adolescents, adult and geriatric clients and know where to find appropriate information.
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Participates in organizational performance improvement activities.
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Assists the Director of the Pharmacy on special assignments.
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Supervises at least 1-2 members of the pharmacy staff on a daily basis.
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Assists the Director of the Pharmacy with responsibilities in accordance with Pharmacy's mission, policy and any applicable laws.
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Responsibilities may include and will not be limited to:
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Planning, assigning and directing work.
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Addressing complaints and resolving problems.
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Adhere to dress code; appearance is neat and clean.
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Represents the Pharmacy in a positive and professional manner in the community.
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Completes annual education requirements.
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Maintains regulatory requirements.
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Ensures confidentiality of patient or company information.
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Actively participates in performance improvement and continuous quality improvement.
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Reports to work on time and as scheduled.
Wears identification while on duty; use ; computerized punch time system correct
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Provides in-service education to clinical staff.
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Attends meetings.
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Complies with all organizational policies regarding ethical business practices.
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Communicates the mission, ethics and goals of the organization.
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Doctorate of Pharmacy degree or Bachelor of Pharmacy degree or equivalent.
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Licensed in the State of California, State Board of Pharmacy as a pharmacist.
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Education in all age groups ranging from newborn to the geriatric population obtained either in school education, experience or subsequent training.
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Includes appropriate certificates or licenses required for the position.
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Must be able to apply necessary advanced mathematical concepts such as exponents and logarithms.
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Ability to apply mathematical operation; to such tasks as dosage calculations, formulation of pharmaceutical preparations and data analysis.
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Ability to define problems collects data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
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Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions.
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Deal with several abstract variables.
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Working knowledge of computers, automated pharmacy systems and Pharmacy Software or the willingness to learn.
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Must be self-directed, motivated and capable of supervising support personnel
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For physical demands of position, including vision, hearing, repetitive motion and environment
