Pharmacist
Location: Lafayette, Louisiana
Description: Lafayette General Medical Center is currently seeking to employ Pharmacist right now, this position will be settled in Louisiana. Further informations about this position opportunity please give attention to these descriptions. POSITION SUMMARY: The Pharmacist assumes the responsibility for providing services to in-patients, out-patients, and employees. Staff Pharmacist is responsible for compound! ing and dispensing all drugs, including I.V. mixtures and hyperalimentation solutions, monitor patient drug therapies, and provide drug information to doctors, nurses, and patients as requested. The Pharmacist shall report directly to the Director of Pharmacy and will supervise all pharmacy support personnel in the absence of the Director..
A. The Pharmacist provides functional supervision of the Pharmacy services by:
1. Allocating and coordinating the work flow ensuring pharmacy services are provided in a timely manner.
2. Supervises and directs pharmacy support personnel, advising support personnel in the more complex phases of their work.
3. Answers the telephone, identifying self and department, directing calls to appropriate personnel.
4. Keeps pharmacy areas and equipment clean, neat, and well-organized.
5. Training of new employees.
B. The Pharmacist prepares and dispenses medication orders per physician requests according to established p! olicies, procedures and protocols by:
1. Interpreting medi! cation orders (written and verbal) and transcribes to computerized patient medication profiles accurately. Maintains accurate and complete medication profiles.
2. Compounds and dispenses pharmaceuticals, including sterile, chemotherapy, and parenteral nutrition preparations accurately
3. Issues controlled substances to patient care areas and maintains records as required by law.
C. The Pharmacist ensures safe, appropriate, cost-effective medication therapies for patients according to established policies, procedures and protocols by:
1. Monitoring drug therapy regimens for contraindications, drug-drug interactions, drug-laboratory test interactions, drug-food interactions, allergies, appropriateness of drug and dose, and therapeutic duplications.
2. Assist with pharmacokinetics consult service and drug dosing per organizational protocol.
3. Reviews/interprets culture and susceptibility data for antibiotic appropriateness and recommend changes as need! ed.
4. Reads, extracts, and interprets information in patient charts accurately.
5. Detects and reports suspected adverse drug reactions and medication errors accurately and in a timely manner.
6. Sustains the formulary by minimizing non-formulary procurements, utilizing therapeutic substitution protocols, and promoting rational drug therapy selection.
7. Provides clinical consultation and clarification to practitioners. Suggests appropriate, cost-effective therapeutic alternatives to medical staff as needed.
8. Provides accurate, adequate, and timely drug information to the professional staff.
9. Provides drug information to patients and their families as needed.
10. Documents all clinical activities and interventions accurately and completely.
11. Participates in the quality improvement and medication use review activities of the department. Collects data, conducts quality monitors and inspections and maintains log, records, and other docum! entation as assigned.
D. The Pharmacist maintains competence requir! ed for current job title/description by:
1. Maintain current pharmacy licensure
2. Attend department staff meetings
3. Attends orientation, education, and training programs.
4. Reviews literature and other materials pertinent to the practice of pharmacy including but not limited to new drugs, improved technology, and changes in laws.
5. The Pharmacist assumes additional responsibilities as requested.
EDUCATION/TRAINING/EXPERIENCE :
1. Pharmacist licensed as set forth by the State of Louisiana required
2. Health system experience preferred, but not required.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORKING CONDITIONS :
Generally this person will work in a well-lighted, well-ventilated, heated, air-conditioned environment. Repetitive use of hands and fingers (e.g., preparing IV admixtures, use of a computer keyboard) Environmental demands include moderate lifting, intense and constant concentration, safe working conditions, operatio! n of equipment, and listening to low level noise. The Pharmacists are required to respond quickly and appropriately under pressure.
CRITICAL DEMANDS :
Ability to work independently with minimal direct supervision, work cooperatively with pharmacy staff and other health-system members, handle frequent interruptions and adapt to changes in workload and work schedule, set priorities, make critical decisions, respond quickly to emergency requests, exercise sound professional judgment, communicate effectively (orally and in writing), and meet the pharmaceutical care needs of neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult, geriatric, psychiatric, obstetric, and rehabilitation patients.
OCCUPATIONAL HAZARDS :
Potential for exposure to infectious patients or materials, hazardous and toxic substances (including chemotherapy, cytotoxic drugs, and cleaning solutions), sticks or cuts from needles and sharp items and musculoskeletal injuries if proper lif! ting and carrying techniques are not used.
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This position will be started on: Sat, 20 Jul 2013 13:13:11 GMT