Job Description

Location:

Samaritan Medical Center

Department:

01.8471 SMC PHARMACY

Pay Range:

$55.27 - $91.19

Care for our community, and your career.

Key Responsibilities

Medication Management and Clinical Review

• Maintain and update patient profiles, including demographics, diagnoses, allergies, and
• current medications.
• Dispense medications accurately and promptly in accordance with prescription orders and
• established protocols.
• Evaluate medication therapy, addressing potential problems and clarifying orders with
• prescribers when necessary.
• Review drug regimens for appropriateness, considering indication, health status,
• therapeutic goals, allergies, and adverse drug reactions.
• Perform renal dose adjustments, IV to PO conversions, and optimize antibiotic therapy as
• needed.
• Monitor for and manage drug-drug, drug-food, and drug-disease interactions, dosage
• issues, contraindications, and duplication of therapies.
• Conduct follow-up evaluations to assess therapy effectiveness and address evolving
• medication needs.
• Help respond to drug shortages
• Reviews of policies and procedures
• Pharmacokinetic dosing of vancomycin and aminoglycosides
• Stays abreast of current clinical guidelines

Patient Care and Interdisciplinary Collaboration

• Participate in daily patient care review meetings and multidisciplinary care teams as
• assigned.
• Responsible for reviewing and verifying the accuracy and completeness of medication
• histories obtained by pharmacy technicians.
• Provide drug information and recommendations to physicians, nurses, and other
• healthcare professionals.
• Support emergency medical care by participating in drug therapy management during
• medical emergencies.
• Education and Oversight
• Precept pharmacy students during clinical rotations.
• Prepare educational materials, including newsletters, memos, and presentations on drug related topics for staff.

Regulatory Compliance and Quality Assurance

• Ensure adherence to facility and pharmacy policies, medication orders policy, and
• clinical guidelines.
• Maintain compliance with all applicable regulatory bodies (e.g., Board of Pharmacy,
• CMS, Joint Commission).
• Monitor and report adverse drug reactions and medication errors.
• Participate in target drug programs and drug utilization reviews, reporting findings to the
• Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee as requested.
• Operational Duties
• Oversee the preparation, labeling, and verification of pharmaceutical products, including
• oral, IV, and compounded medications.
• Check unit dose medication batches and maintain accuracy in Omnicell, Max trays etc.
• Ensure secure handling and accountability of controlled substances.
• Perform drug selection and procurement activities based on safety, efficacy, and cost effectiveness.
• Practice flexibly across different areas of the pharmacy as workload demands.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• By profession and licensure, supervises pharmacy technicians (assistants), buyers, and
• pharmacy interns.
• Accountable for all delegated tasks, ensuring that supportive personnel perform duties in
• compliance with regulations and standards.
• Maintains awareness of all compounding, preparation, packaging, labeling, and
• dispensing activities.
• Ensures proper record-keeping and adherence to all pharmacy procedures

Work Shift:

FLSA7DAY- 8 Hours Night Shift (United States of America)

Position Hours:

0

Samaritan is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.  Women, Minorities, Disabled, and Veterans are encouraged to apply.