Job Description

Job Summary:

Support hospital pharmacy operations to ensure provider orders are reviewed and processed, and medications are dispensed to patients upon receipt, in as safe a manner as possible. Comply with all Hospital and Comprehensive Pharmacy Services (CPS) policies as well as state and federal laws when working in the pharmacy.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Evaluates physician drug orders for appropriateness with regard to patient condition, organ function, disease state, and concomitant therapies to promote optimal patient outcomes. Includes, collection and interpretation of information regarding patients’ allergies, organ function, drug history, and other information pertinent to drug therapy.
• Processes provider medication orders including, but not limited to, order entry into dispensing computer system, appropriate product selection, compounding, labeling, and repackaging with completion of appropriate records; delegating product preparation activities to pharmacy technicians when appropriate, within legal limits and hospital policies and procedures.
• Consults with various health care professionals and provides information and guidance concerning drugs and their appropriate use.
• Ensures drugs are reasonably available to patients when needed to avoid delays in therapy and promote positive patient outcomes.
• Comply with departmental and hospital policies and procedures.
• Assumes duties of Director of Pharmacy in his/her absence to manage daily departmental activities
• Assists in orienting new personnel or students to departmental services and programs.
• Responds to cardiopulmonary resuscitation procedures, when requested.
• Assists in ensuring drug storage locations are maintained appropriately (e.g., floor stock, automated dispensing systems, surgery carts, emergency carts, "crash" carts, etc.).
• Assists in ensuring that drug items are appropriately billed to various areas or patients.
• Assists in ensuring that pharmacy inventory is maintained at appropriate levels.
• Procures formulary and non-formulary items to provide optimal drug therapy.
• Reviews and assumes responsibility for products prepared by pharmacy technicians and assigns tasks to pharmacy technicians as necessary to meet workload demands.
• Participates in and/or provides support to hospital committees as agreed upon by committee members and the Director of Pharmacy to help establish drug-related policies, criteria, or to monitor issues related to drugs i.e., Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee.
• Assist in the preparation of periodic reports on the progress of the department for submission to the administration of the hospital.
• Maintains State and Federal required records to maintain adequate accountability and control.
• Participate in departmental and hospital performance improvement activities to promote quality in the medication use process, including documentation of pharmacist interventions.
• Assists the department and hospital in maintaining compliance with accreditation standards.
• Maintains knowledge of state and federal pharmacy and applicable health care regulations and professional standards as they relate to this job description.
• Adheres to requirements of state and federal pharmacy laws and regulations in the performance of duties.
• Adheres to applicable hospital policies and procedures.
• Assist in presenting medical, nursing, or department in-service programs.
• Provide patient education, as needed, on medications.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Through training and/or experience, possess necessary knowledge to provide oversight of medication regimens for the patient populations treated in the facility including a knowledge of dosing for specific age populations.

Professional Requirements:

• Must exercise sound administrative and professional judgment using initiative consistent with a high level of patient care.
• Requires an extremely high degree of accuracy. Is responsible for the safety of patients and department personnel under his or her supervision.
• Adheres to state and federal laws, regulations, standards, company policies and procedures, and Code of Conduct.
• Maintains the confidentiality of patient, hospital, and corporate information.
• Requires the ability to work efficiently under broad guidelines and must frequently exercise his or her own judgment in decision making.
• Effective communication skills - verbal and written.
• Completes and maintains all required education and/or training requirements.
• Complies with HIPAA regulations and always maintains patient confidentiality.
• Follows and maintains all lawful safety, health requirements, and regulations, and follow protocols for required protective equipment (PPE).
• Promptly reports safety issues, job-related injury, or illness, near misses, etc. in SafetyZone.
• Follows Hillsboro Health Standards of Behavior.

Requirements

Education and/or Experience:

• Graduate of a college of pharmacy accredited by the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education (ACPE) with a minimum of a bachelor’s degree.
• Doctor of Pharmacy preferred.
• Some Hospital Pharmacy work experience preferred.
• Post-graduate Hospital pharmacy residency preferred.
• Proficient computer skills using Pharmacy systems and Microsoft applications – Outlook, Word, Excel.

Certificates and Licenses:

• Licensure in good standing as a Registered Pharmacist in the state of practice.

Physical Demands:

Physical demands of the position, including vision, hearing, repetitive motion, and environment are required. A separate document will be provided upon hire, during annual evaluation process, and upon request. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position without compromising patient care.

CORPORATE COMPLIANCE

Receives training and/or attends necessary meetings to meet the criteria as outlined in Hillsboro Health’s Corporate Compliance Plan and Code of Conduct. Understands the responsibilities related to compliance and knows whether to contact the Corporate Compliance Officer should there be any instance of question or concern regarding fraud and/or abuse.