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Luminis Health · 3 months ago

Clinical Staff Pharmacist-Inpatient

Annapolis, MD

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

1+ years exp

Luminis Health is a healthcare organization seeking a Clinical Staff Pharmacist-Inpatient to facilitate the safe and effective use of drugs. The role involves verifying medication orders, providing drug information, supervising pharmacy technicians, and participating in patient care rounds.

Health CareMedicalNon Profit

Responsibilities

Verifies the accuracy of order entry by authorized prescribers in computerized patient medication profiles

Reviews written medication orders or prescriptions to determine appropriate ingredients, strength, and dosage

Reviews medication orders for: potential allergies, drug/drug and food/drug interactions, route of administration, appropriate dose and potential for adverse drug reactions with other medications ordered

Contacts the prescriber, as appropriate, to clarify orders and/or make recommendations concerning alternate therapies

Provides drug information to patients, physicians, nurses, and other clinical staff where appropriate and upon request

Supervises the daily operational duties in the dispensing area to which assigned, including assisting and assigning, closely monitoring and reviewing the work of Pharmacy Technicians, to assure accurate and timely delivery of medications

Participates in patient care rounds and unit based services, which may include: medication reconciliation, promoting medication efficacy/safety/cost improvement initiatives, participation in unit process improvement activities, and patient education & follow-up as appropriate

Participates in improvements in interdepartmental policies and procedures which support the Pharmacy Department and Hospitals strategic goals

Maintains accurate records as required by departmental policies and procedures and/or federal and state board regulations

Completes all core competencies and documents clinical activities accurately and according to policies and procedures

Supports the Investigational Drug Service in the daily operations of the department

Educates and supervises technician staff in the preparation of intravenous admixture solutions and chemotherapeutic agents, using aseptic technique

Completes formal in-service, formulary addition/deletion, assimilation of evidence-based protocol/order-set, medication safety related activities and/or targeted medication expense reductions