What are the responsibilities and job description for the Pharmacist position at Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville?
Clinical Staff Pharmacists are responsible and accountable for the provision of safe, effective, and prompt medication therapy. Through various assignments within the department, they provide support of centralized and decentralized medication use systems as well as deliver optimal medication therapy to patients with a broad range of disease states.
All pharmacists are responsible for drug preparation and distribution for medications; evaluating, inputting and verification of medication orders; assisting providers and other health care professionals by serving as a drug information resource; monitoring and managing medication regimens per protocol or per consult; and managing pharmacy inventory. Responsible for supervising and performing pharmacy operations in accordance with hospital policies and procedures, ethical and professional practices, accreditation standards, State and Federal requirements and National Patient Safety Goals regarding medication management.
Graduate of an accredited College of Pharmacy with a BS in Pharmacy with a PharmD preferred. Kentucky Board of Pharmacy license in good standing as applicable to practice site. Current Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification preferred.
