Resident-Pharmacy

Position Summary

Responsible for:

1. Customer satisfaction
2. Supervising and managing shift personnel and physical resources
3. Assuring accurate dispensing or pharmaceuticals
4. QC/PI/educational activities
5. Exemplifying pharmaceutical care ideals
6. Communicate with other healthcare personnel to optimize the medication management of a patient

Minimum Requirements

Education         

• BS in Pharmacy/Pharm.D.

Experience        

• Prior experience in health system pharmacy including experience with computer systems and

their applications to the clinical and operational aspects of pharmaceutical care required.

License/Registration/Certifications        

• Current license (or eligible) to practice pharmacy in S.C. 
• Pharmacy extern will work under supervision of licensed pharmacist until license obtained.

Preferred Requirements

Preferred Education     

• N/A

Preferred Experience    

• N/A

Preferred License/Registration/Certifications    

• N/A

Core Job Responsibilities

• Follows attendance, dress, education (including continuing education) and safety polices
• Complies with appropriate regulatory agencies’ requirements, e.g. DHEC, DEA, etc.
• Directs staff and encourages teamwork to ensure department workload duties are correctly assigned throughout the staff on a day to day basis
• Completes appropriate formulary substitutions in order to optimize physical resources
• Initiates and documents appropriate follow-up on problem areas identified on departmental inspections by serving as a resource person for the department
• Participates in departmental and hospital activities such as, departmental in-services, participation in hospital and/or departmental committees.  Participates in departmental and hospital activities on performance Improvement
• Completes competency for IV medication and IV Room competency and is assessed of aseptic technique for sterile compounding preparations within established departmental guidelines
• Exercises professional judgment, discretion, and initiates communication with physicians, nurses, and other members of the health care team when there is question of appropriateness or a recommendation for more appropriate therapy to ensure safe medication use and to minimize the risk of medication errors
• Alerts and/or advises physician/nursing of drug-drug interaction, food-drug interaction.  Able to identify potential adverse drug reactions, document, and intervene as needed
• Provides clinical dosing/monitoring services on identified high-risk medications and adjusts/advises on result of data that are outside the appropriate parameters/guidelines
• Other duties as assigned
• Works with other health care providers, including participating in rounds and other patient care activities, to optimize medication regimens using evidence-based medicine and standards of care.
• Expand and/or optimize departmental services
• Precept pharmacy students.
• Performs quality improvement projects. Demonstrates the ability to implement new programs/improvements with minimal supervisory assistance and develop metrics to assess the impact of changes made.