Purpose:

Provide safe, effective, and cost-efficient medication therapy by supporting medication-use systems, optimizing patient care, preventing medication-related issues, ensuring regulatory compliance, and serving as an educational and clinical resource for healthcare teams, students, and residents.

Responsibilities:

+ Review, interpret, verify, and dispense medication orders and prescriptions in compliance with state, federal, and organizational regulations.

+ Assess patient medication profiles for allergies, interactions, duplications, and appropriateness of therapy, while identifying and reporting adverse drug reactions.

+ Promote safe and cost-effective medication use through formulary management, therapeutic interchange protocols, and evidence-based drug therapy recommendations.

+ Collaborate with physicians, nurses, and healthcare teams to clarify orders, resolve medication-related concerns, and optimize patient outcomes.

+ Prepare and dispense medications, including sterile and IV admixtures, using appropriate technology and aseptic techniques.

+ Support pharmacy operations by coordinating daily workflow and supervising pharmacy technicians, interns, aides, and other support personnel.

+ Serve as a drug information resource and provide education, training, and preceptorship to healthcare professionals, pharmacy students, and residents.

+ Graduate of an ACPE accredited College of Pharmacy

+ B.S in Pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree

+ Current licensure as a Pharmacist in practicing state

+ No previous experience required; pharmacist experience preferred.Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

+ Pharmacist

+ Act 34

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