Employment Type:

Full time

Shift:

Rotating Shift

Description:

Oversee and ensures a safe and efficient drug distribution system for patients, including clinical functions. Adheres to MercyOne's performance expectations and performs all defined services and other related duties in accordance with the mission, vision and values of MercyOne.  

 

Supervises the day-to-day operations of the pharmacy. 

• Supervises the work of pharmacy supportive staff. 

• Monitors the day-to-day management and acquisition of medications and supplies. 

• Facilitates problem solving of pharmacy issues. 

• Assists with department/division quality improvement activities. 

• Provides feedback on performance for all pharmacy personnel. 

• Ensure daily and weekly computer maintenance functions performed (input as assigned). 

• Offers suggestions to improve services and viable options to resolve problems. 

Monitors, reviews, interprets and dispenses medication orders in accordance with professional and legal standards and practices. 

• Interprets medication and treatment orders in relation to patient’s health status. 

• Maintains a computerized patient profile system in order to monitor patients’ medication therapy for safety and effectiveness. 

• Schedules the administration of medications to provide optimal effect. 

• Evaluates prospectively patient medication records for DUR and DUE. 

• Compounds/supervises the compounding of prescriptions and/or intravenous admixtures.. 

• Takes appropriate action in response to computer-identified interactions. 

• Demonstrates an understanding of reimbursement guidelines and issues and incorporates them appropriately into medication dispensing activities. 

• Ensures current billing of patient medications. 

• Checks all medication selections prior to dispensing to patient. 

Develops and implements clinical pharmacy activities using outcome based guidelines and MercyOne policy. 

• Monitors patient response to medications and effectiveness of therapy. 

• Evaluates patient response to medications and effectiveness of therapy to include diagnostic/lab results. 

• Communicates with and makes recommendations to physicians and other health team members regarding patient response, effectiveness of therapy and/or dosing levels and monitors as appropriate. 

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