Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Pharmacist Job Opening in Murfreesboro, Tennessee - Job Description:
Pharmacist:
Verify physician's orders to be complete and appropriate for dose, route, and orders for incompatibilities, patient allergies, and drug interactions.
Provide basic consultant information concerning drug therapy to physicians, nurses, and health care professionals.
Evaluates patient's ability to understand medication instructions, and provides oral and written counseling on their drug therapy.
Clarifies and resolves all identified problems relating to patient drug therapy.
Refers all matters requiring administrative action to the supervisor.
Monitors patients for and documents all pharmaceutical problems.
Perform final professional review of medication to be dispensed to inpatient areas (unit dose carts) and/or fills unit dose carts independently without secondary review.
Appropriately restocks and/or oversees restocking of all medication/pharmacy items in Pyxis® cabinets throughout healthcare uncomplicated and/or complicated parenteral admixtures to be delivered in the form of large volume, small volume, infusion syringe or other modality as required.
Correctly selects and measures appropriate ingredients, mixes ingredients in a safe and effective manner, inspects the final product for accuracy, suitability and elegance, labels the product, maintains records of the manufacturing process and supplies the product for final delivery to the patient.
Accurately dispenses prescriptions and medication orders by selecting correct product based on label requirements and assures each item is dispensed and labeled according to all applicable standards.
Operates automated prescription filling and queuing systems to process patient medication orders.
Operates automated repackaging and bar-coding systems for inpatient unit-dose participates in the quality assurance program.
Ensures that appropriate records are kept for the pharmacy-related activities of the Pharmacy Service.
Assumes responsibility for compliance with Joint Commission and other departmental and facility-wide quality assurance reviews and monitors.
Conforms to existing VA regulations and effective interpersonal communications with patients, their families and staff.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Personnel assigned by the contractor to perform the services covered by this task order must have a current and unrestricted pharmacist license in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States or the District of Columbia (Pharmacists).
Personnel assigned by the contractor to perform the services covered by this task order shall be proficient in written and spoken English .
Candidate must be computer literate as patient documentation is directly processed in the
patients electronic medical record.
Candidate qualification shall be subject to review by the VA Chief of Pharmacy or designee and approved by the VA Facility Director if required. The Contracting Officer will be notified prior to any changes in personnel.
Candidate must complete VA credentialing process as services are required, they shall be provided within two (2) weeks of receiving notice of contract award.
The Healthcare System will make every attempt to notify the Contractor at least two weeks prior to the time needed or prior to the time needed to release the contract employee.
Must be a U.S. Citizen and have current in good standing with a U.S. Board of Pharmacy as a pharmacist. Must possess malpractice coverage (pharmacist).
Job Type: Full-time
Required education:
Bachelor's
Required experience:
Pharmacy: 2 years
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