Job Description
The incumbent will develop and implementpolicies, procedures, process guidelines, and protocols to ensure the provision of safe, effective and economical pharmacotherapy for all patients in the hospital, ensuring compliance with clinical practice standards as well as Joint Commission and applicable federal, state and local laws and regulatory standards. The incumbent sits on the Pharmacy and Therapeutic Committee and other key patient care/clinical committees Other responsibilities include the development and implementation of quality improvement initiatives, fiscal controls, and management of human and capital resources, formulary management, and risk management functions for the clinical pharmacy program.
ESSENTIAL
RESPONSIBILITIES AS A CLINICAL PHARMACIST:
- Establishes, coordinates, implements and
provides all aspects of clinical pharmacy activities with emphasis on
therapeutic drug monitoring, clinical pathways, formulary management, pharmaco economics
and patient outcomes through detailed reporting systems;
- Assists the Director in developing
operational systems and procedures for the Pharmacy Department’s Clinical
Division that are in accordance with the guidelines of the Joint Commission on
the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, and state hospital codes;
- Coordinates the activities associated with the
provision of safe, effective and economical pharmacotherapy for patients on
anti-infective agents and for patients on other drugs which are in the
pharmacy's monitoring program;
- Collaborates with physicians in
establishing drug criteria for the safe, economical and appropriate use of
medications;
- Participates in multidisciplinary team
rounds and provides pharmacotherapy recommendations during the discussions;
- Develops disease/drug therapy management programs
to ensure safe, appropriate and cost-effective use of medications;
- Manages non-formulary requests for drugs, and
participates in Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee activities;
- Performs initial assessments of drugs
having pre-established criteria to be monitored, and monitors these drugs for
follow-ups;
- Participates in pharmacoeconomic
evaluations and outcome research;
- Retrieves, analyzes, evaluates, and
interprets the scientific literature, and serves as the resource person for
patient and population-specific drug information to health professionals and
patients;
- Assists the Director in coordinating the
review, tracking and compilation of data regarding adverse drug events (i.e.,
medication incidents and adverse drug reactions);
- Issues statements on the clinical policies and
procedures of the Pharmacy Department;
- Assists in the selection of drug products
and the development of protocols;
- Participates in the generation of new
knowledge relevant to the practice of pharmacotherapy, clinical pharmacy and
medicine; Educates health care professionals, students, patients, and the
public regarding rational drug therapy
- Interprets and applies pharmacokinetic
drug data, and recommends dosing regimens based on patient's medical history
and disease state, ensuring optimal patient care;
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Develops communication systems to respond to
problems or emergency requests from patient care units;