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Pharmacy
Clinical Hospital Pharmacist
Ensure safe, efficient, and cost-effective selection, verification and delivery of medications. Perform medication counseling and education for patients, physicians, nurses, and caregivers. Manage the timely dispensing of medications for patients on nursing units, ER, and outpatient clinics. Compound specialized medications as required. Provide drug therapy recommendations and formulary alternatives to healthcare professionals. Carry out drug utilization reviews and evaluations (DURs and DUEs) for drug orders. Evaluate drug prices and recommend lower-cost alternatives. Provide advice to pharmaceutical buyer, and serve as backup buyer on occasion.
- Reduced costs 26% by initiating an IV to oral medication switch program, and 32% by focusing on automatic renal dosing and therapeutic substitution protocols.
- Increased cost savings and efficiency by designing dosage spreadsheets to automate dosage calculations, which also eliminated delays in delivering critical medications to nursing units and ER.
- Streamlined pharmacokinetic and TPN monitoring services, resulting in 48% increase in effective patient handling, by creating new procedures and forms for logging daily activities.
- Recognized by Human Resources for improving overall department morale and performance. Served as shift supervisor or interim manager during periods of new employee searches.
- Earned Employee of the Month for superior performance, and recognized on several occasions by patients and staff for excellent customer service.
- Provided assistance for several clinical drug studies, including GUSTO trial.
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Pharmacy Administration
Pharmacy
Hospital Pharmacist
Verified and processed medication orders and counseled patients on the use of their medications.
- Organized and held in-services for nurses and other health care providers throughout hospital.
- Participated in daily house staff rounds and subspecialty rounds.
- Applied evidence-based medicine within pharmacy operations.
- Selected to serve as observer of hospital's Drug Information and Formulary Committee.
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Pharmacy
Hospital Pharmacist
Evaluated, processed and prepared medication orders for a wide spectrum of patient populations.
- Prepared IV admixtures using aseptic technique in accordance with policy and procedure.
- Established and maintained collaborative relationships with physicians, nursing and other healthcare professionals.
- Provided drug information to healthcare professionals.
- Participated in departmental Performance Improvement activities.
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Pharmacy
Hospital Pharmacist
Consulted with doctors and nurses to evaluate appropriateness of medications
- Supervised and trained pharmacy technicians regarding oral and IV medications
- Performed pharmacy director responsibilities as a temporary capacity
- Counseled inpatients on the use of Coumadin and Lovenox at home
- Checked technicians' work for accuracy; solved Pyxis and IT issues
- Verified accuracy of order entry technicians and filled prescriptions
- Provided drug information to caregivers
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Bachelor of Arts
Pharmacy
Hospital Pharmacist
Compounded and dispensed all in-patient requisitions, all employee and staff prescriptions, all clinic and specialty prescriptions.
- Supervised adequate labeling of all medications dispensed from pharmacy.
- Dispensed, stored, and documented the distribution of all controlled drugs.
- Supervised and maintained records of all pharmacy transactions.
- Supervised all activities of pharmacy personnel.
- Collaborated for in-service teaching and research programs of the hospital.
- Provided drug information services.
- Made periodic nursing unit floor inspections.
- Set pricing and maintained profit margins while increasing customer base.
- Partnered with managed care facilities, large chain drug stores, and hospital purchasing groups which represented one-third of all the hospital beds in the country to increase profits and set pricing.
- Created and implemented annual and monthly business plans; researched new business opportunities; aided the field sales force through pricing approvals and on-site sales training.
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Pharmacy
Hospital Pharmacist
- Reviewed and interpreted physicians orders and dispensed medications
- Monitored drugs therapies and provided accurate and appropriate drug information
- Supervised and directed support personnel
- Dispensed and handled record-keeping of controlled substances
- Conducted Drug Regiment Review on all patients.
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Chemistry
Summer Undergraduate Research Program- Childrens Hospital Of Phiadelphia Immunology Lab
Minority Medical Education Program
Hospital Pharmacist- Pharmacokinetics- Student Pharmacist
- Evaluated patient profiles to monitor for medications that needed to be renally adjusted based on creatinine clearance
- Evaluated medical literature that provided an analysis of pharmacokinetic data
- Reviewed patient profiles for true medication errors
- Utilized appropriate written and verbal communication skills when providing recommendations to patients and health care professionals
- Evaluated in specific patient cases, an estimated lean body weight, adjusted body weight, creatinine clearance, and a measured creatinine clearance
- Reviewed a patient's medical history and drug therapy and assess the indications for drug therapy, the patient's response to therapy, presence or potential for adverse effects, and appropriateness of monitoring
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Bachelor of Science
Hospital Pharmacist
Reviewed, interpreted, and processed medication orders. Screened for overdoses, order duplicates, allergies, and medicine incompatibilities. Ensured that all medication had a one-hour turnaround time from time of order to delivery to the nursing unit. Accurately filled prescriptions and medications, verified that all orders by supportive personnel were filled accurately, and maintained accurate inventory.
- Inspect pharmacy inventory to ensure that drugs, which are outdated and/ or have lost potency are removed from stock and replaced.
- Prioritized tasks and utilized supportive personnel in most effective manner to ensure adherence to efficient department flow.
- Observed and supervised the work performance of all supportive personnel to ensure adherence to established standards.
- Supervised the inventory of pharmacy stock and determined supplies needed/
- Assure that stock items are used prior to expiration dates.
- On a daily basis, placed orders with the wholesaler daily as required and in adherence with vendor agreements.
- Provided drug information to all medical personnel as requested.
- Performed clinical functions (programs) per the direction of the Pharmacy Manager.
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Pharmacy
Pharmacy Administration
Hospital Pharmacist
- Reviewed, processed and dispensed medications according to inpatient physicians' orders and outpatient prescriptions.
- Actively participated in drug utilization review and medication therapy management in anticoagulation clinic.
- Provided drug information and patient counseling.
- Performed extemporaneous compounding, therapeutic drug monitoring (pharmacokinetic), TPN/IV admixture/chemotherapy preparations.
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Pharmacy
Microbiology & Immunology
Pharmaceutical Science
Hospital Pharmacist
- Planned and managed all aspects of pharmacy operations for military hospital.
- Dispensed medications for in-patient and out-patient use.
- Consulted patients and physicians regarding pharmaceutical prescriptions.
- Organized and controlled medication inventory.
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Pharmacy
Bachelor of Arts
Hospital Pharmacist
Closely supervised and monitored the overall aspect of pharmacy operations, including budgeting,
employee payroll, customer satisfaction evaluation, regular patient counseling, inventory maintenance, profit and loss statements disclosure, payments reconciliation.
- Counseled patients, filled prescriptions, and communicated with health care professionals
- Treated patients/customers in professional manner with respect and courtesy.
- Handled stocks and order supplies of medicines and drugs as well as maintains inventories of pharmaceutical.
- Separating from the dispensing stock all pharmaceuticals over 6 months out of date.
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Immunology
Internal Medicine
Hospital Pharmacist
Floater Pharmacist: All adult areas, SICU, RICU, Psych, cardiac and step down units.
- Adult and pediatric IV pharmacist
- Pediatric and neonatal pharmacist, pediatric psych pharmacist: Performed medication screening, neonatal/pediatric kinetics- vancomycin and aminoglycosides. Provided drug information, including calling drug companies to verify studies for medication use in pediatrics.
- Preceptor to rotational pharmacy students in adult units, Cardiac and Surgery Units. Trained students to call prescribers for questions regarding medications perform kinetics and screen medication profiles.
- Outpatient Pharmacist: screened medication profiles, prepared and dispensed medications and counseled patients, sometimes using translator. Used robot to fill prescriptions.
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Bachelor of Science
Doctorate
Clinical Inpatient Hospital Pharmacist
Prepared for and participated in interdisciplinary inpatient and outpatient rounds
- Performed a daily review of all labs, medications, providers' notes, and orders of all patients on service
- Educated patients and caregivers about their specific medications upon admission and prior to discharge
- Actively provided drug therapy recommendations and therapeutic interchanges for healthcare providers
- Communicated with prescribers regarding unclear, inappropriate, or concerning prescriptions or relevant patient healthcare matters
- Developed policies, procedures, and treatment regimens for pharmacy department and bone marrow transplant service
- Performed clinical interventions including pharmacokinetic dosing, formulary, and therapeutic substitutions
- Mixed and assembled medications including I.V. admixtures, total parental nutrition (TPN), and various compounded medicinal preparations
- Ordered and customized total parental nutrition (TPN) for the specific needs of the patient
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Pharmacy
Hospital Pharmacist
Managed order entry and prescription verification.
- Provided clinical support to physicians and patients.
- Dispensed prescriptions for both inpatient and outpatient pharmacies.
- Supervised staff education of 8 pharmacy technicians and 2 pharmacist.
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Arts
Pharmacy
Hospital Pharmacist
- Evaluated physician medication orders for appropriateness
- Followed JCAHO and NPSG guidelines, state/federal laws
- Made recommendations for therapy changes when needed
- Prepared/dispensed small and large volume IV solutions
- Assured accuracy of medication orders completed by techs
- Ensured STAT and scheduled orders were completed on time
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Pharmacy
Cph
Hospital Pharmacist - Per Diem
Provided input in the creation of the hyperglycemic patient monitoring protocol
- Managed 15-20 hyperglycemic patients per week
- Provided counseling and education for patients receiving Coumadin
- Attended and participated in ICU rounds with a clinical team.
- Monitored pre-packaging and labeling of medications in unit dose quantities
- Responded to queries regarding drug availability, dosage, indications and compatibility
- Communicated with physicians to conform the details of prescriptions
- Performed order entry and prescription verification
- Contributed to pharmacy staff meetings, pharmacy orientation programs, and in-service
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Biochemistry
Clinical Hospital Pharmacist
- Secretary of P&T Committee - prepared agenda and minutes; liaison with staff and executives
- Developed protocol for direct participation of pharmacists in Code Blue emergencies
- Increased efficiency for nurses to obtain medications; improved patient outcomes and built solid working relationships with nursing staff and other treatment specialists
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Education And Memberships
Hospital Pharmacist
- Developed clinical skills in an adult hospital environment
- Responsible for drug monitoring and dosing under protocol
- Participated in drug information development and presentation for P & T committee
- Involved in cost containment programs
- DUE and MUE development, implementation and evaluation
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Math, English, Science (biology, Chemistry, Physics
Bachelor of Arts
Hospital Pharmacist
Provide quality pharmaceutical care to clients in the hospital.
- Screening prescriptions for accuracy before filling by the pharmacy technician.
- Supervise pharmacy technicians in prescription filling, accurate pricing, filing prescription for record keeping, insurance billing and inventory taking.
- Review and ensure prepared prescriptions are delivered timely to patients on the wards.
- Provide medicines information, advice and counseling services to other health staff and patients to enhance therapeutic outcomes.
- Ensure the safe and secure storage and handling of medicines in the hospital.
- Take calls from wards and consulting rooms on dosages, solvents for reconstitution of powders for injection, infusion rate and dosage calculations.
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Pharmacy
Hospital Pharmacist
Participating in ward rounds, taking patient drug histories and contributing to the treatment decision-making process - this includes highlighting a drug's potential side effects, identifying harmful interactions with other drugs and assessing the suitability of treatments for patients with particular health conditions;
- Co-operating with physicians, nurses and other fellow health care professionals to ensure the delivery of safe, effective and economic drug treatment;
- Monitoring every stage of medication therapy to improve all aspects of delivery and reporting patient side effects;
- Preparing and quality-checking sterile medications under special conditions (e.g. intravenous medications for those unable to take food, anti-cancer medications, eye drops, etc.);
- Ensuring medicinal products are stored appropriately and securely to ensure freshness and potency;
- Ensuring medication reaches the patient in the correct form and dose - this may include tablets, capsules, ointments, injections, inhalers and creams;
- Being responsible for the accurate dispensing and timely distribution of drugs and medicines for inpatients or outpatients
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Associate of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
Hospital Pharmacist
Worked hospital-wide, in central pharmacy and satellites
- Daily activities included dispensing, clinical monitoring, performing pharmacy protocols, and communication between physicians, nursing staff, support staff, and pharmacy staff
- Worked mostly in satellites covering 1) Ambulatory Infusion Center, 2) Pediatrics, labor and delivery, mother-baby, and neonatal intensive care unit and 3) General medical floor
- Duties at Ambulatory Infusion Center include mixing of infusions and anticoagulation monitoring/dosing
- Completed a Peds/LD/MB/NICU satellite handbook explaining all protocols specific to the satellite and patient specific information for frequent admits
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Pharmacy
Hospital Pharmacist
- Responsible for reviewing computer physician order entered prescriptions to ensure correct doses and frequencies for 26 units including acute care, acute brain injury, cardiac, geriatrics, psychiatry, burn unit, etc.
- Performed the tasks of preparing and supervising the preparation of unit dose
- Advised medical practitioners on incompatibility of drugs,
- Generated information and suggestions on the dosing of medications, such as
- Assisted with training of new employees, residents, and students
- Participated on department and interdisciplinary teams to resolve problems and improve processes
- Processed Chemotherapy orders
- Documented activities to provide information needed to meet standards, regulations, laws, and/or other administrative requirements
- Monitored and controlled inventory to ensure that drugs were available when needed and waste was limited
- Educated staff about new medications
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Pharmacy
Biochemistry
Pre-pharmacy/biochemistry
Hospital Pharmacist
Dispensing medications according to inpatient physician orders and outpatient physician prescriptions
- Review electronic order/prescription to ensure appropriateness and cost effectiveness
- Monitors pre-packing and labeling of medications in unit dose quantities for inpatients
- Responds to queries relating to drug availability, dosages, indications and compatibility
- Reviews and monitors all medications under the hospitals pharmacokinetic protocol. Including vancomycin/aminoglycoside dosing and monitoring, TPN preparation and monitoring, warfarin monitoring, renally and hepatically dosed medications, IV to PO conversions.
- Confirming details of prescriptions with physicians
- Handles order supplies and stocks of medicines and drugs as well as maintain inventories of pharmaceuticals
- Responsible for scheduling pharmacy technicians and assigning coverage to meet daily work demands
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Pharmaceutical Science
Public Health
Electro-homeopathic Medicine
Hospital Pharmacist
Dispense and compound prescriptions, and maintain accurate patient records, dosing information and directions for use.
- Interact with HMOs and other insurance providers concerning billing/reimbursement issues. Keep abreast of new developments within the pharmaceutical industry.
- Provide medical and psychological support to the patients.
- Work together with other professionals to evaluate the medical and psychological condition of patient.
- Provide consultation to patients to recover their illness and other health problems
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Bachelor of Arts
Master of Arts
Hospital Pharmacist
Dispenses medications according to the inpatient physician's orders and outpatient physician's prescriptions.
- Provided clinical support to physicians and patients.
- Monitors pre-packaging and labeling of medications in unit dose quantities for patients.
- Responds to queries regarding drug availability, dosage, indications and compatibility.
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High School Diploma
Bachelor of Arts
Hospital Pharmacist
Dispensed medication, packaged, and labeled pharmaceuticals
- Prepared medications by reviewing and interpreting physicians orders, and inspecting for possible harmful interactions
- Comply with drug laws as regulated by the countries pharmacy board
- Removed outdated and damaged drugs from the pharmacy inventory
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Pharmacy
Medicine
Senior Hospital Pharmacist
Involved with distributive functions of the pharmacy, which includes interpretation, data entry, filling, and verification of patient medication orders.
- Maintenance of patient drug histories.
- Participates in clinical interventions with other professional hospital staff.
- Participates in Pharmacy Department's clinical monitoring programs, which involves quality assurance and DUE (drug use evaluation).
- Preparation of IV solutions, chemotherapy, parenteral solutions and other specialty fluids; maintaining clean room.
- Inspection of nursing units.
- Supervision of pharmacy technicians.
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Mathematics
Pharmacy
Hospital Pharmacist
Interpretation of medication orders for safe, rational use
- Compounding of medications for pediatric use
- Preparation of sterile admixtures for IV, TPN, and Chemotherapy.
- Education of physician and medical residents regarding the rational use of medications.
- Provide pharmacokinetic drug monitoring service
- Participation in facility and staff education in addition to mentoring pharmacy residents.
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Pharmacy
Hospital Pharmacist
Coordinate with the administration for the development plans of the pharmacy and technique to satisfy attendees of Hospital.
- Participate in the procurement of the drugs and other related commodities.
- Participate in the annual inventory of the pharmacy.
- Dispensing drugs for in and out patients.
- Supervise and advise the pharmacist assistants.
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Pharmacy
Hospital Pharmacist (intern)
- Filled and dispensed prescription medicine under supervision of a registered pharmacist.
- Counseled patients regarding the important do's or don'ts of their medication.
- Prepared and quality-checked sterile medications under special conditions (e.g. Intravenous medications for those unable to take food, anti-cancer medications, eye drops, etc.).
- Liaised with other members of the healthcare team.
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Rutgers
Hospital Pharmacist
- Improve therapeutic outcomes by evaluating drug orders for appropriateness with regard to patient condition, organ function, disease state, and concomitant therapies
- Provide clinical education to nurses and physicians
- Ensure patient safety by complying to established medication policies, procedures, and regulatory standards
- Quality-check intravenous medications
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Pharmacy
Hospital Pharmacist
Responsible for the accurate dispensing and timely distribution of drugs and medications of in-patients and out-patients;
- Responding to medication-related queries from within the hospital, other hospitals and the general public;
- Performs routine pharmacy activities, including clerical and inventory duties;
- Checks manufacture and expiration dates, storage requirements and labels of drugs;
- Records issuance of Dangerous drugs/Narcotics to ledger books;
- Files prescriptions and maintains them for the number of years required by law;
- Assists with the stock control within the pharmacy
- Completes the stock supply requests of each department (Emergency Room, Operating Room, Intensive Care Unit);
- Assists in decision-making in emergency purchases of out of stock supplies;
- Attends scientific seminars/ workshops, consultative meetings and continuing education on drug related matters and hospital pharmacy practices
- Responsible for the management of pharmacy sales to be submitted to the hospital treasury department
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Hospital Pharmacist Intern
Assist the director of pharmacy in verifying daily-dispensed narcotics.
- Verify prescriptions filled by pharmacy technicians
- Verify parenteral prescriptions including IV antibiotics and electrolytes filled by pharmacy technicians.
- Assist pharmacists in renal dosing of medications
- Make recommendations based on desired therapeutic outcomes.
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Pharmacy
Pharmacy License
Hospital Pharmacist
Worked as senior hospital pharmacist
- Involved in clinical aspect of patient care
- Extensively involved in infectious disease patients
- Implementing therapy management protocols for different diseases
- Supervision of Pharmacy staff
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Biological Sciences Emphasizing Neurophysiology
Doctor Of Pharmacy
Hospital Pharmacist
- Provide high-quality, reliable pharmaceutical care, including anti-coagulation, PK, renal dosing, total parenteral nutrition and other pharmacy protocols
- Provide accurate and efficient Physician order entry and verification including order appropriateness and optimal use of medications
- Prepare extemporaneous medications including sterile IV Admixtures and custom recipes
- Provide drug information for patients, physicians and nurses
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Pharmacy
Hospital Pharmacist
- Patient Counseling: counseling the patient regarding the use, dosage, interactions, and side effects.
- Health Education: Providing timely, effective & appropriate health education to the public on correct use of pharmaceuticals & other related health issues, ensuring that the information provided is in line with current health policy.
- Prescription Monitoring: Monitoring the prescriptions for drug interactions, adverse effects, correct dosage, dosage interval & duration of interval, dosage form & roué of administration, legality, legibility and completeness.
- Patient Monitoring: Monitoring the patient for interactions, adverse effects, side effects, and adherence to the medicine dosing.
- Drug Information: Providing authentic & accurate information regarding the drug to the patient, pharmaceutical & medical staff.
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Neuroscience
Inpatient Hospital Pharmacist
Review & enter medication orders (including IV, oral and compound medications).
- Review patient profiles for interactions, allergies, proper medication dose, form.
- Recommend medication therapies to doctors within the hospital
- Answer medication questions pertaining to administration of IV medications, adverse effects, interactions, etc.
- Pharmacokinetic dosing/monitoring
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Pharmacy
Pharmacy
Pharmacology & Toxicology
Hospital Pharmacist
- Filling, distribution and dispensing of prescription medications
- Responsible for Control drug dispensing records and Inventory monitoring
- Involved in Prescription verification and Billing procedure
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Medical Research And Technology
Clinical Pharmacokinetic Certification
Hospital Pharmacist
Processes and dispenses oral and IV prescriptions
- Counsels renal dose anti-biotic and anti-coagulation medicine
- Counsels diabetes medication and insulin teaching
- Maintains Omnicell software and automated dispensing cabinets store
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Pharmacy
Trainee Hospital Pharmacist (inpatient & Outpatient)
- Introduced to TPN and IV preparations techniques considering aseptic techniques, compounding in clean area
- Assisted pharmacist for receiving written and over the phone prescriptions and prescription refills,
- Answering questions from patients and hospital staff about medicines.
- Accurately dispensing drugs to patients according to a doctor’s prescription.
- Checking prescriptions for errors & making sure they are appropriate for patients.
- Instructing patients on how to use medications, possible side effects and storage.
- Contacting and working closely with other healthcare professionals.
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Pharmacy
Hospital Pharmacist II
- Participate in patient care rounds with the Intensive Care Medical Team and Trauma Team on a daily basis in Critical Care Unit and Intensive Care Unit
- Prevent, detect, and resolve medication related problems and to make appropriate medication therapy recommendations as part of the team in patient care rounding
- Provide in-services to staff pharmacists and health care providers
- Participate in training and supervising junior pharmacists, pharmacy students and technicians
- Interpret and evaluate physician's medication orders, areas including Critical Care Unit, Emergency Department, Geriatrics, Psychiatry, Behavior Rehab, Orthopedics Rehab, Oncology and Outpatient Infusion.
- Review patient profiles for drug allergy, adverse reactions, drug duplication, contraindication, drug interactions, and identify potential resolutions to the problem
- Provide concise, applicable, comprehensive, and timely responses to requests for drug information from health care providers.
- Document clinical Intervention and communications with patient care providers
- Prepare Intravenous medications (including Chemo medications) and compounded medications
- Proficient in "Meditech" and "Accudose" software for order entry (including Computerized Physician Order Entry), dispensing and administration of medication
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