Hospital Pharmacist Job Description
Hospital pharmacist
provides pharmaceutical care to the patients of LRMC from neonatal through geriatric according to accrediting agency guidelines for safe, economical, and efficient practice of pharmacy.
Hospital Pharmacist Duties & Responsibilities
To write an effective hospital pharmacist job description, begin by listing detailed duties, responsibilities and expectations. We have included hospital pharmacist job description templates that you can modify and use.
Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Receives and interprets physicians' medication orders
Provides drug information to other health care professionals and patients
Assumes responsibility for the delivery of pharmaceutical care to patient groups served by the particular pharmacy in which the pharmacist is scheduled to work
Contributes to the quality and effective operation of the Pharmacy Department
Provide clinical support of hospital pharmacy function in a fast paced environment
Maintains adequate drug supply at pharmacy at all times
Work as part of the interdisciplinary clinical team
Correctly inform and instruct patients on any drugs to be used after they are discharged
Develops and participates in new employee training and education programs
Participates in patient drug therapy monitoring
Hospital Pharmacist Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Hospital Pharmacist
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: BLS, IV, ACLS, PALS, AHA, NRP, BCPS
Education for Hospital Pharmacist
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the hospital pharmacist job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Collage Degree in Pharmacy, Education, College of Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Graduate, Science, Supervision, Computer, Information Systems, Patient Care
Skills for Hospital Pharmacist
Desired skills for hospital pharmacist include:
Principals related to pharmaceutical preparation and practices
Application of concepts
Principles
Technical capabilities to perform varied tasks
Algebra
Animal drug categories
Arithmetic
Both the Veterinary and Pharmacy literature
Cal OSHA guidelines and ASHP procedures for safe handling of cytotoxic drugs
Calculus
Desired experience for hospital pharmacist includes:
Promote an environment of continuous quality improvement
Evaluate drug efficacy, document drug use patterns, monitor therapeutic goals and outcomes, review for contraindications/precautions, drug –drug, drug-food, drug-laboratory, and drug-disease state potentials provide verbal and written consultations concerning drug therapy as requested
Evaluate appropriate laboratory tests necessary to monitor and support the patient’s drug therapy document recommendations, interventions, and services rendered as appropriate
Current license in the state of desired practice
Education/Learning Experience
Behavior Competencies
Hospital Pharmacist Examples
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Hospital Pharmacist Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is looking for a hospital pharmacist. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for hospital pharmacist
- Supervises dispensing of ward stock drugs for nursing stations and other departments
- Replenishes drugs stocked in emergency stat tray
- Dispenses ward stock control drugs and maintains inventory records
- Makes periodic checks of drugs stored at nursing stations and in other departments
- Demonstrates skill and knowledge necessary to function effectively and responsibly in various pharmacy settings (ex
- Performs distributive, order entry/verification, and clinical duties as required by the patient care team in a safe and timely manner
- Performs medication dispensing responsibilities
- Provides drug education to physicians, nurses, pharmacy staff, pharmacy students, other hospital staff, and patients to enhance drug knowledge and promote rational drug therapy
- Performs precepting and teaching duties for pharmacy students and residents
- Supervises technicians, pharmacy students, clerical staff, and volunteers
Qualifications for hospital pharmacist
- NIGHT SCHEDULE
- Advanced degree in Pharmacy required
- Experience in hospital pharmacy required
- Current license in the state of NM required
- Must be available to work 1st and 2nd shift Mon - Fri between the hours of 7 am - 8 pm (40 hours per week)
- Familiarity with Meditech operating systems is a plus
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Hospital Pharmacist Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is hiring for a hospital pharmacist. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for hospital pharmacist
- Maintains professionalism and conducts self as a role model, serving as a resource for all health system partners
- Maintains practice by ongoing professional literature review, continuing education and self-evaluation
- Processes physician orders to provide pharmaceutical care services by screening orders when entering into the computer profile and reviewing for appropriate therapy - , incompatibilities, interactions, dosing, non-formulary agents
- Prepares sterile products including large/small volume parenterals, Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN’s), chemotherapy utilizing aseptic technique and monitoring parameters
- Modifies, clarifies, and verifies medication orders through the interdisciplinary medical team by communicating with practitioners concerning therapy changes
- Dispenses controlled drugs following state and federal regulations and hospital policy including proper documentation and maintenance of inventory levels the dispensing unit for controlled substances
- Maintains proper inventory control by monitoring stock levels to ensure adequate drug supplies to maintain pharmaceutical services and expiration dates to ensure quality control
- Performs computer operations to enter physician orders, maintain patient profiles, generate reports, fill patient medication needs for a twenty-four hour period, repackage unit dose for the “robotic” system, understand and operate the interfacing of various systems and utilize the dispensing unit for controlled substances
- Performs unit inspections of designated patient care areas by checking controlled drugs, refrigerators, stock levels, medication carts, expiration dating of multi-dose vials, medication stashes, expiration dates, and overall medication handling practices
- Monitors nonprofessional staff including the pharmacy students, assistants and messengers
Qualifications for hospital pharmacist
- Must possess current license to practice Pharmacy in New York State
- The qualified candidate for this position must be a graduate from an accredited college of Pharmacy with a current and unrestricted license in the state of Ohio
- One year of experience in a hospital or retail setting is required
- Advanced degree in Pharmacy
- One year experience in an LTAC hospital pharmacy strongly preferred
- Current pharmacist license in the state of Texas required
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Hospital Pharmacist Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is looking to fill the role of hospital pharmacist. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for hospital pharmacist
- Assists in the development and implementation of policies and procedures in accordance with internal hospital administration including the Therapeutics Committee and Parenteral and Standardization Committee
- Assists in establishing, updating and maintaining the Siemen's Pharmacy computer system and maintains all patient prescription charges, pharmaceutical supplies, controlled substance files, and roster of all poison and habit-forming drugs
- Dispenses medications to in-patients in accordance with established policy and procedure including reviewing orders for completeness, interactions, incompatibilities and other inconsistencies
- Documents non-formulary drug approvals, restricted drug approvals an unusual medication orders by completing appropriate records
- Consults with prescriber when discrepancies are identified and reports discrepancies to manager
- Handles unusual problems to resolution
- Supervises and/or prepares compounding and dispensing of parenteral admixtures and controlled drugs
- Direct the clinical operation of the SCCA Pharmacy at Northwest Hospital
- Coordinate the documentation and reporting of program activities and quality assurance for regulatory and accreditation agencies (Joint Commission, Department of Health, and Board of Pharmacy)
- Assist in developing safe medication practices to prevent errors
Qualifications for hospital pharmacist
- Exhibit competent clinical judgment required
- Must be available to work hours as business needs dictate (up to 16 hrs per week)
- Current license in the state of PA required
- Must be available to work Mon - Fri between the hours of 8 am - 6 pm (30 hr/week)
- Bachelors Degree in Pharmacy including internship, required
- Minimum of one (1) year related experience to ensure familiarity with hospital pharmacy practice, preferred
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Hospital Pharmacist Job Description
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Our company is looking to fill the role of hospital pharmacist. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for hospital pharmacist
- Assists in Medication Reconciliation with the patient
- Assists in codes
- Prepares sterile products including large/small volume parenterals, including chemotherapeutic agents as needed
- Performs computer operations to enter physician orders, maintain patient profiles, generate reports, understand and operate the interfacing of various systems and utilize the dispensing unit for controlled substances
- Performs unit inspection of designated patient care areas by checking controlled drugs, refrigerators, stock levels, medication carts, expiration dating of multi-dose vials, medication stashes, expiration dates, and overall medication handling practices
- Documents activities in the departmental approved data management programs as needed
- Reviews and provides analysis of patterns of medication use along with providing recommendations for the department to review
- Reviews and evaluates departmental policies and procedures as it pertains to Clinical Pharmaceutical Services on an ongoing basis and submits to the Director of Pharmacy for approval any recommended changes
- Ensures review of JCAHO standards and advises on JCAHO standards relative to medication use
- Performs clinical and financial interventions
Qualifications for hospital pharmacist
- Pharmacist License from MN Board of Pharmacy
- Board Cerrification in specialty area from Board of Pharmacy Specialists preferred
- ASHP accredited residency or equivalent experience in hospital pharmacy preferred
- Board Certified in Pharmacotherapy or relevent field preferred
- Knowledge of analytical and/or statistical theory and applications
- Ability to analyze data to interpret and evaluate results, and create reports and/or presentations
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Hospital Pharmacist Job Description
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Our company is growing rapidly and is searching for experienced candidates for the position of hospital pharmacist. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for hospital pharmacist
- Acts as the leader of the medication management team by guiding Pharmacy technicians to fulfill the necessary dispensing functions to ensure positive patient outcomes
- Participates in the multidisciplinary team to provide feasible therapeutic recommendations and alternatives that improve patient drug therapy
- Actively participates in department cost savings initiatives
- Provides professional, engaging curstoner service to all patients, and healthcare providers with whom they work
- Provide oversight and direction regarding all activities and all employees as they relate to the practice of pharmacy while servicing as the Pharmacist on-duty
- Maintenance of security provisions to be used when the pharmacy is closed
- Maintain the recordkeeping system for purchase, sale, delivery, possession, storage, inventory and safekeeping of drugs
- Advise the Coordinator of Pharmacy and Materials Management (Pharmacist-in-charge) on pharmacy issues
- Provide faculty, staff, students, and clients with pharmaceutical information regarding the clinical aspects of the pharmacy
- Provide pharmaceutical instruction to faculty, staff and all four years of professional veterinary students
Qualifications for hospital pharmacist
- Minimum one (1) year experience in hospital pharmacy
- Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy, Doctor of Pharmacy preferred
- Pharmacist License, BCPS preferred
- Current State of Illinois Pharmacist license is required
- Familiar with the computer medication order entry process
- Adaptable to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and prioritize work to complete urgent tasks