Clinical Pharmacist

Key Responsibilities

·         Interpret medication orders and enter them accurately into the pharmacy computer system.

·         Accurately compound and dispense pharmaceuticals.

·         Review medication therapy for contraindications, drug–drug and drug–food interactions, allergies, and appropriateness of medication and dose.

·         Recommend appropriate, cost-effective therapeutic alternatives to medical staff.

·         Support formulary management, minimize non-formulary procurement, implement therapeutic interchanges, and promote appropriate medication selection.

·         Support clinical services, including drug consults, nutrition support, pharmacokinetics, anticoagulant monitoring, pain management, IV-to-oral conversion, renal dosing, and other programs defined by pharmacy leadership.

·         Complete medication error and adverse drug reaction reports.

·         Provide oversight of staff schedules.