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- Accurately prepares sterile products and performs complex procedures utilizing all equipment in the pharmacy including balances, calculators and PC's, automated packagers, tablet splitters etc. Provides prescription services to inpatients/outpatients
- Checks unit dose/multi-dose medication for appropriate drug, dose quantity and packaging integrity
- Facilitates availability of first dose and specialty items
- Maintain adequate medication supplies
- Complete monthly controlled substances audits and quality assessment rounds
- Maintain and enforce the documentation and security of narcotic supplies
- Check medication orders for therapeutic appropriateness
- Checks transcription of medication orders
- Updates medications on administrative records
- Provides pharmacokinetic monitoring of patients receiving specific drugs and ensures that serum levels are drawn
- Monitors parental nutrition
- Responds to emergencies
- Observe for adverse drug reactions
- Documents all medication incident reports
- Provides medication counseling to patients
- Provides drug information to physicians, nurses, patients, and other health care professionals
- Documents interventions with health care personnel related to drug therapy
- Oversee deliveries to patient care areas
- Prepares and distributes IV medications, chemotherapy meds
- Prepares hyper alimentation solutions
- Performs drug utilization evaluations on medications
- Participate in patient care rounds, attends departmental staff meetings, educational seminars
- Contributes to pharmacist continuing education seminars
- May be clinical instructor for university undergraduate clinical pharmacy externship and pharmacy experience course
- Lecture students in undergraduate program
- Precept hospital pharmacy residents
- Provide in service education to hospital health care professionals
- Maintain patient confidentiality
- Participates in staff meetings, supports teamwork, must demonstrate ability to work alone as well as with others
- Perform related duties as required
- Knowledge of the principles and practices of pharmacy and pharmacology and their application to the operation of a hospital pharmacy or outpatient facility, long-term care pharmacy, home-infusion pharmacy, specialty pharmacy, and outpatient clinics
- Knowledge of relevant Federal and State laws and regulations, including USP 797 and USP 800, USP 795
- Considerable interpersonal skills
- Oral and written communication skills
- Ability to maintain records, teaching ability
- Knowledge of pharmaceutical waste management
- Independent decision-making, clinical judgement, and in-depth knowledge of pharmacy and therapeutics
- Ability to work with technical automated equipment and information systems
- Pharm-D or bachelor's degree in pharmacy from an accredited Pharmacy program
- Must possess and maintain license as a Registered Pharmacist in the State of Connecticut
- One (1) or more year of experience in an acute healthcare setting
- Completion of a PGY1 Pharmacy Residency
- May be required to travel within the state of Connecticut
- May be exposed to hazardous materials, infectious/communicable diseases and some disagreeable conditions