What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Pharmacy position at W3Global?
Description
The Pharmacist is responsible for the safe and efficient compounding, dispensing, and monitoring of medications within the hospital. This role collaborates closely with the medical staff to ensure optimal patient care and medication therapy management. The Pharmacist ensures all activities meet established hospital policies, regulatory agency laws, and Department of Public Health Regulations.
Requirements
Clinical and Professional Services
The Pharmacist is responsible for the safe and efficient compounding, dispensing, and monitoring of medications within the hospital. This role collaborates closely with the medical staff to ensure optimal patient care and medication therapy management. The Pharmacist ensures all activities meet established hospital policies, regulatory agency laws, and Department of Public Health Regulations.
Requirements
- Education: Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy or PharmD from an accredited school of pharmacy.
- Experience: Minimum one to three years of experience as a registered pharmacist in a hospital setting preferred; new graduates with strong clinical rotation experience may be considered.
- Licensure: Current state pharmacist license (Wyoming) required and in good standing.
- Skills: Strong clinical knowledge, organizational skills, and the ability to communicate effectively with physicians, nursing staff, and patients.
- Decision Making: Ability to handle multiple priorities and make sound clinical decisions under pressure.
Clinical and Professional Services
- Medication Review: Accurately interprets and processes physician orders, checking for drug interactions, incompatibilities, and appropriate dosage.
- Consultation: Serves as a clinical resource to the healthcare team, providing drug information and recommendations for alternative therapies when necessary.
- Patient Education: Educates patients and healthcare professionals on proper medication use, side effects, and storage.
- Formulary Support: Adheres to the hospital formulary and assists the Director in identifying opportunities for cost-effective medication use.
- Dispensing: Oversees the preparation and distribution of medications, including sterile compounding (IVs) and automated dispensing cabinet replenishment.
- Controlled Substances: Follows strict internal procedures to verify controlled substance inventories, minimize diversion, and accurately document waste.
- Quality Assurance: Routinely checks for expired medications and participates in nursing unit inspections and narcotic audits.
- Safety Interventions: Identifies and documents medication errors or near-misses; intervenes to resolve potential drug therapy problems.
- Workflow Efficiency: Performs technical activities associated with drug inventory maintenance and accurate patient charging/billing.
- Collaboration: Works under the direction of the Director of Pharmacy to meet departmental goals and maintain regulatory compliance (CMS, TJC, etc.).
- Professionalism: Maintains a professional demeanor and adheres to facility Standards of Behavior.
- Physical: Must be able to stand/walk for at least five hours per day and lift/carry up to 20 pounds.
- Mental: Ability to manage stress appropriately in a fast-paced clinical environment and exercise independent professional judgment.