Purpose: Pharmacists provide optimal patient medication therapy through
optimizing pertient drug therapy, establishing medication protocals and dispensing
medication.
Job Competencies:
1) Medication evaluation
Assess appropriateness of drug therapy ( e.g., drug, dose, route, frequency,
potential drug interactions,indicatons)
Recommend improvements in drug therapy and document interventions
2) Patient medication monitoring
Monitor all TPN, aminoglycoside, vancomycin and clozapine patients
Comply with pharmacy protocols including aminoglycoside dosing, adjustment
of medications for renal compromised patients and geriatric patients and therapeutic
substitutions.
Participate in antibiotic advisory team daily rounds
Participate in pain team daily rounds
3) Participate in medication safety & performance improvement initiatives
4) Provide education to patients and professional staff
5) Dispensing -- Enter or verify orders, compound and dispense medications in a timely manner
6) Supervise pharmacy technicians
7) Time management
Role of Pharmacy Technicians
Purpose: Provide distribution services on the patient care units
under the supervision of a pharmacist and provide basic drug preparation and
distribution services in the pharmacy.
Job Competencies Include:
Select, prepare and label medications
Deliver medications to patient care areas
Inventories, delivers, and maintains controlled substances and floor stock
Medication administration record and profile reconciliation
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