Clinical Pharmacist Job Description

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Clinical Pharmacist Job Description
Under limited supervision, provides clinical
pharmacy services including primary care
services, consultative services, and drug
information services to patients and health care
providers to deliver high quality care. Provides
education and training to medical and pharmacy
students and residents. Ensures accuracy of work
completed by support personnel, in compliance
with established policies and procedures.
Common/shared responsibilities between jobs.
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Clinical Pharmacist Job Roles and Responsibilities
Reviews prescriptions as written by authorized
prescribers to determine that order is safe and
appropriate for the specific patient contacts
authorized prescriber as necessary to review
vague or illegible prescriptions.
Ensures maintenance of an inventory of medication
and pharmacy supplies and related records.
Ensures that storage of medications and supplies
is in compliance with environmental and
regulatory agency procedures.
Assigns, educates, and supervises the work of
support personnel (technicians, interns, clerks
and students) in the preparation of medications
for dispensing and in related duties.
Interviews patients for previous medication
history and provides counseling on current drug
therapy. Identifies patients who require
teaching, and provides educational material.
Also works collaboratively with other health care
providers to assure coordination of the provision
of patient education.
Fills prescriptions as ordered by authorized
prescriber by dispensing or compounding
medication according to established procedures.
Responsible for the provision of formal patient
and staff educational programs.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Adheres to system, hospital and departmental
policies, procedures, and objectives maintains a
professional appearance and a clean, safe
environment.
Provides clinical pharmacy services to patients
and health care providers in various areas,
including therapeutic drug monitoring,
anti-coagulation service, nutritional support,
investigational drug services, hematology/oncology
pharmacy, medication use evaluation, pain
management service, and adverse drug reaction
reporting, etc.
Conducts patient care area inspection to ensure
proper drug availability, storage and dating.
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Clinical Pharmacist Specialist Job
Description
Under limited direction, and according to
established policies and procedures, provides
clinical pharmacy services including primary and
consultative services to patients and health care
providers to ensure optimal drug utilization in
assigned specialty area. Participates in
clinical research, oversees and/or participates
in the preparation and dispensing of medications.
Provides education and training to medical and
pharmacy students and residents.
Common/shared responsibilities between jobs.
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Clinical Pharmacist Specialist Job Roles and
Responsibilities
Provides primary care and consultative services
to patients and health care providers in assigned
specialty areas.
Participates in patient care rounds and consults
with health care providers to ensure optimal drug
therapy makes recommendations regarding
selection, dosing and administration of
medications.
Assesses patients drug therapy performs
pharmacokinetic analysis with appropriate
adjustments in dosing, and identifies monitoring
parameters and therapeutic outcomes in
consultation with the patients.
Reviews medication orders to ensure accurate,
rational and cost-effective drug therapy. This
includes choice of appropriate drug, indication,
route and rate of administration.
Oversees and coordinates the activities of
technical staff/pharmacists/interns assigned to
specialty area. Assists in the orientation and
training of other departmental personnel.
Plans, provides and evaluates educational classes
for patients and/or health care professional, as
appropriate.
Obtains medication histories, maintains and
monitors medication profiles, and provides
medication consultation for patients in the
ambulatory clinics when appropriate.
Precepts residents, graduate and undergraduate
students from accredited Colleges of Pharmacy in
clinical clerkship experiences.
Participates in the development and production of
in-service lectures, clinical case conferences,
newsletter articles and other staff development
programs for pharmacy or other health care
providers.
Participates in appropriate committees.
Participates in MUE and ADR activities, and in
the planning, implementation and evaluation of
other programs designated by the Medication Use
Committee and the Pharmacy and Therapeutics
Committee.
Participates in on-going clinical research
projects and other scholarly activities as
appropriate prepares reports or materials for
publication.
Adheres to system, hospital and departmental
policies, procedures, and objectives maintains a
professional appearance and a clean, safe
environment.
Performs other duties as assigned.