Pharmacist-.8 FTE

Summary:
The Transitions of Care (TOC) Pharmacist supports safe and effective medication use across inpatient and outpatient settings. This role primarily focuses on completing admission medication histories for hospitalized patients and providing medication therapy management (MTM) services in an outpatient clinic. The TOC Pharmacist also provides cross-coverage for essential inpatient pharmacist functions as operational needs and schedule require.

Schedule:
Day/evening shift

Every 3rd weekend (6-8 hour day shift)

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

Job-specific duties:

As evidenced by:

Process medication orders correctly & timely

Lack of QIO reports or complaint, no evidence of errors

Obtain and document accurate admission medication histories within required timeframes

Date/time of intervention logged

Review and resolve medication reconciliation discrepancies within 24 hours of admission

Date/time of intervention logged

Supervise pharmacy techs & check technician work correctly & in a timely manner

Lack of negative feedback from techs or other departments, no evidence of errors

Deliver needed medications to other departments in a timely manner

Lack of complaint by other departments

Conduct comprehensive and targeted medication reviews in the clinic setting

Date/time of intervention logged

Provide patient education and counseling

Absence of reported issues/incidences.

Provide drug information and clinical support to medical and nursing staff

Lack of negative feedback from techs or other departments, no evidence of errors

Prioritize workload to adhere to budgeted hours

Leaving on time at least 90% of the time (allowing for occasional late day orders)

Report to work on time

Arrives and punches in within 7 minutes of scheduled start time at least 97% of days scheduled. Adheres to OMC absenteeism policy.

Assist in inventory management

Decreased outdating or expired medications in inventory

Assist in new employee training

Time spent training new employee

Maintains open communication with manager

Consistently approaches manager with comments and concerns, manager hears concerns directly

Provides annual self-assessment

Completed forms turned in at review time

Completes required facility education

Healthstream requirements completed, mandatory sessions attended

Maintains licensure, completes required CE

Current license posted in department

Ensures accurate charging of medications/products to patients and/or departments

Lack of identified charging errors

Works independently, performs essential duties of pharmacy manager in his/her absence

Appropriate duties dealt with in manager's absence, appropriate duties saved for manager's return

Assigned project work

Willingness to accept projects, completion of projects

Adhere to state and federal legal requirements

Follow laws pertaining to pharmacy

Attends staff meetings

Attends as required, provides material as needed.

Communication:

Communicate clearly and effectively with internal and external customers.

Absence of reported issues/incidences.

Utilize appropriate communication methods to ensure messages are delivered accurately. Avoid use of email when face-to-face conversation is more appropriate.

Absence of reported issues/incidences.

Bring issues directly to the person involved.

Demonstration of identified behavior. Absence of reported issues/incidences that indicate otherwise.

Customer Service:

Treat internal and external customers with courtesy and respect.

Absence of reported issues/incidences.

Be attentive to the needs of others. Adheres to OMC customer service requirements.

Answers phone and door promptly, responds to phone messages promptly, treats others with respect

Professionalism / Team-Oriented Behavior:

Avoid blaming behavior.

Absence of identified behavior and/or reported issues/incidences.

Speak positively about one another.

Demonstration of identified behavior. Absence of reported issues/incidences that indicate otherwise.

Display professionalism at all times.

Maintain a professional demeanor as evident in appearance and behavior.

Display a positive and encouraging attitude.

Demonstration of identified behavior.

Maintain Emotional Intelligence - ability to perceive and evaluate the emotions of others and effectively manage one's own emotions.

Demonstration of identified behavior. Absence of reported issues/incidences that indicate otherwise.

Active participant for interdepartmental cooperation.

Uses respectful and honest communication with all staff.

Team player

Demonstrates reliability and flexibility, listens actively, communicates constructively, is respectful and supportive, and works as a problem- solver as evidenced by specific examples.

Examples of exceeding expectations:

Responding to after hours requests

Assistance given to OMC when called at home after hours

Assisting with OMC activities in the community

Participation in those activities

Flexibility in scheduling

Meeting unplanned staffing needs

Patient/staff/community education opportunities

Participation in educational opportunities

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:

Job-specific tasks:

State specifically what is done and explain why and how.

Frequency:

State the frequency of the duties performed.

Effective utilization of electronic health record for documentation of work

Daily as needed

Order entry/verification & patient profile maintenance

Several times per hour daily

IV admixture (sterile compounding)

Daily as needed

Chemotherapy admixture (sterile compounding)

Daily as needed

Ability to prioritize, make critical decisions & respond quickly

Continual

Ability to communicate effectively

Continual

Ability to handle frequent interruptions & adapt to changes in workload

Continual

Ability to meet pharmaceutical needs of all types of patients

Continual

Ability to work independently

Daily

Clinical review & judgements

Several times per hour daily

Ability to work cooperatively with pharmacy and medical center staff

Continual

Ability to perform clinical monitoring tasks (i.e. pharmacokinetics, TPN)

Occasional, monthly - yearly

Knowledge of medications and reference resources

Continual

Knowledge of hospital and clinic pharmacy practice including related laws

Continual

Qualifications:

• BS or PharmD degree from an accredited school of pharmacy
• Competent in use of supplies provided by Osceola Medical Center

Preferred Experience:

• 1-3 years hospital pharmacy and/or ambulatory pharmacy (MTM) experience.

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