at ROCHELLE COMMUNITY HOSP ASSN7 in Rochelle, Illinois, United States
Job Description
GENERAL APPLICATION INFORMATION: Rochelle Community Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, medical condition, disability, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected status. All offers are contingent upon successful passing of a post-offer substance testing, positive reference checks and background check and your ability to establish your employment eligibility in the United States. No sponsorship is available for this position.
ALL RESUMES AND APPLICATIONS NEED TO BE SUBMITTED THROUGH ILLINOISJOBNETWORK.COM TO BE CONSIDERED. Please be advised that your application is not complete until you fill out, sign, and submit an Application for Employment for a specific position for which Rochelle Community Hospital is actively recruiting. Your application must reflect that you possess the required qualifications for the position.
Position Summary:
This person is responsible for overseeing pharmacy technicians and providing pharmaceutical care according to the rules and regulations of the State of Illinois and according to the policies and procedures of the pharmacy department.
Duties and Responsibilities
Practice pharmacy according policies and procedures of the Pharmacy Department, the Practice Standards of the American Society of Hospital Pharmacists and the State of Illinois Pharmacy Practice Act.
Abide by all state and federal laws concerning the practice of pharmacy.
Maintain accurate patient profiles which contain a minimum of the following information: patient name, room number, identification number(s), allergy information, current and applicable diagnosis information, weight, age, sex, physician(s), date of admission; as well as a record of all current and discontinued medication orders for the patient.
Verify all Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE) orders received in the pharmacist queue in the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) prior to initial dispensing. Review will include, but is not limited to: contraindications, allergic reactions, drug-drug interactions, food-drug interactions, incompatibilities and/or therapeutic duplication. This includes remote order entry as required.
Enter orders into the EMR as needed.
Maintain the EMR system for the nurses so medications can be administered as safely as possible. This includes ensuring medications are barcoded and ready for scanning by the nurse at time of administration.
Accurately dispense drug products needed to fill all pharmacy orders, not loaded in an Automated Dispensing Machine (ADM), on a daily basis.
Maintain the unit dose system in accordance with the current policy and procedure of the department.
Ability to aseptically prepare small and large volume parenteral solutions and TPN’s to allow dispensing in a timely and cost effective manner. Must also verify and sign off on all parenteral products prepared by a pharmacy technician.
Monitor daily usage of DEA Class II - V controlled substances and accurately document quantities dispensed to fill ADM’s and ensure an adequate supply of these drugs on each nursing unit to meet the current needs of the patient population.
Take responsibility for and verify all pharmacy technician work prior to the final dispensing of medications.
Dispense only those drug products listed in the current drug formulary of Rochelle Community Hospital (RCH) when possible according to policy and procedure.
Monitor all patient drug regimens on a daily basis for any complications listed above in number 4. If necessary, consult with physicians, nurses, and other members of the health care team in regards to issues that may arise and affect patient care and/or personal, departmental or hospital liability. Document such interventions in the EMR and their results according to current policy and procedure.
Maintain the automated dispensing machines (ADM’s), in collaboration with the pharmacy technician to ensure adequate supplies of medications are available.
Counsel patients about the medications they receive so that they are aware of the names, descriptions, doses, administration techniques, major side effects and interactions; and are thus able to obtain the maximum benefit from their medication regimen.
Utilize available resources in order to provide drug information to physicians, nurses, and other members of the health care team as well as the public as requested.
Order, receive and stock medications as necessary.
Restock and seal open crash carts.
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Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, medical condition, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected status.
