Pharmacy Manager-Brooks Inpatient Hospital-Arizona

The Pharmacy Manager is responsible for supporting the VP of Operations in managing pharmacy operations.

This includes implementation and enforcement of policies and procedures, supervision and training of staff, inventory management, quality assurance and regulatory compliance.

As a member of the Brooks leadership team, the Pharmacy Manager supports and facilitates an interdisciplinary team approach to the delivery of care.

This includes a pharmacy environment in which collaboration is valued and excellence in clinical care, education, and research is promoted and achieved and evidence-based pharmacy practice is facilitated.

Demonstrates a commitment to create a nursing culture to achieve higher quality indicators, elevate pharmacy services, clinical outcomes and patient care delivery systems. 
 

Job Responsibilities: 


* The complexity of the patient’s medical condition and underlying clinical status.


* Accurately enters medication orders on the computerized pharmacy profile.


* Review’s patient profile for allergy, drug-drug, drug-food, drug disease interactions, duplicate therapy.


* Validates that all medication for patients of all ages is filled with the proper drug, dosage form, strength and quantity.


* Contracts and confers with physician if there are any questions or clarifications needed in the processing or monitoring of drug therapy.


* Identifies interventions on the computerized pharmacy profile.


* Evaluates laboratory and microbiology data to ensure appropriate age-specific response to medications.


* Compounds or supervises the preparation of IV admixtures, epidural pain, TPN and chemotherapy as required following aseptic technique and recommended safety precautions with the horizontal or vertical laminar airflow hood.


* Ensures documentation of care is carried out as per department policies and procedures.


* Recognizes, reports, documents and seeks appropriate intervention for signs and symptoms of adverse drug reactions, drug interactions, or medication allergies, as per department and hospital policy.


* Consults with physicians and nursing staff members concerning the availability, dosage form, side effect and possible incompatibility of new as well as currently used drugs.

Recommends formulary alternatives to prescribing physicians. 


* Support and participate in the goals of the organization’s quality improvement, risk management and patient safety program to include but not limited to National Patient Safety Goals and medication related initiatives.


* Develop and document staff competency on an ongoing basis and develop improvement plans when deficiencies are identified


* Effectively and proactively intervene in conflicts between pharmacy and medical staff regarding drug therapy issue resolutions


* Work with the VP of Operations and IRF Pharmacy managers to identify and develop processes to meet or exceed all controlled substance diversion pre...