Consulting Coordinator Charleston, SC

Consulting Coordinator

Network HealthCare Pharmacy in Greenville, SC has an opening for a Consulting Coordinator.

We are a closed-door pharmacy seeking a motivated Consulting Coordinator to join our team.

Applicants must reside in the Charleston, South Carolina area.

POSITION OVERVIEW:

The Consulting Coordinator is responsible for all aspects of the consultant pharmacist and coordination of those services for the assigned centers.

The consultant pharmacist provides consultation on all aspects of the provision of pharmacy services in the facility.

In collaboration with facility staff, the consultant pharmacist helps to identify, communicate, address, and resolve concerns and issues related to the provision of pharmaceutical services.

The consultant pharmacist performs a comprehensive review of each resident's medication regime at least monthly.

The medication regime review (MRR) includes evaluating the resident's response to medication therapy to determine that the resident maintains the highest practicable level of functioning and preventing or minimizing adverse consequences related to medication therapy.

Findings and recommendations are reported to the Director of Nursing and the attending physician, and if appropriate, the Medical Director and/or the Administer.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Working with regional staff on the implementation of pharmaceutical services for the assigned centers.

Working with the Vice President of Clinical Services to assure standardization and corporate directive are being followed.

Working with facility staff on the implementation of pharmaceutical services procedures including, evaluating the process of receiving and interpreting prescribers' orders; acquiring, receiving, storing, controlling, reconciling, compounding, dispensing, packaging, labeling, distributing, administering, monitoring responses to, and using and/or disposing of all medications, biologicals, and chemicals.

Assisting in the identification and evaluation of medication-related issues, including the prevention and reporting of medication errors and the provision and monitoring the use of medication-related devices.

Working with the provider pharmacy to establish a system of records for receipt and disposition of all controlled medications to enable an accurate reconciliation, determining that drug records are in order and that an account of all controlled medications is maintained and periodically reconciled.

Assisting in the accounting, destruction and reconciliation o unused controlled substances and non-controlled substances as required by state and federal law.

Assisting facility in defining schedules and administering medications to maximize the effectiveness, maintain appropriate serum concentrations (e.g., antibiotics, pain medications), to avoid potential medication interactions, and, when possible, considering residents' choice.

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