Registered Pharmacist

Overview

Lexington Health is a comprehensive network of care that includes six community medical and urgent care centers, nearly 80 physician practices, more than 9,000 health care professionals and Lexington Medical Center, a 607-bed teaching hospital in West Columbia, South Carolina. It was selected by Modern Healthcare as one of the Best Places to Work in Healthcare and was first in the state to achieve Magnet with Distinction status for excellence in nursing care.

Consistently ranked as best in the Columbia Metro area by U.S. News & World Report, Lexington Health delivers more than 4,000 babies each year, performs more than 34,000 surgeries annually and is the region's third largest employer.

Lexington Health also includes an accredited Cancer Center of Excellence, the state’s first Heart

CARE Center, the largest skilled nursing facility in the Carolinas, and an Alzheimer’s care center. Its postgraduate medical education programs include family medicine and transitional year residencies, as well as an informatics fellowship.

Job Summary
:
Responsible for medication use control. Assures safe and effective use of medications through clinical involvement. Participates in education activities related to drug therapy to enhance personal knowledge as well as that of other health professionals. Participates in administrative, medication use evaluations, and other performance improvement activities. Involved in direct patient education and interviews to obtain an accurate medication list.

Minimum Education: B.S. in Pharmacy or Pharm D from an accredited college of pharmacy

Minimum Years of

Experience:

None

Substitutable

Education & Experience:

None

Required Certifications/Licensure: Licensed as a Pharmacist in the state of South Carolina (South Carolina Labor and Licensing Board)

Required Training: None

Patient Care/Customer Relations/Teamwork:

• Demonstrates, through work performance, the meaning of the hospital’s mission and values
• Responds quickly to customer needs
• Demonstrates respect, sensitivity, cooperation, openness, flexibility, positive attitude, and a pleasant manner toward others
• Objective and open to others’ views
• Gives and welcomes feedback, contributes to positive team spirit
• Participates in performance improvement activities

Organizational/Departmental Policies and Procedures

• Attendance is within organizational policy
• Tardiness is within organizational policy
• Completes mandatory training
• Submits assignments on time
• Follows organizational and departmental policies and procedures

Age Specific

• Demonstrates competence to provide developmentally appropriate care/treatment for the following patient populations:
  Infant (Birth to 1 year);
  Child (1 year through 12 years);
  Adolescent (13 years through 17 years);
  Adult (18 years through 65 years);
  Geriatric (over 65 years)

Pharmacy Specific Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for medication use control
• Assures safe and effective use of medications through clinical involvement
• Participates in educational activities related to drug therapy to enhance personal knowledge as well as that of other health professionals
• Participates in administrative, medication use evaluations, and other performance improvement activities
• Demonstrates regard for dignity, respect, and safety to all patients, family members, visitors, and hospital personnel, as defined in the philosophy of the organization
• Participates in meeting the goals and objectives of the department to ensure the attainment of the hospital’s goals and objectives
• Controls the drug use process in the patient-care area by working closely with nursing and medical staff to ensure cost-effective use of drug therapy, appropriate drug administration, and efficient drug distribution
• Suggests ideas for cost control
• Assumes responsibility, accepts accountability and makes decisions related to the provision of pharmaceutical services
• Dispenses medications accurately
• Reviews orders to verify and confirm accuracy and appropriateness of drug, dosage, and route, and to detect incompatibilities of drug interactions
• Identifies problems related to aspects of drug use control and offers…