SUMMARY

Serve as a pharmacist in an ambulatory or in-patient care setting on an Air Force installation, performing professional duties which include consultative, educational, and administrative responsibilities. Select, compound, dispense, and preserve drugs, medicines, and other therapeutic agents. Provide guidance on difficult, complex, or unusual programs to medical staff/other pharmacists.

 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Deliver pharmaceutical care to patients. Implement and coordinate the provision of patient pharmaceutical care services and programs. Apply knowledge of pharmaceuticals, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and pharmacotherapeutics to assess and monitor patients’ response to drug therapy. May conduct interviews with patients or their caregivers for the purpose of establishing a medication history. Identify and prevent potential drug related problems. Identify and resolve actual drug related problems. Consult with other health care professionals. Recommend therapeutic options for disease states. Document and report adverse drug reactions or pharmacy errors through appropriate mechanisms. Consult with the medical staff on drug therapy related issues. Ensure patient medication counseling, drug regimen reviews, and professional standards defined by The Joint Commission (TJC), American Pharmacists Association (APhA), the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), and other applicable state and national standards. Provide distributive services and pharmaceutical support to health care professionals within the Medical Group. Screen medication orders and dispense medications including oral medications, small and large volume parenteral with additives, controlled substances, investigational drugs, and chemotherapeutic agents based on the knowledge of current pharmacy practice and standards. Provide drug information to health care providers in either verbal or written format. Provide professional guidance to staff on proper procedures concerning the storing, issuing, and controlling of pharmaceutical items. Coordinate with leadership to ensure the provision of high quality, low risk dispensing processes and that all pharmacy operations meet established standards and organization goals. Continuously review drug interactions and medication overlaps found in the prescription dispensing process and satisfactorily resolve them prior to the medication being dispensed. Facilitate proper utilization of automated dispensing equipment to provide accurate, efficient filling of medication orders and prescriptions. Ensure the assigned pharmacy operations comply with legal and regulatory requirements and meet customers’ needs. Ensure the accomplishment of established goals and objectives for the pharmacy. Research, interpret, analyze, and apply TJC, APhA, ASHP, etc. regulatory references, policies, and guidelines as applicable. Ensure adherence to established policies and procedures to accomplish the pharmacy mission. Assess and recommend revision to policies and procedures as needed to find ways to improve quality, timeliness, and efficiency of work. May assist the supervisor in gathering data on pharmacy operations and evaluation cost, efficiency, clinical functions, quality improvement, workload, and drug usage. May provide educational functions to improve the knowledge base of professional and non-professional staff and students as needed. Facilitate pharmacists’ orientation, professional development, and competency assessment programs. Participate in pharmacy staff development presentations or in-services training sessions. Maintain regular and punctual attendance. Perform other duties as assigned.

 

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

None.