Description About Us
Cornerstone Healthcare Group, based in Dallas, Texas, was founded in 1990 and provides excellent healthcare services to our patients, residents, and their families.
Our employees make a difference; join us so you can too! We pride ourselves on our quality of care, responsive service, and commitment to excellence. We treat each employee, patient, and resident like we would a member of our own family, and measure our success by the direct impact we have on improving the quality of life for our employees, patients, and residents.
Responsibilities:
The Pharmacist is responsible for providing pharmaceutical services within the hospital that has a patient population ranging in age from 18 years to geriatric experiencing medically complex conditions, general medical-surgical conditions, with rehabilitation and/or wound care needs.
The Pharmacist duties include:
- Verification of medication orders for accuracy and appropriateness.
- Review of medication profiles.
- Assists in the resolution of drug therapy problems.
- Participation in medical and multidisciplinary rounds.
- Perceive and evaluate the medication information needs of patients and families, health care professionals, and other persons.
- Use a systematic approach to address medication information needs by effectively searching, retrieving, and evaluating the literature and appropriately communicating and applying the information to the patient care situation.
- Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, QA program, safety, environmental, and infection control standards.
- Compounds, packages, labels, and dispenses medications.
- Maintains proper inventory control and storage including the secure storage of controlled substances and inventory records.
- Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, current literature, in-services, and workshops.
- Participates in training pharmacists, technicians, students, and residents.
- Participates in education programs for pharmacy staff, attends meetings as required, and participates on committees as needed.
- Consults with and advises healthcare providers regarding optimal and cost-effective utilization of drugs. Where appropriate, documents clinical activities.
- Responsible for adherence to the Department Compliance Plan for Controlled substances.
- Performs dispensing and compounding functions utilizing automated technology.
- Perform additional duties assigned.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
- Ability to project a professional image.
- Hospital experience required.
- Knowledge of regulatory standards and compliance requirements.
- Working knowledge and ability to apply professional standards of practice in job situations.
- Strong organizational and analytical skills.
- Working knowledge of personal computer and software applications used in job functions (Word processing, graphics, databases, spreadsheets, etc.).
ACPE IV certification.
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