Pharmacist in charge vs clinical staff pharmacist

Differences between pharmacist in charge and clinical staff pharmacist duties and responsibilities

Pharmacist in charge example responsibilities.

• Counsele patients on managing disease states, proper use of prescription and OTC drugs and on life style changes.
• Check prescriptions for appropriate dosage, drug interactions, allergies and contraindications before dispensing medications using OmniDX computer system.
• Oversee pharmacy operations including confirming new and refill prescription orders, conducting screenings for interactions and allergies, and dispensing medications.
• Check accuracy of physician calculations of TPN's for tube feed patients.
• Train pharmacy technicians in compounding intravenous medications in preparation for establishing a clean room via USP 797 standards.
• Lead pharmacy staff through sterile compounding process and employee aseptic assessments in compliance with USP 797 and 503B guidelines.
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Clinical staff pharmacist example responsibilities.

• Dose and manage all Vancomycin and Aminoglycoside antibiotics throughout the entire hospital including overseeing, evaluating, and ordering antibiotic labs.
• Determine appropriateness of medications and monitor drug-drug interactions, drug-disease interactions, and allergies.
• Analyze every drug order for potential drug-relate medical problems and implementing corrective action to ensure that patients receive optimal drug therapy.
• Verify daily proficiency reports generate by the PYXIS dispensing system.
• Serve as the preceptor for PharmD students in a clinical in-hospital pharmacy rotation.
• Check against drug interactions, allergies, contraindications, and monitor for core measure compliance.
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