Responsibilities

1. Prepares medications by reviewing and interpreting physician orders; detecting therapeutic incompatibilities.
2. Dispenses medications by compounding, packaging, and labeling pharmaceuticals.
3. Controls medications by monitoring drug therapies; advising interventions.
4. Completes pharmacy operational requirements by organizing and directing technician’s work flow; verifying their preparation and labeling of pharmaceuticals; verifying order entries, charges, and inspections.
5. Provides pharmacological information by answering questions and requests of healthcare professionals; counseling patients on drug therapies.
6. Develop hospital staff’s pharmacological knowledge by participating in clinical programs; training pharmacy staff, interns and healthcare professionals.
7. Complies with state and federal drug laws as regulated by the state board of pharmacy.
8. Protects patients and technicians by a...