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Wind River Family & Community Health Care Clinical Pharmacists - Pharmacy in Riverton, Wyoming
Manage medication therapy through direct patient assessment to evaluate patient responses to medication therapy, communicate and document patient findings, to make recommendations to care team providers, and to implement and monitor pharmacotherapeutic care plans.
Interview and counsel patients on the use, storage, cautions and side effects of all medications prescribed. Provides and documents patient education.
Evaluates medication regimens for appropriateness, drug interactions, therapeutic duplications, non-compliance, adverse drug reaction and cost effectiveness. Analyzes medication regimens to ensure the most effective, least toxic, and most economical treatment plan.
Documents all clinical activities, updates problem lists and records information in the electronic health record when required and maintains pharmacy records as required by law.
Provides ongoing, comprehensive chronic disease management.
Perform departmental administrative functions, committee involvement, quality assurance activities, statistical analysis, CME presentations, in-services, competency and proficiency reviews and involvement in performance improvement groups. Operate under collaborative practice agreements as approved by the Wyoming Board of Pharmacy, which may include limited prescribing in defined situations. Ability to refer and consult appropriately.
The work requires independent judgement wherein error could result in serious injury or death to a patient.
The work will cover assessment, medical history, development and implementation of care plans, evaluation of the effectiveness of treatment and modification of treatment.
The medical record is carefully reviewed for therapeutic effectiveness and appropriateness including diagnosis, treatment, patient allergy, and drug interaction screening.
Pharmaceutical care services, drug information and direct patient care, and to manage interventions and therapy between primary physician visits.
Clinical functions include the selection of appropriate medication for disease state management, monitoring patient outcomes, analysis of adverse drug events, and medication reconciliation.
Indirect patient care activities include formulary management, quality assurance, medication utilization review, and staff development
Other duties as assigned to maintain and enhance the operation of the department.