Long Term Care Pharmacist Resume
Summary : As a Long Term Care Pharmacist, providing professional functions related to dispensing including pharmaceutical care, patient counseling, medication reviews, liaising with other healthcare professionals, and documenting interventions and dialogue.
Skills : Strong clinical pharmacy skills, Knowledge of geriatric pharmacotherapy.
Description :
- Dispensed prescriptions, including computer entry, triage of new orders, collation of data, and clinical reviews.
- Evaluated appropriateness of prescription orders with consideration for patient safety and legal requirements.
- Completed third-party adjudications necessary to complete prescriptions.
- Maintained confidentiality and protects personal and organizational information at all times.
- Provided pharmaceutical services to patients in continuing care facilities.
- Ensured compliance with regulations, policies, and procedures.
- Participated in the dispensing and checking of prescriptions.
Experience
10+ Years
Level
Senior
Education
Doctor of Pharmacy
Long Term Care Pharmacist Resume
Summary : As a Long Term Care Pharmacist, responsible for providing pharmaceutical care to clients in a multi-program, team-based customer service environment, also responsible for the recommendation and modification of pharmaceutical care plans.
Skills : Communication, Attention to detail.
Description :
- Supervised pharmacy assistants and regulated pharmacy technicians, as required.
- Participated in the on-call rotation for after-hours consultations with contracted homes.
- Provided medical information/counseling to patients, care providers, and other health care professionals.
- Conducted medication reviews and supported clinical activities.
- Remained current on the latest trends in the pharmacy industry.
- Liaised with physicians, nursing staff, home management, and pharmacy team.
- Participated in medical advisory meetings, supported the accreditation process, and worked in interdisciplinary committees.
Experience
7-10 Years
Level
Management
Education
Pharm.D
Long Term Care Pharmacist Resume
Summary : As a Long Term Care Pharmacist, reviews all medication orders for appropriate and rational therapy, checking for proper dosages, potential drug interactions, and adverse reactions.
Skills : Medication therapy management, Problem-solving.
Description :
- Provided clinical education for nursing staff and residents as requested.
- Assisted in developing clinical and educational tools and drug information.
- Reviewed and analyzed DUR reporting and medication management trends and presented them to pharmacy staff and interdisciplinary committees within the homes.
- Maintained a current working knowledge of relevant trends, issues, laws, and regulations with regard to geriatric pharmacy.
- Followed all provincial and federal laws, standards, and regulations which govern the practice of pharmacy at all times.
- Worked with all members of the pharmacy team to ensure medication orders were dispensed accurately and safely.
- Checked prescriptions for therapeutic appropriateness, communicating concerns to the prescriber.
Experience
7-10 Years
Level
Management
Education
Pharm.D
Long Term Care Pharmacist Resume
Objective : As a Long Term Care Pharmacist, enforces and educates pharmacy personnel and other related health practitioners on the laws, codes, and regulations that pertain to the services and equipment provided by the company.
Skills : Analyzing information, Administering medication.
Description :
- Maintained accurate, organized, and completed resident health records ensuring appropriate documentation of health information.
- Participated in ongoing continuing education, remaining current in pharmaceutical, medical, and professional licensing information.
- Taken ownership and provided supervision for dispensing pharmacy.
- Implemented quality assurance programs for pharmacy services.
- Implemented policies and procedures for maintaining the integrity and confidentiality of prescription information and patient health care information.
- Served as a primary source of information for both internal and external customer questions/concerns.
- Assumed responsibility for running weekly and monthly reports.
Experience
2-5 Years
Level
Executive
Education
Pharm.D
Long Term Care Pharmacist Resume
Objective : As a Long Term Care Pharmacist, responsible for pharmacist tasks, such as dispensing and compounding medication, counseling patients on medication and health subjects, interpreting prescriptions, managing patient drug therapy, and performing drug utilization.
Skills : Proficiency in pharmacy software systems.
Description :
- Developed, established, and ensured the assimilation and provision of comprehensive information on drugs to the company’s professional staff, patients, and caregivers.
- Assisted in developing and implementing patient-orientated communication avenues between the pharmacist, physician, and patient.
- Planned, organizes, and directs the responsibilities that are delegated by the Regional Director.
- Planned, organizes, develops, and implements all responsibilities, policies, and procedures at the direction of the Regional Director.
- Prioritized and delegated job tasks to ensure timely completion.
- Participated in the training and motivation of pharmacy personnel.
- Provided clinical input to physicians for rational drug and IV therapy.
Experience
0-2 Years
Level
Junior
Education
Pharm.D
Long Term Care Pharmacist Resume
Objective : As a Long Term Care Pharmacist, complies with state and federal drug laws as regulated by the state board of pharmacy, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Food and drug administration by monitoring nursing unit inspection.
Skills : Judgment, Verbal communication.
Description :
- Communicated and resolved problems with customers, patients, referral sources, and insurance companies.
- Assured the timely, accurate maintenance of pharmacy inventories and acquisition of drug and IV items.
- Initiated procedures to recover damaged products or recalled and defective merchandise.
- Contributed to the proper payment of invoices by assisting accounting personnel in identifying discrepancies and matching invoices to purchase orders.
- Served patients by preparing medications, giving pharmacological information to multidisciplinary health care teams, and monitoring patient drug therapies.
- Prepared medications by reviewing and interpreting physician orders and detecting therapeutic incompatibilities.
- Dispensed medications by compounding, packaging, and labeling pharmaceuticals.
Experience
0-2 Years
Level
Fresher
Education
Pharm.D
Long Term Care Pharmacist Resume
Summary : As a Long Term Care Pharmacist, develops hospital staffs pharmacological knowledge by participating in clinical programs and training pharmacy staff, students, interns, externs, residents, and health care professionals.
Skills : FDA health regulations, Pharmacology.
Description :
- Controlled medications by monitoring drug therapies, and advising interventions.
- Provided pharmacological information by answering questions and requests of health care professionals and counseling patients on drug therapies.
- Maintained records for controlled substances and removes outdated and damaged drugs from the pharmacy inventory.
- Supervised the work results of support personnel.
- Maintained current registration, studied existing and new legislation, anticipates legislation, and advises management on needed actions.
- Protected patients and technicians by adhering to infection-control protocols.
- Maintained a safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
Experience
7-10 Years
Level
Consultant
Education
Pharm.D
Long Term Care Pharmacist Resume
Summary : As a Long Term Care Pharmacist, provides ongoing support and care to patients in a variety of facilities and settings, specifically in areas where patients are admitted or treated over longer periods of time than during regular office visits.
Skills : Managing processes, Legal compliance.
Description :
- Received written prescription requests and verified that information was complete.
- Maintained proper storage for medications, including temperature controls and security.
- Filled bottles with prescribed medications and prepared/affixed prescription bottle labels.
- Answered simple questions over the phone or in person, referring clinical questions to the pharmacist.
- Dispensed medications as prescribed by doctors and other medical professionals.
- Reviewed prescriptions to ensure accuracy and to evaluate their suitability for the patient.
- Provided information and advice about drugs, their side effects, correct dosage, and proper storage.
Experience
7-10 Years
Level
Consultant
Education
Pharm.D
Long Term Care Pharmacist Resume
Summary : As a Long Term Care Pharmacist, works with an aging demographic, though there are long-term care facilities that work with residents that are not elderly. This includes treatment centers for specific diseases, for developmentally challenged residents, or even for the incarcerated.
Skills : Productivity, Quality focus.
Description :
- Provided other health advice, such as guidance on stopping smoking.
- Kept records such as pharmacy files, patient profiles, charge system files, inventories, and registries of poisons, narcotics, or controlled drugs.
- Planned, implemented, and maintained procedures for mixing, packaging, and labeling pharmaceuticals to ensure they meet legal requirements.
- Assessed the identity, strength, or purity of medications.
- Worked with other healthcare professionals to plan, monitor, review, or evaluate the quality or effectiveness of drugs.
- Ordered and purchased pharmaceutical supplies, medical supplies, or drugs.
- Maintained stock and storing and handling it properly.
Experience
7-10 Years
Level
Consultant
Education
Pharm.D
Long Term Care Pharmacist Resume
Objective : As a Long Term Care Pharmacist, completes pharmacy operational requirements by organizing and directing technicians workflow, verifying their preparation and labeling of pharmaceuticals, and verifying order entries, charges, and inspections.
Skills : Computer competencies, Patient focus.
Description :
- Analyzed prescribing trends to monitor patient compliance and prevent excessive usage or harmful interactions.
- Advised patients on medication brands, medical equipment or healthcare supplies.
- Communicated with external service experts on an as-needed basis to troubleshoot difficult service issues.
- Reviewed, evaluated, and communicated with nursing staff daily for issues regarding the automatic dispensing unit (ADU) machine.
- Maintained all environmental specification related to the remote dispensing unit.
- Placed stock into automatic dispensing unit machine as appropriate.
- Conducted periodic medical cart audits removed expired medications and flag reorder dates.
Experience
2-5 Years
Level
Executive
Education
Doctor of Pharmacy
