Key Responsibilities / Essential Functions

1. Interviews patients or caregivers to collect information regarding all current home medications; identifies when a discrepancy related to inappropriate dosing, frequency, or schedule for a home medication exists, and uses this knowledge to obtain clarification to ensure accuracy of the home medication list and to facilitate the timely/acute collection of data.
2. Utilizes appropriate resources to collect information from various sources (patient interviews, physician offices, retail pharmacies, family members, historical encounters, extended care facilities, examination of medicine bottles, etc.)
3. Utilizes designated computer applications to accurately enter information collected from interview activities for the generation of admission medication reconciliation documentation; this information includes, but is not limited to, correct medication name, medication formulation, dose, route, directions, schedule, and date/time of last dose taken. Produces documents for subsequent physician review.
4. Records the patient’s preferred outpatient pharmacy in the electronic medical record.
5. Contacts and communicates with other care providers (pharmacists, nurses, physicians, etc.) as needed to facilitate the processing of home medication information in an efficient manner.
6. Follows up on outstanding issues from the previous shift requiring further phone calls or patient/family interview and communicates any delays/difficulties in the reconciliation process to appropriate disciplines.
7. Consults with the pharmacist in all cases of unresolved discrepancies related to patient’s medication history.
8. Willingly helps teach new personnel and students.
9. Recognizes when to consult with the pharmacist for doubts or questions that require clinical judgment.
10. Ability to set priorities in correct order in relation to the needs and circumstances at the time with reference to patients, co-workers, physicians, and the nursing unit.

Minimum Knowledge, Skills, Experience Required: KNOWLEDGE OF MEDICATIONS

BASIC COMPUTER SKILLS

Education:  high school diploma & current national pharmacy technician certification

Experience: 1 year with hospital Pharmacy preferred, retail is acceptable. 

Must be registered and current with Alabama State Board of Pharmacy