Job Description
SUMMARY 188341529Reports to the Director, Home Infusion Pharmacy. Responsible for the interpretation, evaluation, preparation and dispensing of medications pursuant to a legitimate order in keeping with established policies, procedures, and standards of practice and scope of pharmacy services for Brown University Health Home Infusion Services. Collaborates with and serves as a resource for members of the multidisciplinary team to monitor, assess, and intervene as needed to ensure safe, appropriate, and cost-effective medication use. Reviews, monitors, and verifies orders for oral and parenteral therapies, including chemotherapy, for appropriateness of drug, dosage, route of administration, completeness, potential incompatibilities and drug interactions. Identifies and clarifies with the prescriber required changes to medication orders, documents same. Responsible to perform detailed in-process medication checks for appropriate drug, diluent, drug volume, base solution, base solution volume, beyond use date, and labeling. Performs sterile compounding and maintains compliance with regulatory boards and regulations related to compounding of sterile pharmaceuticals [i.e., Rhode Island Department of Health (RI DoH), Rhode Island (RI) Board of Pharmacy Rules and Regulations, United States Pharmacopoeia (USP) Chapter <797> Pharmaceutical Compounding - Sterile Preparations (USP <797>), and USP <800> Hazardous Drugs (USP <800>). Brown University Health employees are expected to embrace and successfully role model the organizations values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence as these guide our everyday actions with patients, customers, and one another. Brown University Health employees are expected to successfully role model the organization's values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence as these values guide our everyday actions with patients, customers and one another. In addition to our values, all employees are expected t