Position Title: Pharmacist Department:

Pharmacy-E # Purpose: Provides pharmaceutical services, both distributive and clinical, to patients, nursing staff and other clinical services staff of the Medical Center including information on the safe and effective use of medications.

Able to act in and oversee all functional areas of the department. Provides direction to technical staff.

Report To:

Manager, Pharmacy

Supervisory Responsibility:

Direction: The job requires some accountability for scheduling, assigning or coordinating work.

Employees check the quality of work and provide guidance, instruction, training and direction to others. Although the job does not require formal or official supervisory responsibility, the incumbent serves as group leader or acts in an informal #assistant supervisory# or #lead# role. In addition, the employee may be expected to provide information or suggestions on human resources matters.

Materials Responsibility:

Limited: Work requires limited responsibility for material resources.

Examples of resources could include supplies, equipment, inventories, small budgets, and other similar material assets. The employee has a limited amount of control over these resources. The cost of errors is also limited in terms of damage, waste or financial loss.

Problems associated with material resources are not complex. The volume of resources may vary, but the level of difficulty in dealing with these resources is uncomplicated.

Key Relationship:

Co-workers/Health System Employees, Outside Agencies/Other Health Care Providers, General Public/Visitors/Volunteers, Physicians/Medical Office Staff, Students/Interns/Residents/Outside Instructors, Patients, Families, and Significant Others # POSITION SPECIFICATION # Education: Bachelor#s Degree

Field Of Study:

Pharmacy

Special Training:

Training Preferred: # Licensure/Registration: Registered Pharmacist in Iowa.

Pharmacist applicants obtaining their initial licensure must obtain their Iowa Pharmacist Registration within 6 months of hire. Those applicants registered in another state must obtain their Iowa Pharmacist Registration within 6 months of hire. Valid drivers license.

Experience:

No experience required.

Interpersonal Skills:

Interaction is with a variety of people inside or outside the organization.

Communications are of moderate difficulty and sensitivity.

Contact with others may involve detailed # lengthy dialogues # exchanges of information. Requires a moderate amount of interpersonal skills. Interactions involve dealing with moderately complicated problem situations or stressful encounters.

Working Conditions:

There is limited exposure to moderately adverse and undesirable environmental conditions.

There are some health and safety risks.

Position may require safety equipment and precautions. The amount of time the employee may experience these moderate conditions is limited to 35% or less of their work day.

Possible Exposure to Blood Borne Pathogens:

Yes

Miscellaneous:

Position Title: Pharmacist

Department:

Pharmacy-E

Purpose: Provides pharmaceutical services, both distributive and clinical, to patients, nursing staff and other clinical services staff of the Medical Center including information on the safe and effective use of medications.

Able to act in and oversee all functional areas of the department. Provides direction to technical staff.

Report To: Manager, Pharmacy

Supervisory Responsibility: Direction: The job requires some accountability for scheduling, assigning or coordinating work.

Employees check the quality of work and provide guidance, instruction, training and direction to others. Although the job does not require formal or official supervisory responsibility, the incumbent serves as group leader or acts in an informal "assistant supervisory" or "lead" role. In addition, the employee may be expected to provide information or suggestions on human resources matters.

Materials Responsibility: Limited: Work requires limited responsibility for material resources.

Examples of resources could include supplies, equipment, inventories, small budgets, and other similar material assets. The employee has a limited amount of control over these resources. The cost of errors is also limited in terms of damage, waste or financial loss.

Problems associated with material resources are not complex. The volume of resources may vary, but the level of difficulty in dealing with these resources is uncomplicated.

Key Relationship: Co-workers/Health System Employees, Outside Agencies/Other Health Care Providers, General Public/Visitors/Volunteers, Physicians/Medical Office Staff, Students/Interns/Residents/Outside Instructors, Patients, Families, and Significant Others

POSITION SPECIFICATION

Education: Bachelor's Degree

Field Of Study: Pharmacy

Special Training:

Training Preferred:

Licensure/Registration: Registered Pharmacist in Iowa.

Pharmacist applicants obtaining their initial licensure must obtain their Iowa Pharmacist Registration within 6 months of hire. Those applicants registered in another state must obtain their Iowa Pharmacist Registration within 6 months of hire. Valid drivers license.

Experience: No experience required.

Interpersonal Skills: Interaction is with a variety of people inside or outside the organization.

Communications are of moderate difficulty and sensitivity.

Contact with others may involve detailed & lengthy dialogues & exchanges of information. Requires a moderate amount of interpersonal skills. Interactions involve dealing with moderately complicated problem situations or stressful encounters.

Working Conditions: There is limited exposure to moderately adverse and undesirable environmental conditions.

There are some health and safety risks.

Position may require safety equipment and precautions. The amount of time the employee may experience these moderate conditions is limited to 35% or less of their work day.

Possible Exposure to Blood Borne Pathogens: Yes

Miscellaneous: