Allied Health Careers
Pharmacy Services

The department of pharmacy services provides a broad scope of organized services to safely and systematically meet the needs of the patients we serve. The uniform performance of patient care processes, for both internal and external customers, is provided by qualified staff who have successfully demonstrated age-specific competency.

These services are provided by practitioners with extensive training and advanced credentialing. Clinically beneficial and financially viable services are planned and developed based on recognized benchmark data and adhere to applicable laws, regulations, professional licensure and standards of practice.

The scope of services provided to the pharmacy's customers include, but are not limited to, the following critical processes:

Specialized services

  • Critical care
  • Diabetes
  • Emergency medicine
  • Oncology
  • Surgical services
  • Pain management
  • Pediatric care

Medication Management, Dispensing and Compounding

  • Sterile pharmaceuticals
  • Chemotherapy preparation
  • Automated medication dispensing
  • Medication distribution and control

Medication Safety

  • Adverse drug reaction monitoring
  • Medication error reduction strategies
  • Medication error reporting

Clinical Services

  • Pharmaceutical care encompassing nearly
    all medical, surgical and pediatric specialties
  • Formulary management
  • Medication use evaluation and review
  • Therapeutic interchange

Education

  • Continuing education for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians
  • Clinical site rotations for pharmacy interns
  • Educational programs for physicians, nurses and other allied health professionals
  • Formalized pharmacy technician training program

Research

  • Investigational drugs
  • Protocol management

Information Technology

  • Computerized Physician Order Entry
  • Medication Management Information System
  • Pharmacy Information System
  • Pharmacy Intranet website

Administration

  • Financial management
  • Purchasing and inventory management
  • Quality improvement
  • Quality monitoring
  • Strategic planning
  • Tactical planning

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