Drug Room Coordinator Emergency Center Eufaula

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Full Time Variable Job Summary:

Responsible for maintaining the Drug Room, checking and entering orders, ordering medications and supplies, and filling medication carts on the nursing units.

Minimum Education:

Completion of a state approved Licensed Practical Nurse program or registered nurse coursework approved by the Board of Nursing as practical nurse equivalency. Licensure, Registration and/or

Certification:

Valid multi-state or State of Oklahoma Licensed Practical Nurse License.

Work Experience:

1 - 3 years related experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Working knowledge of general disease state management processes, bio- psychosocial model, and clinical pathways. Effective interpersonal, written and oral communication skills. Ability to organize and prioritize work in an effective and efficient manner. Ability to be detail oriented as required in the examination of clinical and numerical data.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

The Drug Room Coordinator per SFHS policy and instructions from the Pharmacist-in-Charge ensures the secure storage of medication within the drug room. When on duty only the Drug Room Coordinator may authorize the removal of a drug from the drug room. Per SFHS policy and Oklahoma State Board of Pharmacy regulations a record of all drugs removed from the drug room when the Pharmacist-in- Charge is not present shall be maintained by the Drug Room Coordinator. The Drug Room Coordinator collaborates with nurses assigned to the drug room as needed to meet patient drug needs. The Drug Room Coordinator performs all inventory management duties required to maintain adequate supply of drugs to meet the needs of the patients to include: ordering, receiving, inventory control, look alike sound alike precautions, high alert drug precautions and record keeping. The Drug Room Coordinator ensures that timely inspections of all drug storage areas including the drug room are performed and all expired or adulterated drugs are maintained separate and apart from in date inventory. The Drug Room Coordinator is responsible for ensuring System policy and State regulations are followed at all times.

Decision Making:

Independent judgment in making minor decisions where alternatives are limited and standard policies/protocols have been established.

Working Relationships:

Coordinates activities of others (does not supervise). Works with internal customers via telephone or face to face interaction. Works with other healthcare professionals and staff.

Special Job Dimensions:

None.

Supplemental Information:

This document generally describes the essential functions of the job and the physical demands required to perform the job. This compilation of essential functions and physical demands is not all inclusive nor does it prohibit the assignment of additional duties. Pharmacy -

Eufaula Campus Location:

Eufaula, Oklahoma 74432 Under the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Use and Patient Protection Act (OMMA), a safety sensitive position is defined as any job that includes tasks or duties that the employer believes could affect the safety and health of the employee performing the task or others. This position has been identified as a safety sensitive position. This statute allows employers to lawfully refuse to hire applicants for safety-sensitive jobs or to discipline or discharge employees who work in safety-sensitive jobs if they test positive for marijuana, even if they have a valid license to use medical marijuana. EOE Protected Veterans/Disability Saint Francis is a Catholic, not-for-profit Health system based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. We are the largest private employer in Eastern Oklahoma with over 12,000 employees, including 1,000 physicians. The health system is anchored by the 1,112-bed Saint Francis Hospital, the largest hospital in Oklahoma and the 11th largest in the nation. Our system also includes hospitals in south Tulsa, Muskogee and Vinita, as well as 110 Warren Clinic locations from Monkey Island to McAlester, northeastern Oklahoma's only children's hospital, a level IV neonatal intensive care unit, a 168-bed heart hospital, and Tulsa's leading trauma and emergency center.