CLINICAL PHARMACIST

VA Careers - Pharmacy: https://youtube.com/embed/Fn_ickNBEws The scope of practice is regulated by individual clinical duties that are recommended by the collaborating physician to the Pharmacy Manager and are approved by the Chief of Staff and the Medical Center Director. The Clinical Pharmacist serves a multi-functional role and is specially prepared by education and experience to have an advanced knowledge of pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and pharmacotherapeutics. Fills medication orders by selecting the correct drug and dosage form, reducing the drug from bulk to the quantity prescribed, compounding, when necessary, then packaging and labeling the drug in an appropriate manner. B. Responsible for the dispensing of drugs, especially controlled substances, investigational and cytotoxic drugs, to assure that legal and agency regulations and instructions are followed, that proper and complete recordkeeping is maintained, and that the drug storage areas are stocked,