1. Pharmacists Wanted !!! By Alice Chen, Pharm.D. Pharmacy Manager Kaiser Permanente August 6, 2005

2. License Required Pharmacy Intern Pharmacist www.pharmacy.ca.go v (916) 445-5014

3. Career Opportunities Pharmacists are true partners working closely with physicians and nurses to provide health care for patients

4. Also called Hospital Pharmacists and Community Pharmacists. Inpatient Pharmacists Outpatient Pharmacists

5. Job Functions Dispensing, checking technician’s work, advising physicians, nurse practitioners, consulting patients regarding drug interactions, allergies, adverse reactions and correct ways to take and store medications.

6. Consultation Is A Must Statistic has shown a high percentage of patients need to understand their medications, especially the side effects in order for them to be compliant.

7. Ambulatory Care Pharmacists Patients are referred to these services by physicians, nurse practitioners and pharmacists follow strict protocols to monitor patients, write prescriptions and ensure improved disease states. Residency is generally required

8. Various Ambulatory Services Anticoagulation Management Cholesterol Management Renal Management (Chronic Kidney Diseases) Oncology Services Home Health Pharmacy Services Impact Pharmacy Services (Drug Conversion Program)

9. Various Ambulatory Care Pharmacists (continued) Neonatal ICU Hypertension Management Integrated Coronary Vascular Disease (CVD) HIV / ID New Member Program (assist new MD in prescribing NF to formulary drugs) Heart Failure Management\ Asthma Management

10. Computer Related Careers Pharmacy Informatics Pharmacy Analytical Services for Drug Use Management Drug information

11. Other Areas of Practices Automation – Central Refill Pharmacy Pharmaceutical distributions/purchasing Pharmacy Call Center Consulting Pharmacist for Long Term Care Administration positions Managers, Quality and Operations, Strategy& Operations, Drug Education Coordinator

12. Advantages and Disadvantages Advantages Flexible work schedule Relative easy locations transfer Plenty of room to grow High job satisfaction High starting compensation Disadvantages Physically demanding Liability is becoming higher Compensation increases slowly

13. Prospect for the Future Pharmacist Very Bright With many new technologies, such as Healthconnect, future pharmacists will become even more indispensable partners to other health care professionals. Pharmacists, you ARE the Bomb !!!

14. When Not at Work Watch out ! Here comes the golf machine.

16. Pharmacist Needed !!! By Lily Kung Cheung, PharmD Pharmacy Supervisor Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania August 6, 2005

17. License Requirements PharmD degree Internship Requirements NAPLEX Exam www.nabp.netwww.nabp.net 847-391-4406 State Law Exam Foreign Pharmacy Graduates

18. Inpatient Pharmacist by Setting Community vs. Teaching Hospital IV Room Centralized Decentralized Satellite Emergency Department

19. Inpatient Pharmacist by Job Function Dispensing Pharmacist Clinical Pharmacy Specialist Information System Pharmacist Pharmacist with Management Positions

20. Dispensing Pharmacist Dispensing is a component of job function Anonyms: Staff Pharmacist, Clinical Pharmacist, Decentralized Pharmacist, etc. Requirement: PharmD degree and licensure, with or without one-year pharmacy practice residency

21. Dispensing Pharmacist Dispensing is a component of job function Anonyms: Staff Pharmacist, Clinical Pharmacist, Decentralized Pharmacist, etc. Requirement: PharmD degree and licensure, with or without one-year pharmacy practice residency

22. Clinical Pharmacy Specialist Usually requires residency in a specialty area, in addition to a pharmacy practice residency Job functions depend on the specialty and the institution Usually has teaching and/or research responsibilities Represent pharmacy for medication use meeting/committee in specialty areas

23. Specialty Areas Infectious Disease (ABX Management) Drug Information Oncology Critical Care Nutrition Support ADE/DUE Transplant

24. Specialty Areas (Cont’d) Cardiology Nephrology Pharmacokinetics General Medicine Anti-Coagulation Management Investigational Drugs Neonatology Pharmacoeconomics

25. Teaching Opportunities Precept pharmacy residents Precept pharmacy clerkship students Mentor dispensing pharmacists Provide inservice to pharmacists, nurses, physicians, etc. Teach didactic courses at pharmacy school

26. Information System Pharmacist Maintain/Customize pharmacy computer system for patient care or programs Support hospital computer systems Develop software for specific pharmacy programs Help resolve computer-related issues in pharmacy department

27. Pharmacist with Management Positions Director of Pharmacy Managers/Supervisors: Daily pharmacy operation maintenance and improvement Human resource management Policies/guidelines implementation Staff development program development Purchasing/Inventory control Representing pharmacy department in meeting/committees

28. Inter-disciplinary Committee Clinical Effectiveness and Quality Improvement Committee Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee Drug Use and Effects Committee Pharmacy and Nursing Committee Medication Safety Committee Antimicrobial Use Committee

29. Ideal Job for Pharmacists? Learning and growth opportunities Salary and benefits Working hours vs. life style Reasonable workload Culture of the working place

30. Ideal Pharmacist Candidate? Competent Motivated/Enthusiastic Teamwork spirit Good communication skills Responsible Problem solver Dedicated

31. QUESTIONS?