Irwin Army Community Hospital Work Values

Daily Duties at Irwin Army Community Hospital :

 Provide guidance and policy support for two Supervisory Pharmacists in both the Inpatient Pharmacy and Outpatient Pharmacies at Fort Riley  Worked side by side with the Chief, Pharmacy Service and Non-Commissioned Officer In Charge (NCOIC) to manage an annual budget of over 13 million dollars and the dispensing of over 512,000 prescriptions in 2012.  Was the primary point of contact for patients who had either positive or negative comments regarding their pharmacy experience. Ensured their concerns were recognized and improvements to service were developed. Visibility on all efforts was seen all the way up to the Hospital Commander and the Post Commander.

What they like about Irwin Army Community Hospital :

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Tags

Integrity, Respect, Service, Leader, Teamwork, Sense of vision, Clear objectives, Forward looking, Modern, Compassionate, Genuine

Skills

Motivated team player with a “lead by example” leadership style, Proficient in counseling patients regarding the proper use of their medications to improve health, manage disease states, and achieve optimal patient outcomes, Quite comfortable communicating with physicians, nurses, administration and other healthcare professionals regarding policy, standard of care, and legal issues pertaining to medication delivery, Skilled in review of patient charts for conflicts between medications, between medication and specific disease states, and ensuring proper documentation is maintained for various medications, Well-versed on a wide variety of pharmacy software systems, PC software packages, and internet based pharmacy information systems including Lexi-Comp and e-Pocrates. Thoroughly experienced with the Essentris electronic medical record.

These are some of the questions we asked our climbers about their experiences with Irwin Army Community Hospital :