DVIDS – News – Moncrief pharmacist performs a twin function in army drugs

Moncrief Army Well being Clinic processes greater than 1,500 prescriptions throughout a traditional day on the Fort Jackson, South Carolina-based facility. For a lot of, that would appear like an distinctive quantity, however for Jonathan McFall, it’s all in a day’s work.

McFall, a civilian worker at Moncrief, serves because the clinic’s assistant pharmacy chief. He’s no stranger to working with army members, as he additionally doubles as a captain within the U.S. Army Reserves. He lately departed Fort Jackson to function a pharmacy marketing consultant throughout a brief deployment to Southwest Asia.

He stated he’s wanting ahead to the deployment, because it permits him to carry out related duties, however in a special surroundings.

“There will likely be related pharmacy duties so far as checking and verification, however there’ll even be consulting duties so far as pharmacy inspections at a number of the decrease tier, Function 1 and Function 2 models that don’t have a direct pharmacist there, who will likely be liable for inspecting the treatment administration side of the treatment and managed substances that exit of these Function 1 and Function 2 models,” McFall defined.

He stated there’s a distinction between the 2 sides of pharmacy work.

“(Within the army function) there’s extra higher-level administration that we take care of, so far as pharmacy issues. A variety of the filling and a few of that stuff that you simply take care of on the civilian facet will get delegated all the way down to our 68Qs, our pharmacy techs on the enlisted facet,” McFall stated.

“However some it is similar,” he added. “You’re nonetheless doing treatment administration expiration dates, ensuring that persons are doing the precise factor, similar to signing off on (paperwork) after they obtain drugs, or signing off on our log sheets that we’re receiving issues or closing out managed areas.”

McFall stated he expects that there will likely be challenges related to being deployed, however he seems ahead to serving overseas.

“Clearly with issues down vary you’ve gotten a little bit extra condensed timeline. You’re typically up in opposition to a timeclock as a result of issues are extra time delicate. You must be sure that issues are completed precisely on time in order that all the things else can cascade its approach down and make it to the tip consumer, whether or not it’s to your direct command or who ever your direct commander reviews to,” he identified.

McFall, a Rock Hill native who earned his bachelor’s diploma in pharmacology from Clemson College, and later his doctorate from the College of South Carolina, stated becoming a member of the U.S. Army Reserve was one thing he all the time needed to do.

“I thought of it proper out of pharmacy faculty, and I spoke with the Navy initially. It form of acquired proper all the way down to commencement time and it clearly takes a very long time to course of into the army between all of the well being checks and paperwork and I form of acquired proper up in opposition to the wall with commencement approaching. I ran out of time with that and went proper into retail,” he defined.

“I got here to Moncrief as a civilian in 2017 and it made sense to me relook at becoming a member of the army. About six months after my arrival right here, I acquired my fee into the U.S. Army Reserves,” he added.

McFall stated he’s happy with his army service and having the ability to characterize South Carolina and the USA throughout his deployment.

“It undoubtedly makes me proud,” he stated. “It’s a possibility this present day that comes as a uncommon alternative to deploy as a pharmacist as a result of there’s not an enormous alternative for us abroad. If we are able to go and characterize pharmacy and ensure we’re doing the precise factor, we’re clearly exhibiting that we’re nonetheless a valued commodity throughout the Army.”