Pharmacist

This position demonstrates consistent application of knowledge and skills to deliver appropriate, safe, efficient and cost-effective pharmaceutical care within the scope of their assigned practice.

The Pharmacist is responsible for the care of patients as well as the development of effective, professional relationships within the multidisciplinary team.

Essential Functions

• Reviews patients' medication orders for allergy interactions, duplication of therapy, appropriateness of drug therapy, and drug-drug interaction. Makes appropriate evidence-based interventions to optimise medication use.
• Oversees and/or participates in assuring appropriate medications are prepared and delivered timely to care areas and are stored both securely and appropriate for both stability and effective workflow.
• Provides counselling to patients and promotes quality medication education and adherence.
• Completes all regulatory and compliance training and ensures documentation of regulatory requirements is clear and complete.
• Supervises and directs activities of interns, technicians, and support personnel as required.
• Takes the initiative to solve problems including, but not limited to, equipment, maintenance, drug availability, staffing issues, and extraordinary patient care concerns.
• Identifies potential areas for improvement including processes that could be streamlined or revised to improve patient satisfaction.
• Supports clinic or hospital and system directives, including clinical, compliance, business operations, standardisation, and customer service.

Qualifications

• Minimum:

+ Doctor of Pharmacy or Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy degree from an accredited institution. + License to practice pharmacy in the state of practice and dispense controlled substances. + Current knowledge of state and federal regulations and statutes regarding the practice of pharmacy in the state of practice. + Effective communication, people management, and project management skills.

• Preferred:

+ Critical Care & Emergency medicine experience. + Previous experience working in an integrated healthcare delivery system. + Board Certification. + Health System Residency.

Physical Requirements

• Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, documents, monitors, identify equipment and supplies, and be able to assess customer needs.
• Frequent interactions with providers, colleagues, customers, patients/clients and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, needs, and issues quickly and accurately.
• Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate supplies and equipment with precision and accuracy.

The hourly range for this position is $62.89 - $92.44.