Lead Pharmacist, Full Time, Day Shift
About The Position
The Lead Pharmacist compounds, prepares, mixes, manufactures, and dispenses medicines, overseeing the proper handling, use, and storage of drugs in the pharmacy. The role maintains departmental standards and translates policies and procedures into daily operations and clinical activities. It supervises and trains assigned technical personnel and is responsible for technical support activities within the pharmacy department. The pharmacist evaluates and processes physicians’ orders, supports medication distribution and dispensing—including unit dose and IV admixture services—and provides timely, accurate, patient-specific pharmacological information. The role supervises clinical staff, supports compliance with clinical protocols and applicable regulations, assists nursing and medical staff with medication-related matters, and contributes to education, quality assurance, medication safety, and improvement activities.
Requirements
- Graduate of a school of pharmacy.
- Pharmacist license in the state of practice.
- All state-level licensures and certifications needed to fulfill the duties of a pharmacist.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor's degree.
- Two years of technical experience.
- Two years of experience as a clinical pharmacist specializing in a regulatory area.
- One year of hospital pharmacy experience.
Responsibilities
- Compound, prepare, mix, manufacture, and dispense medicines; oversee proper drug handling, use, and storage.
- Maintain departmental standards and apply policies and procedures to daily operations and clinical activities.
- Supervise and train assigned technical personnel and oversee technical support activities within the pharmacy department.
- Evaluate, process, distribute, and dispense physician orders, including unit dose and IV admixture services.
- Use available pharmacological resources to provide timely, accurate, patient-specific information and ensure pharmacy services meet established deadlines and procedures.
- Supervise clinical staff and liaise between pharmacist and administrative staff regarding performance and compliance with clinical protocols.
- Maintain compliance in anticoagulation, chemotherapy processing, and the daily clinical activity bundle.
- Ensure compliance with local, state, and federal regulations and hospital and department policies and procedures governing pharmacy practice.
- Assist nursing staff with medication-related issues and recommend cost-effective medication use to physicians.
- Provide in-service education or seminars to other health professionals on the safe and effective use of medications, as needed.
- Assist with quality assurance monitoring, data collection, and ongoing accreditation preparedness.
- Collect and compile medication error and adverse drug reaction reports; perform root-cause analysis of medication error findings and suggest policy or procedure modifications when appropriate.
- Document clinical activities and interventions accurately and completely.
- Participate in departmental quality improvement and medication use review activities.
- Detect and report suspected adverse drug reactions and medication errors in a timely manner.
- Follow restrictions on entry to ISO Class 5 and ISO Class 7 compounding areas when affected by specified conditions or wearing cosmetics, nail polish, or artificial nails.
- Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
