Pharmacist-Clinical Gen I

Northern Light Health•Bangor, ME

12d•Onsite

About The Position

Provides medication management services as part of an interdisciplinary team to ensure safe, effective, and cost-efficient care. The role includes operational responsibilities such as medication order verification, oversight of sterile and non-sterile preparations, and medication distribution, as well as clinical services including multidisciplinary rounds, pharmacy consultations, and quality initiatives. Serves as a medication and drug-information resource for patients, providers, nurses, and other healthcare professionals, and participates in patient-safety initiatives appropriate to the position. May access confidential patient, employee, or organizational information and must protect it in accordance with hospital and system policies, HIPAA requirements, and ethical standards. Precepts students, new hires, and residents, and provides oversight, guidance, and verification of work completed by pharmacy technicians. This is a full-time position at Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Brewer, Maine, scheduled for 40 hours per week. Salary range is $47.81–$73.87. Pharmacists are eligible for student loan repayment support and a continuing education stipend. A $10,000 sign-on bonus is paid incrementally.

Requirements

Registered Pharmacist credential required.
Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy required.
Basic Life Support.
Sound judgment and decision-making skills.
Computer skills, including word processing, spreadsheets, data entry, databases, and related applications.
Ability to use Microsoft Word to create and edit documents, format content, use tables, apply footnotes, create tables of contents, and perform mail merges.
Demonstrate patient-centered care, integrity, trust, respect, accountability, compassion, and collaboration.

Nice To Haves

PGY1 residency preferred.
Doctor of Pharmacy degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Participate in precepting and training pharmacy students, residents, pharmacy technicians, and new hires.
Participate in patient counseling and multidisciplinary rounds where applicable.
Provide drug information to providers, nursing staff, and other healthcare professionals.
Perform pharmacotherapy-related interventions to optimize patient care.
Verify medication orders for clinical appropriateness and accuracy.
Ensure quality and accuracy of sterile and non-sterile compounding activities.
Provide oversight of pharmacy technicians and medication distribution.
Proactively identify departmental problems and solutions to improve patient care and safety.
Participate in patient-safety initiatives appropriate to the position.
Protect confidential information in accordance with hospital and system policies, HIPAA requirements, and ethical standards.