Pharmacist, PT Various Shifts - Upstate Pharmacy

About the position

The position involves providing patient care through direct operational and clinical patient services. Pharmacists will collaborate within the department to enhance departmental operations and clinical programs. Staff may participate in departmental committees and in the provision of education. This role requires working weekends, evenings, and holidays, with the allocation of time between operations and clinical services depending on staffing and overall pharmacy workload.

Responsibilities

• Provides accurate medication order-entry, drug distribution, drug administration, diagnostic testing and patient care.
• Confirms the appropriateness of drug therapy for specific patient populations including neonates, pediatrics, adolescents, adults, and geriatrics.
• Seeks to minimize turn-around-time for products and services.
• Performs all pharmacist duties specific to pharmacy including patient education, patient care management, and reviewing prescriptions for safety and appropriateness.
• Completes prior authorizations/appeals for medications using EMR data and/or direct contact with providers.
• Provides initial and ongoing education on medications including associated supportive care.
• Creates and monitors individual care plans for patients.
• Develops and maintains relationships with medical providers and office staff personnel.
• Refers patients to providers, other healthcare professionals, or community resources as needed.
• Participates in pharmacist 'on call' program where applicable.
• Provides concise, applicable, timely responses to requests for drug information.
• Oversees pharmacy support personnel; checks and verifies the accuracy of all tasks performed.
• Completes lab reviews, pharmacy consults and provides clinical services with appropriate documentation.
• Acts as liaison between pharmacy and assigned patient care area solving distribution problems and monitoring drug supplies.
• Provides experiential education and training for pharmacy technicians, students and new team members.
• Represents the department in its collaborative effort to integrate pharmaceutical care throughout the patient's continuum of care.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an ACPE-approved college of Pharmacy; PharmD preferred.
• Licensed to practice as a Pharmacist or eligible to become licensed within 4 months of hire date in the state the team member is working.

Nice-to-haves

• No experience required; however, in lieu of an active SC Pharmacist license, may be a graduate of an ACPE accredited US college of Pharmacy with a SC intern certificate pending initial licensure or have completed requirements for reciprocity pending board of pharmacy interview for licensure.