Pharmacist Retail- Farmington Health Center

University of Utah Health • Farmington, UT

22h

About The Position

Retail pharmacists at University of Utah Health ensure safe, effective, and cost-efficient medication therapy for patients. The role includes preparing medications, participating in drug distribution, monitoring drug therapy, providing medication information to patients and providers, delivering clinical pharmacy services, and addressing medication-related problems for individual patients and across the medication-use process. Pharmacists supervise daily workflow and may oversee technicians, residents, students, interns, or other trainees.

Retail pharmacists contribute to quality-improvement projects that support clinical care and pharmacy operations. They work effectively as team members, communicate clearly and professionally with patients, families, providers, colleagues, and other pharmacy customers, and provide superior customer service. They are also expected to work with departmental trainees.

University of Utah Health is a patient-focused organization committed to improving health and well-being through patient care, research, and education. The University of Utah is a Level 1 Trauma Center, recognized for academic research, quality standards, and patient experience. Its five hospitals and eleven clinics provide comprehensive services and medical advancement.

Requirements

• Current Utah pharmacist license.
• Current Utah licensure to dispense controlled substances.
• Demonstrated excellent human-relations, communication, and computer-literacy skills.
• Ability to perform the essential functions of the job.
• Ability and willingness to train departmental trainees, including students, residents, and new staff.
• Ability to assess patient-status data and provide care as described in departmental policies and procedures.
• Knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the ages of patients served in the assigned unit.
• Knowledge of lifespan growth and development principles and ability to assess patient-status data and provide care as described in departmental policies and procedures.
• Additional qualifications may be required depending on the assigned work area; examples include basic or advanced life-support training, residency training, or certifications.
• Additional license requirements may be determined by the hiring department.

Nice To Haves

• Residency training.
• Retail pharmacy experience.

Responsibilities

• Resolve problems in the medication-use process for patients and the organization.
• Identify and participate in organizational and departmental quality-improvement activities to improve patient care, the medication-use process, and pharmacy operations.
• Educate and train residents, students, interns, colleagues, and other healthcare professionals; supervise technicians, residents, interns, or trainees in their job tasks.
• Prepare and dispense medications in accordance with medication-use policies and applicable laws, regulations, and standards of pharmacy practice.
• Assess appropriate drug-information and literature resources and provide effective information to patients, healthcare professionals, and peers.
• Implement organizational policies and State and Federal requirements concerning cash handling, billing, inventory control, controlled substances, and other compliance and regulatory functions.
• May perform pharmacist-in-charge or license-holder responsibilities and meet regulatory and compliance requirements for the assigned registered pharmacy.
• Monitor drug therapy, provide clinical pharmacy services and medication information, and supervise daily workflow.
• Communicate professionally and provide customer service to patients, visitors, family members, staff, co-workers, and vendors.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed