Pharmacist Staff

St. Elizabeth Healthcare•Florence, KY

About The Position

Provide pharmaceutical care to patients, emphasizing clinical monitoring and therapeutic interventions that improve patient outcomes. Provide information and educational programs to customers and assist with performance-improvement processes to continually improve medication use. Ensure dispensing accuracy and direct pharmacy workflow for accurate, timely dispensing and distribution. Demonstrate respect, dignity, kindness, and empathy in encounters with associates, patients, families, visitors, and employees, regardless of cultural background. The pharmacist verifies and interprets medication orders, monitors and directs medication therapy under approved collaborative care agreements and protocols, compounds and dispenses pharmaceuticals, and supervises pharmacy interns and technicians. The role supports medication safety, controlled-substance accountability, department financial performance, drug information and staff development, and ongoing professional competency. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

Graduate from an ACPE-accredited pharmacy college.
Hold a current U.S. pharmacist license in the state where work is performed.
Problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.
Good communication skills.
Familiarity with current ASHP practice standards.
Previous hospital experience.

Responsibilities

Review and interpret medication orders for completeness and appropriateness, assess interactions, allergies, duplicate therapy, and therapeutic concerns, seek prescriber clarification, and recommend alternatives. Perform a second verification of pediatric and chemotherapy medication orders.
Monitor medication therapy and direct it within approved Collaborative Care Agreements and protocols; contact prescribers with recommendations, document assessments and interventions, and keep the interdisciplinary team informed.
Ensure timely and accurate dispensing; supervise compounding according to USP standards, verify ingredients, content, labeling and expiration dating, check medications before dispensing or distribution, use barcode technology when possible, and supervise medication repackaging and related documentation.
Directly supervise and mentor interns and technicians, monitor completion of tasks, redirect staff to meet patient needs, encourage use of the AIDET model, and report behavior that does not respond to intervention to the leadership team.
Detect and report dispensing variances and suspected adverse drug reactions, and participate in departmental initiatives to improve medication-use safety.
Participate in and supervise controlled-substance receipt, dispensing, distribution, inventory, reconciliation, and discrepancy resolution using designated systems and records.
Promote formulary compliance and therapeutic interchanges, process non-formulary requests, recommend alternatives, participate in IV-to-PO conversions, and manage work efficiently to minimize overtime.
Provide timely drug information to medical staff, nursing staff, and patients; serve as a preceptor or adviser to pharmacy residents and interns; and develop staff education programs.
Maintain licensure, complete departmental competency and skills assessments, keep current with pharmacy practice, and develop and maintain specialized-practice skills.
Perform other duties as assigned.