Pharmacist

McLaren Health Care•Bay City, MI

12d

About The Position

Under general direction, the Pharmacist provides prescribed medications and pharmaceutical products for adequate patient care in accordance with professional standards and practices. The Pharmacist advises and consults with medical staff, other health professionals, patients, and families on pharmaceutical and patient-care issues. The role includes preparing and dispensing medications, monitoring drug therapies, directing pharmacy technicians’ workflow, providing pharmacological information and counseling, and supporting the pharmacological knowledge of hospital staff. The Pharmacist also ensures compliance with applicable state and federal drug laws and infection-control procedures, maintains professional knowledge, and performs other related duties as required and directed.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of pharmacy with a BS Pharm or PharmD degree.
Completion of a pharmacy internship.
Holds state licensure.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and policy and procedures manuals.
Knowledge of and training in age-specific categories served: neonate, infant, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric.
Knowledge of occupational health and safety, ergonomics, workers’ compensation, and OSHA regulations.
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with concrete variables in situations with limited standardization.
Ability to interpret instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Ability to interact with people at various levels in a courteous, tactful, and poised manner.

Nice To Haves

One year of hospital pharmacy experience.

Responsibilities

Prepare medications by reviewing and interpreting physician orders and detecting therapeutic incompatibilities.
Dispense medications by compounding, packaging, and labeling pharmaceuticals.
Monitor drug therapies and advise on interventions.
Organize and direct pharmacy technicians’ workflow; verify their preparation and labeling of pharmaceuticals, order entries, charges, and inspections.
Answer pharmacological questions and requests from health care professionals and counsel patients on drug therapies.
Develop hospital staff’s pharmacological knowledge by participating in clinical programs and training pharmacy staff, students, interns, externs, residents, and health care professionals.
Comply with state and federal drug laws and applicable regulatory requirements, including monitoring nursing unit inspections, maintaining controlled-substance records, removing outdated or damaged drugs, supervising support personnel, maintaining current registration, and advising management on needed actions.
Protect patients and technicians by following infection-control protocols and related procedures, rules, and regulations.
Maintain pharmacological knowledge through educational workshops, professional publications, personal networks, and professional societies.
Perform other related duties as required and directed.