Pharmacist - Retail/PRN
About The Position
The Pharmacist interprets and dispenses medication orders and ensures the proper handling, usage, and storage of drugs in the pharmacy. The role maintains departmental standards and translates policies and procedures into daily pharmacy operations. The Pharmacist serves as an information resource for patients and healthcare professionals on medication therapy and drug-related information and literature. The position supports safe and effective medication use through order review, preparation and distribution, patient counseling, medication profile monitoring, controlled-substance oversight, staff education, and quality assurance. It also includes charge pharmacist duties as required, including coordinating weekend and evening shifts and addressing operational issues when the director of pharmacy services is unavailable.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy or Doctorate in Pharmacy.
- Pharmacist license in the State of Florida upon hire.
Responsibilities
- Interpret physician medication orders for accuracy and appropriateness; identify errors, omissions, or discrepancies and suggest appropriate or alternative drug therapy based on the patient's condition.
- Prepare and distribute medication orders for inpatient, outpatient, and ancillary areas, ensuring medication containers are labeled correctly.
- Provide patient counseling upon request.
- Maintain accurate patient medication profiles and monitor drug choice, dosage form, strength, duration of therapy, and potential interactions.
- Follow legal requirements for drug distribution and maintain knowledge of developments in pharmacy, including through continuing education opportunities.
- Maintain current knowledge, certification, and licensure, and pursue professional growth and development.
- Oversee the distribution, control, and record keeping of controlled substances.
- Conduct in-service education for medical staff, nurses, pharmacists, students, and other healthcare personnel on drugs, procedures, and policies.
- Train, supervise, educate, and check the work of supportive personnel and students.
- Maintain intradepartmental communication through staff meetings and in-service attendance; stay informed of meeting minutes, memos, and the pharmacy policy and procedure manual.
- Assume charge pharmacist responsibilities as required, including coordinating weekend and evening shifts, supervising part-time pharmacists and supportive personnel, assigning work and delegating tasks, and handling problems when the director of pharmacy services is unavailable.
- Perform pharmacy responsibilities defined by the scope of service to address the unique nature of each client.
- Maintain departmental quality control standards by conducting drug usage evaluations and quality assurance programs within established guidelines.
