Pharmacist

Nitelines Usa•Sheridan, OR

48d•Onsite

About The Position

The Pharmacist will be responsible for interpreting medical/dental staff prescription orders, reading and interpreting prescriptions and medication orders, selecting and retrieving medications of correct strength and dosage, transcribing prescription data to labels, and completing final pharmacist verification of filled medications. The role involves distributing medication, providing patient education, and administering directly observed therapy. The Pharmacist will also delegate and supervise tasks to pharmacy technicians or medical assistants, manage the ordering, stocking, storing, and dispensing of medications while adhering to budgetary guidelines and formulary constraints, and maintain pharmacy areas in a clean and orderly fashion. This includes maintaining an up-to-date stock of medications, preparing unit dose or pre-packaged medications, completing competency modules, and maintaining narcotics counts and needle/syringe inventories. The position requires a working knowledge of pharmacy-related computer systems and participation in quality assurance activities. The Pharmacist will also assist in maintaining pharmacy operations in the absence of the Chief Pharmacist and perform minor clerical duties.

Requirements

Must possess an unencumbered license to practice pharmacy in a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States.
Must be Basic Life Support Certified in CPR, in accordance with the American Red Cross or the American Heart Association.
Must provide verification of credentials, including, but not limited to, resume, education, current license and/or certification, competency, continuing education.
Must provide two professional written references from practice in the profession within the last five years.
National Practitioner Data Bank Verification.

Nice To Haves

Working knowledge and technical computer skills pertaining to pharmacy issues.

Responsibilities

Interpreting medical/dental staff prescription orders.
Reading and interpreting prescriptions and medication orders written by medical staff.
Selection and retrieval of medications of correct strength and dosage.
Transcribing prescription data to labels using typewriters or computer systems.
Completing final pharmacist verification of filled medications.
Distribute medication and provide patient education.
Administer directly observed therapy at pill line.
Delegation and supervision of appropriate tasks to the medication/pharmacy technician or medical assistant.
Ordering, stocking, storing, and dispensing of prescription and non-prescription medications while demonstrating knowledge of the budgetary guidelines and BOP Formulary constraints.
Processing, filling, verifying prescriptions ordered by providers.
Maintain pharmacy areas in a clean and orderly fashion consistent with departmental safety and sanitation guidelines.
Maintaining stock of up-to-date medications (checking for outdates per policy) in the main pharmacy, satellite camp, crash carts, emergency bags, and Automated Dispensing Systems.
Maintaining stock of forms as needed and updating Pill Line/Restricted Medication cards as well as filing Medication Administration Records into the Medical Record.
Preparing unit dose or pre-packaged medications.
Complete and maintain competency as indicated by the ability to complete the Pharmacy Competency Module while maintaining knowledge of BOP Formulary and any changes to this document.
Maintain the narcotics count and the needle and syringe inventories.
Maintain and re-stock adequate supplies for the “Night Stock” cabinet and perform audits of the “Night Stock” or Automated Dispensing System.
Restock (or prepare medications for restocking) the electronic medication cabinet devices (Pyxis or OmniCell) and automated filling machinery.
Possess a working knowledge and maintain technical computer skills pertaining to pharmacy issues.
Participate in Improving Organizational Performance Data and Quality Assurance Activities as directed by the HSA or delegee.
Prepare recommended supply lists to order pharmaceuticals.
In the absence of the Chief Pharmacist, maintain the Pharmacy operation, within guidelines governing the duties of Pharmacists.
Perform minor clerical duties, such as use of BOP electronic medical record, computer documentation and scheduling, scanning documents, filing, typing, callouts, institutional memorandums, answering phones, scheduling patients, and maintaining stock records.