Pharmacist

Lifepoint Health • Gallatin, TN

15d

About The Position

Highpoint Health Sumner is hiring a Pharmacist to provide safe and appropriate medication services for patients and support the hospital’s mission of making communities healthier. The Pharmacist fills and reviews medication orders, verifies support staff accuracy before release, and prioritizes STAT, Now, and Waiting orders. They assess patient profiles and clinical information to help ensure appropriate drug therapy and prevent therapeutic duplication, significant interactions, and avoidable adverse drug reactions. The role serves pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients as appropriate to the hospital’s population.

The Pharmacist contributes drug information and education to hospital personnel, patients, and medical staff; supports Pharmacists and Technicians in routine duties; and directs and provides professional and technical guidance to Pharmacy personnel. Additional work includes preparing unit-of-use doses when possible, assisting Technicians with technical tasks, generating reports, performing backup procedures, maintaining temperature and environmental monitoring logs, and staying current on new drugs. The position is full-time, night shift.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited School of Pharmacy with a Pharmacist degree.
• Current state license in good standing.
• Knowledge of the patient population served.
• Ability to enter a minimum of 40 orders per four-hour shift.

Responsibilities

• Fill medication orders correctly and check support staff accuracy before medication release.
• Prioritize STAT, Now, and Waiting orders according to importance.
• Review patient profiles and clinical information to ensure safe, appropriate drug therapy and prevent therapeutic duplication, significant drug interactions, and avoidable allergy-related adverse drug reactions.
• Provide drug information and education through in-service training for hospital personnel and consultation with patients, hospital staff, and medical staff.
• Assist other Pharmacists and Technicians with routine duties as necessary.
• Direct Pharmacy personnel and provide professional and technical guidance.
• Prepare unit-of-use doses when possible.
• Provide competent treatment support for pediatric, adult, and geriatric patients as appropriate to the ages served by the hospital.
• Enter a minimum of 40 orders per four-hour shift.
• Generate required reports and perform backup procedures correctly.
• Assist Technicians in performing technical tasks.
• Ensure temperature and environmental monitoring logs are maintained appropriately.
• Keep current on new drugs.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage options for full-time and part-time employees.
• Life, accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance.
• Short- and long-term disability insurance.
• Paid family leave and paid time off.
• Higher education and certification tuition assistance.
• Loan assistance.
• 401(k) retirement package with company match.
• Wellness programs, including gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services, and discount programs.
• Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree