Pharmacist- PRN
About The Position
The Pharmacist dispenses medications according to prescriptions or written orders from physicians and other authorized medical practitioners. The role evaluates prescriptions for appropriate dosage, therapeutic efficacy, allergies, drug interactions, and contraindications, and advises patients on proper medication use. Duties include dispensing and reviewing prescriptions, counseling patients, providing medication information, compounding medications, preparing and quality-checking sterile medications, maintaining quality assurance and controlled-substance procedures, managing pharmacy records and inventory, and supervising pharmacy technicians and less experienced staff. Other position-related duties may be assigned depending on the assignment setting.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited college or university in Pharmacy.
- Current and valid state Pharmacist license.
- Board Certification, as appropriate.
- At least two years of postgraduate experience in Pharmacy.
- Current BLS for Healthcare Provider CPR or CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer certification upon hire.
Nice To Haves
- One year of clinical experience preferred.
Responsibilities
- Dispense prescription drugs prescribed by physicians or other healthcare providers.
- Review prescriptions for accuracy and legality.
- Counsel patients on medication use, including use at home.
- Provide information about drug interactions, side effects, dosage, and storage.
- Compound medications using standard formulas and processes, including weighing, measuring, and mixing ingredients.
- Prepare and quality-check sterile medications under special conditions, including intravenous and anti-cancer medications.
- Ensure prescriptions are filled accurately and that drugs do not interact harmfully.
- Maintain established procedures for quality assurance, controlled-substance security, and disposal of hazardous waste drugs.
- Input and review patient data in the provided computer system to maintain pharmacy files, the charge system, and inventory.
- Supervise and check the work of Pharmacy Technicians and other less experienced staff.
- Perform other position-related duties as assigned, depending on the assignment setting.
