Pharmacist - Staff
About The Position
Provide pharmaceutical care services to patients, including oversight, monitoring, preparation, dispensing, and documentation of medication therapy. Provide drug and patient information and oversee information and dispensing systems. Ensure compliance with Federal, State, and local laws and regulations, and advise physicians on medication utilization as appropriate. The role includes reviewing medication therapy and orders for safety and efficacy in light of patient conditions and health status; verifying orders and reviewing medication profiles; preparing, labeling, and dispensing medications; ensuring appropriate medication procurement, preparation, storage, and maintenance; and supervising the work of technical personnel. The pharmacist collaborates with medical and nursing staff and supports medication reconciliation, patient and professional education, collaborative practice management, and regulatory compliance.
Requirements
- Pharm.D. or B.S. in Pharmacy.
- Pharmacy license required.
- AHA BLS, ACLS, and PALS required if the role includes direct patient care responsibilities.
Nice To Haves
- Hospital experience preferred.
- Board certification in Pharmacotherapy (BCPS), CGP, or similar certification preferred.
Responsibilities
- Review and monitor patients’ medication therapy and orders for safety and efficacy, considering specific conditions and health status; advise the patient care team and document interventions.
- Verify orders and review medication profiles for duplications, drug-drug and drug-food interactions, allergies, appropriateness, dosing, and frequency.
- Prepare, label, and dispense medications in accordance with physicians’ prescriptions and applicable laws and regulations; maintain required records.
- Check high-risk IVs; adjust renal doses; perform IV-to-PO conversions; initiate, modify, or discontinue therapy; and address black box warning interventions.
- Ensure medications are available and properly procured, prepared, stored, and maintained.
- Supervise drug and supply preparation, maintenance, and dispensing, including the work of technical personnel.
- Maintain relationships with medical and nursing staff and provide timely information about pharmaceutical supplies, drug usage and compatibility, controlled-drug regulations, and Joint Commission standards.
- Provide collaborative practice management under facility-approved protocols, including anticoagulation, parenteral nutrition, vancomycin, and aminoglycoside consults.
- Assist with medication reconciliation and clarify unsafe or unclear drug therapy orders.
- Educate patients about medication use as needed.
- Participate in educating and training healthcare professionals, including physicians, nurses, pharmacy technicians, and students, about medication use.
- Complete nursing unit inspections as needed to demonstrate regulatory compliance.
- Maintain professional competence in accordance with pharmacy department and state licensing requirements through staff development, independent study, and/or professional activities.
