Pharmacist Columbia County (PRN)
About The Position
The Pharmacist is responsible for appropriate, evidence-based medication use at the institution, ensuring patients receive the right medication at the right dose. The role applies a medication-safety perspective and complies with applicable standards and regulations, including TJC, BOP, and CMS requirements. Pharmacists oversee pharmacy technicians and participate in teaching as part of the hospital’s mission. The Pharmacist provides clinical pharmaceutical care, verifies medication orders, contributes to interdisciplinary care, educates patients and care teams, and supports safe and effective medication distribution. The role also contributes to quality improvement, patient safety, professional education, and the ongoing development of pharmacy services.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy; a Doctor of Pharmacy degree is preferred.
- Registered Pharmacist (RPH) certification required upon hire.
- Georgia or South Carolina pharmacist licensure, depending on job location, or eligibility for licensure; license required within six months of hire.
- Minimum two years of experience in pharmacy as a pharmacy technician, intern, and/or pharmacist is preferred.
Nice To Haves
- Doctor of Pharmacy degree.
- At least two years of pharmacy experience as a pharmacy technician, intern, and/or pharmacist.
Responsibilities
- Provide clinical pharmaceutical care and make evidence-based, patient-centered medication therapy recommendations.
- Prevent, detect, and resolve medication-related problems.
- Participate as an effective member of interdisciplinary care teams and communicate follow-up to the team.
- Verify patient medication orders for appropriateness and accuracy.
- Provide medication education to patients, families, and care teams.
- Participate in performance and quality improvement and patient-safety initiatives, including medication event and adverse-reaction reporting and follow-up, clinical guideline development, disease management, medication-use evaluation and improvement, and cost-containment actions.
- Represent pharmacy services on institutional and practice-area committees and quality unit councils.
- Conduct monthly inspections of assigned units.
- Provide pharmacy distributive services with quality, safety, and efficiency.
- Collaborate with pharmacy coworkers to support communication, customer service, and safe and effective drug distribution.
- Oversee pharmacy technicians.
- Participate in efforts to improve the quality, effectiveness, and efficiency of medication distribution.
- Support education and professional development for the Pharmacy Department and other hospital disciplines.
- Precept residents, pharmacy students, or pharmacy technicians as assigned.
- Participate in developing programs, services, practices, and educational activities for the pharmacy department and medical team.
- Engage in professional self-development and complete medical center and pharmacy competency requirements by deadlines.
- Establish regular meetings with the manager.
- Maintain professional and technical knowledge through seminars, continuing education, and department meetings.
- Demonstrate active membership, service, or leadership in professional organizations.
- Perform other duties as assigned and comply with Wellstar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct.
