Pharmacist - Thief River Falls
About The Position
The Pharmacist works in a retail/community pharmacy and/or medical center or institutional setting. The role reviews, interprets, and dispenses prescription and non-prescription medications, assesses medication suitability and accuracy, and advises patients and providers about drug selection, dosage, interactions, side effects, administration, expected response, and storage. The Pharmacist monitors patient response to drug therapy and uses age-related patient information to support pharmaceutical care for patients ranging from neonatal to geriatric. Depending on the setting, duties may include unit-dose dispensing, IV admixtures, outpatient prescriptions, electronic medical record use, compounding, and operation of automated dispensing devices. Pharmacy services may involve specialty and acute-care areas, decentralized clinical work such as patient counseling, chart reviews, medication reconciliation, and interdisciplinary rounding, as well as centralized work such as medication checking and dispensing and oversight of IV room clinical functions. The Pharmacist provides oversight and clinical supervision for pharmacy services and support personnel, follows applicable regulations and standards, and may act as a shift supervisor under department-manager supervision.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited School of Pharmacy.
- Thorough knowledge of drugs and their actions.
- Knowledge of state and local regulations.
- Pharmacy license in good standing with the State Board of Pharmacy in the state(s) of practice and/or multi-state licensure privileges as required by the position.
- Good written and verbal communication skills.
Nice To Haves
- Hospital experience or residency.
Responsibilities
- Review prescriptions and provider orders for accuracy, suitability, and required ingredients; interpret and dispense prescription and non-prescription medications.
- Respond to prescription issues and advise providers on medication selection, dosage, interactions, and side effects.
- Counsel patients on medication administration, possible side effects, expected response, storage, and other medication questions.
- Monitor patients' health and progress in response to drug therapy.
- Provide pharmaceutical care using appropriate age-related patient information for neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients.
- Perform setting-dependent duties such as unit-dose dispensing, IV admixtures, outpatient prescriptions, compounding, and use of electronic medical records and automated dispensing devices.
- Provide drug information, assist with problem solving, and perform other aspects of pharmaceutical care in medical center or institutional settings.
- Perform decentralized clinical functions that may include direct patient interaction, interdisciplinary team rounding, chart reviews, counseling, and medication-list collection.
- Perform centralized clinical functions that may include checking and dispensing medications and overseeing clinical functions of the IV room.
- Provide oversight and clinical supervision for pharmacy services and pharmacy support personnel.
- Follow established regulations and standards governing the practice of pharmacy.
- May act as a shift supervisor under direct or indirect supervision by department managers.
- Learn and use new technology as the pharmacy profession evolves.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
