Pharmacist

BrightSpring Health Services • Asheville, NC

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About The Position

Pharmacy Alternatives is hiring a full-time Pharmacist in Asheville, NC, for its closed-door pharmacy team. The role serves long-term care and senior living clients in a non-retail environment and supports the pharmaceutical needs of people with cognitive or intellectual and developmental disabilities. The schedule is Monday through Friday, four 10-hour shifts, with rotating weekends.

The Pharmacist evaluates medication orders, provides clinical recommendations, maintains patient profiles, monitors high-risk medication laboratory testing, and collaborates with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals. The role also documents communications and interventions, oversees safe medication handling and dispensing, ensures regulatory compliance, reports medication errors and adverse events, and educates clinical teams and healthcare agency staff.

Pharmacy Alternatives is an affiliate of PharMerica and provides long-term pharmacy services to people living in intermediate care facilities, waiver homes, group homes, assisted living, supported-living, and foster care. Its approach includes specialized packaging technology and electronic medication management.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy; PharmD preferred.
• Current and valid pharmacist license in the state of practice.
• Knowledge of drug therapy guidelines, medication safety practices, and regulatory standards, including CMS, DEA, and FDA requirements.
• Proficiency with electronic medical records and pharmacy information systems.
• Strong clinical judgment and effective written and verbal communication.

Nice To Haves

• One year of long-term care experience is desired.
• PharmD preferred.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate physician medication orders for appropriateness, correct dosage, potential drug interactions, and proper route of administration.
• Provide clinical recommendations to physicians and healthcare staff regarding medication therapy changes and optimization.
• Maintain current patient and resident profiles, including medical history, laboratory results, and prescription, over-the-counter, and home-remedy medications.
• Ensure laboratory tests required to monitor high-risk medications are ordered, reviewed, and communicated to the healthcare team.
• Collaborate with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to provide clinical and technical support.
• Document communications and clinical interventions in patient medical records, including interactions with families and caregivers.
• Implement and enforce policies and procedures for safe medication handling, dispensing, and clinical oversight and management.
• Ensure compliance with state and federal regulatory requirements for pharmacy practice and medication management.
• Report medication-related errors and adverse drug events to the Pharmacy Manager as required.
• Educate and support clinical teams and healthcare agency staff on safe and effective medication-handling procedures.
• Perform other pharmacy-related tasks and responsibilities as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts, including up to $5,000 for childcare.
• Tuition discounts and reimbursement.
• 401(k).
• Company-paid time off.
• Shift differential.
• DailyPay.
• Pet insurance.
• Employee wellness and discount programs.
• Ongoing training and career growth.
• Advancement opportunities.
• Referral bonuses.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time