Retail Pharmacist

Opelousas General Health System • Opelousas, LA

3h

About The Position

The Retail Pharmacist fills medication orders in the pharmacy and at the patient bedside, directly supporting the OGHS Meds to Beds initiative. The pharmacist prepares, reviews, dispenses, and provides information about medications while contributing to effective pharmacy operations, regulatory compliance, staff development, and maintenance of professional competency.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy.
• Registered Pharmacist license.
• Retail 340B experience.

Nice To Haves

• Additional experience preferred; specific experience not stated.
• Familiarity with pharmacy automation equipment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and review medication orders according to physician requests, appropriate techniques, and applicable protocols, policies, and procedures.
• Review and interpret physician orders and identify therapeutic incompatibilities.
• Review, package, and label pharmaceuticals for dispensing.
• Monitor drug therapies and advise on interventions.
• Answer medication-related questions from health care professionals and counsel patients on drug therapies.
• Organize and direct technicians’ workflow; verify their pharmaceutical preparation and labeling, order entries, charges, and inspections.
• Develop hospital staff’s pharmacological knowledge by participating in clinical programs and training pharmacy staff, students, interns, externs, residents, and health care professionals.
• Comply with state and federal drug laws and applicable regulatory requirements, including monitoring nursing-unit inspections, maintaining controlled-substance records, removing outdated or damaged drugs, supervising support personnel, maintaining current registration, and advising management on needed actions.
• Identify and replace outdated and unusable drugs.
• Answer telephone calls promptly, identify self and department, and direct calls to appropriate personnel.
• Adhere to infection-control protocols.
• Keep the pharmacy area neat, clean, and well organized.
• Maintain a current pharmacist license and applicable continuing-education records and licensure.
• Attend pharmacy staff meetings, orientation, education, and training programs.
• Complete all competency and skills assessment requirements.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time