Retail Pharmacist - Pharmacy Washburn Retail - FT VARYING SHIFTS

Sky Lakes Medical Center•Klamath Falls, OR

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Retail Pharmacist will prepare and dispense medications using appropriate techniques and following Pharmacy law and liability, both state and federal. This role will follow the hospital’s policies and procedures, design, recommend, monitor, and evaluate patient-specific pharmacotherapy, and maintain accurate computerized medication profiles. The pharmacist will provide concise, applicable, and timely responses to requests for drug information from healthcare providers and patients, and offer patient counseling on prescriptions and medication-use education to patients and caregivers. This position will supervise Pharmacy technicians and utilize pharmacy support personnel effectively, ensuring continuity of pharmaceutical care to and from the acute and ambulatory patient-care settings. The pharmacist will participate in the established process for assessing, managing, and reporting medication errors, and ensure proper labeling, packaging, compounding, billing, and delivery of medications. Compliance in all activities with accreditation, legal, regulatory, and safety requirements is essential. The role requires effective time management to fulfill practice responsibilities, and management of purchasing, receiving, storage, and processing of inventory. Maintaining a professional image and attending Pharmacy staff meetings are also key. Maximizing work efficiency through the use of computers and other technologies is expected. This is a full-time position with varying shifts.

Requirements

Knowledge of pharmacokinetics, drug utilization review, drug distribution systems.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Possess a current Oregon Pharmacist license or eligible for reciprocity.
3 (three) years Retail experience.
Light to medium physical demand.
Must be able to stand/sit for periods of time at computer terminal.
Communication with nursing staff and physicians orally, via phone and in writing when needed.
Daily supervision of the pharmacy technician staff.
Patient counseling on prescriptions.
Computer skills and understanding of general pharmacy systems.
Develop friendly and positive relationships with pharmacy staff other and hospital caregivers.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a similar pharmacy practice setting is desirable.
Board of Pharmacy Licensed Preceptor.
Hospital pharmacy background and experience.
Immunization Certification within 18 months of hire.

Responsibilities

Prepare and dispense medications using appropriate techniques and following Pharmacy law and liability, both state and federal.
Follow the hospital’s policies and procedures.
Design, recommend, monitor, and evaluate patient-specific pharmacotherapy.
Maintenance of accurate computerized medication profiles.
Provide concise, applicable, and timely responses to requests for drug information from healthcare providers and patients.
Provide patient counseling on prescriptions and medication-use education to patients and caregivers.
Supervise Pharmacy technicians and utilize pharmacy support personnel effectively.
Ensure continuity of pharmaceutical care to and from the acute and ambulatory patient-care settings.
Participate in the established process for assessing, managing, and reporting medication errors.
Proper labeling, packaging, compounding, billing, and delivery of medications.
Comply in all activities with accreditation, legal, regulatory, and safety requirements.
Manage time effectively to fulfill practice responsibilities.
Manage purchasing, receiving, storage, and processing of inventory.
Maintain a professional image.
Attends Pharmacy staff meetings.
Maximize work efficiency through the use of computers and other technologies.
Performs other duties as assigned.