Retail Senior Pharmacist

The Ohio State University

20d

About The Position

The Retail Senior Pharmacist oversees the planning, organization, and evaluation of pharmaceutical services provided by retail pharmacists. Under the guidance of the Associate Director and Assistant Director of Retail Pharmacy, this position assists in managing, guiding, coaching, and evaluating retail pharmacists and technicians. It coordinates patients’ pharmaceutical needs in inpatient and outpatient areas, including medication order approval and distribution, review of dosing and therapy appropriateness, patient medication profile review, counseling, disease state management, and coordination with physicians and nurses. The patient population includes adults and geriatric patients, and the pharmacist must provide age-appropriate care and identify medication needs related to disease processes and age. The position checks prepared medications, oversees prescription dispensing, conducts clinical patient reviews for safety and accuracy, and provides safe, efficient, high-quality, patient-centered, evidence-based medication services. It serves as a drug information resource for patients, families, healthcare providers, students, and hospital personnel; screens for medication interactions; submits insurance claims and communicates with insurance companies; and participates in relevant committees. The pharmacist also supervises technicians, teaches undergraduate and graduate students, provides educational programs for hospital and clinic staff, and educates pharmacy staff on workflow, disease, and treatment updates. The role includes precepting residents and students.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy.
Registered Pharmacist.
At least 1 year of relevant experience.
Ability to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to adult and geriatric patients.
Ability to demonstrate medication dosing knowledge and identify pharmaceutical needs relative to disease process and age.
Ability to communicate effectively with patients, healthcare providers, and insurance companies.

Nice To Haves

2–4 years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

Oversee the planning, organization, and evaluation of pharmaceutical services provided by retail pharmacists.
Assist in managing, guiding, coaching, and evaluating the work performance of retail pharmacists and technicians.
Coordinate patients’ pharmaceutical needs in inpatient and outpatient areas.
Approve medication orders and oversee medication distribution and prescription dispensing.
Review medications for appropriate dose, route, frequency, duration, safety, accuracy, interactions, duplicate therapy, allergies, and appropriate regimens.
Counsel patients and support disease state management.
Coordinate pharmaceutical care with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare providers.
Provide drug information to patients, family members, pharmacists, nurses, physicians, advanced practice providers, students, and hospital personnel.
Submit insurance claims and communicate with insurance companies as necessary.
Participate in hospital and departmental committees relevant to the practice area.
Supervise pharmacy technicians.
Teach undergraduate and graduate pharmacy students and precept residents and students.
Provide educational programs for hospital and clinic staff.
Educate pharmacist and technician staff on workflow, disease, and treatment updates.