Pharmacist Jobs in Brooklyn, IL

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmacy.
• One year of experience in long-term care.
• Licenses and certifications as required by government regulations and business needs.
• Detail-oriented, goal-oriented, and a team player.
• Oral communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• PharmD preferred.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate physician medication orders for appropriateness of drug, dosage, potential interactions, and route of administration, and recommend therapy changes to physicians and facility staff as appropriate.
• Maintain patient and resident databases, including current and past medical history, clinical and laboratory data, and concurrent medications, including over-the-counter medications and home remedies.
• Ensure that appropriate laboratory tests for monitoring certain high-risk conditions are ordered, evaluated, and discussed with appropriate healthcare team members.
• Collaborate with the healthcare team to provide clinical and technical support as needed.
• Document communications with physicians, nurses, other healthcare team members, patients or residents, and their family members in the medical record.
• Implement policies and procedures for the safe procurement, storage, distribution, use, and disposal of drugs and biologicals.
• Obtain and maintain required documentation in accordance with federal and state regulatory agencies and company policy.
• Inform the Pharmacy Manager of medication-related errors.
• Assist facility and agency staff with procedures for safely and effectively procuring, maintaining, administering, and disposing of drugs.
• Perform other tasks as assigned.