Pharmacist, Clinical, Community
SSM Health
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Saint Louis • Montana • United States
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About the role
- Assures the appropriate selection, dosing, administering and dispensing of medication orders.
- Provides supervision for actions of pharmacy technicians, residents, graduates and interns.
- Interacts with patients, physicians, and nurses concerning various clinical activities in order to provide proper drug therapy.
- Functions as Pharmacist in Charge (PIC) in the absence of the Pharmacy Supervisor/Manager.
- Verifies prescription orders and dispenses medications as ordered by ensuring the accuracy of entered prescription orders, by performing DUR/DUE, verifying drug/drug interactions and completing visual verification of orders.
- Transfers prescriptions to and from other pharmacies following state and federal law requirements.
- Compounds prescription medications when necessary and assures appropriate documentation is completed.
- Ensures Medication Guides, CMS notices and other documents required by law are distributed with prescriptions.
- Monitors medication therapy and makes recommendations to therapy when appropriate.
- Counsels as required by all state and federal laws and provides information on drugs, their pharmacological action, dosage, contraindications, reactions, etc. to physicians, nurses, patients, and other interested parties.
- Identifies and completes medication therapy management opportunities and recommends, administers, and educates on immunizations as appropriate.
- Stays current with professional literature and maintains competence required for position.
- Oversee technical personnel who assist in the preparation, maintenance, and dispensing of medications and supplies.
- Able to perform all duties of a pharmacy technician.
- Assist with academic functions such as serving as a preceptor for pharmacy students.
- Maintain appropriate inventory of medications and supplies.
Requirements
- Pharmacy degree (Pharm.D; Bachelor of Pharmacy) from an ACPE accredited school of pharmacy.
- No experience required
- Resuscitation Certification Requirement: Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider (BLS HCP) required within 90 day of employment.
- State of Work Location: Illinois Pharmacist, Registered - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)
- State of Work Location: Missouri Pharmacist - Missouri Division of Professional Registration
- State of Work Location: Oklahoma Pharmacist - Oklahoma State Board of Pharmacy
- State of Work Location: Wisconsin Pharmacist - Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services
Benefits
- Paid Parental Leave : we offer eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).
- Flexible Payment Options: our voluntary benefit offered through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday.
- Upfront Tuition Coverage : we provide upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
medication dispensingdrug therapy managementprescription verificationcompounding medicationsmedication therapy monitoringimmunization administrationDUR/DUEvisual verificationinventory managementpharmacy technician duties
Soft Skills
patient interactioncommunication with healthcare professionalssupervisioncounselingeducational skillsleadershipteam collaborationorganizational skillsproblem-solvingadaptability
Certifications
Pharm.DBachelor of PharmacyBasic Life Support Healthcare Provider (BLS HCP)Registered Pharmacist - IllinoisRegistered Pharmacist - MissouriRegistered Pharmacist - OklahomaRegistered Pharmacist - Wisconsin