Job Description

Job Description

Position Description

Staff Pharmacist

We are hiring a 3rd shift Staff Pharmacist for our growing team! The pharmacist will be primarily responsible for dispensing medications. This position is not tasked with directly compounding medications. All tasks and duties must be completed in accordance and compliance with HIPAA guidelines, State and Federal laws, and current company policies and procedures.

Pharmacist Key Responsibilities:

• Dispense prescribed medications, drugs and other pharmaceuticals for patient care; this position is not tasked with directly compounding medications
• Review prescriptions issued by physician or other authorized prescriber to assure accuracy and determine formulas and ingredients needed
• Direct pharmacy technicians engaged in mixing, packaging and labeling pharmaceuticals
• Maintains established procedures concerning quality assurance, security of controlled substances, and disposal of hazardous waste drugs
• Enter data such as patient name, prescribed medication and cost
• Assay medications to determine identity, purity and strength
• Instruct interns and other medical personnel on matters pertaining to pharmacy
• Oversee night shift departments as needed

Pharmacist Experience and Educations Requirements:

• Requires a Doctorate Degree of Pharmacy

• 1-2 years of pharmacist experience preferred but not required
• Management experience preferred
• Minimum of 1 year sterile and/or non-sterile compounding experience preferred
• Requires a Kentucky Pharmacist License
• Licensure in additional states is preferred, but not required

Other Qualifications to be Considered:

• Strong emotional maturity and intelligence
• Strong organizational skills that reflect ability to perform and prioritize multiple tasks seamlessly with excellent attention to detail
• Expert level of written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrate proactive approaches to problem solving with strong decision making capability
• Highly versatile and resourceful team player with the ability to also be extremely effective independently
• Proven ability to handle confidential information with discretion
• Be adaptable to various competing demands and demonstrate the highest level of customer service and response
• Demonstrate ability to achieve high performance goals and meet deadlines in a fast paced environment
• Forward looking thinker, actively seeks opportunities and proposes solutions

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