Acute Care Pharmacist — Day Shift, Impact & Growth

Lifepoint Health; Somerset (KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Benefits

PTO and leave

Tuition assistance & 401(k)

Job summary

Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital in Somerset, KY is seeking a Pharmacist to coordinate and provide pharmaceutical care to patients. This full-time day-shift role involves working with an interdisciplinary team to review medication orders and ensure safe, effective drug therapy.

You will educate medical staff and patients, document interventions, and support quality improvement efforts. Kentucky license and Doctor of Pharmacy are required; candidates must handle stress and act decisively.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• Doctor of Pharmacy degree required.
• Pharmacy license in Kentucky.
• Requires critical thinking, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates and provides the pharmaceutical care of patients.
• Manages drug therapy protocols as part of an interdisciplinary team.
• Reviews and interprets medication orders to identify and resolve drug problems.
• Provides drug information and education to staff, patients and students.
• Documents interventions and outcomes for quality improvement.
• Evaluates medication orders for accuracy prior to entry.
• Checks for accuracy after filling by technicians.

Skills

Critical thinking

Decisive judgment

Work with minimal supervision

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Doctor of Pharmacy

Job description

Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital in Somerset, KY is seeking a Pharmacist to coordinate and provide pharmaceutical care to patients. This full-time day-shift role involves working with an interdisciplinary team to review medication orders and ensure safe, effective drug therapy.

You will educate medical staff and patients, document interventions, and support quality improvement efforts. Kentucky license and Doctor of Pharmacy are required; candidates must handle stress and act decisively.