Clinical Pharmacist

CommonSpirit Health; Mount Sterling (KY); On-site; USD 108,000 - 161,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Educational Assistance (Student Loan)

Job summary

Saint Joseph Mount Sterling, part of a national health system, is seeking a Clinical Pharmacist to help clinicians safely prescribe and dispense medications. You will review prescriptions for interactions, dosing, and allergies, ensuring expert final checks beyond automated systems.

You will continually learn, researching information in real time to provide optimal patient care, while striving to deliver an exceptional patient experience.

Qualifications

• Clinical pharmacology and medicine safety
• Documentation of clinical activities and interventions
• Communication of drug information to patients and health professionals
• Knowledge of automated pharmacy systems
• Ability to review prescriptions for interactions and dosing

Responsibilities

• Review prescriptions for drug interactions and dosing accuracy.
• Enter/verify orders into the computer system and dispense meds promptly.
• Verify medications prepared by other staff.
• Communicate drug information to patients and health professionals to resolve issues.

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Clinical Pharmacist, you’ll help our doctors and nurses safely prescribe and dispense medications to help our patients feel better and recover from their illness or injury.

Every day, you’ll build trust in these interactions by reviewing every prescription in your queue. We never rely entirely on the computer to check for safety; we always use an expert for the final check. That’s you. You’ll review prescriptions for potential drug interactions, correct dosing, patient allergies or anything that looks unusual in your opinion.

To excel in this role, you must enjoy learning new concepts and researching information in real‑time to provide solutions for our patients. You should also continually look for ways to go above and beyond for your patients, delivering an exceptional experience along with exceptional care.

• Demonstrates ability to document clinical activities and interventions such as consults, patient teachings and other patient specific information as defined by policy and procedure.


• Interprets medication orders and/or prescriptions for drug interactions, appropriate drug selection and appropriateness. Accurately enters / verifies the order or prescription into the computer system, labels, and dispenses medications in a timely manner.


• Verifies and checks medications prepared by other pharmacy personnel.


• Communicates drug information to patients and health professionals. Resolves drug related problems by consulting with other health care professionals to achieve appropriate patient outcomes. Unclear orders written by a licensed provider are clarified with the licensed provider. Assists the licensed provider in appropriate drug selection and therapeutic regimens.


• Achieves and maintains an adequate basic knowledge base to provide clinical services for all age groups served. Provides basic clinical services as required by policy and procedure.


• Maintains a working knowledge of automated systems

Educational Assistance (Student Loan Payback) up to $24,000 for Eligible hires

Job Requirements

Required

• Bachelors Of Science Pharmacy, upon hire or


• Doctor Of Pharmacy Pharmacy, upon hire


• Pharmacist: KY, upon hire and


• Basic Life Support – CPR, upon hire and

Preferred

• Advanced Cardiac Life Support, upon hire

Where You’ll Work

Welcome to Saint Joseph Mount Sterling, a not-for-profit, faith-based hospital founded in 1918. Formerly known as Mary Chiles Hospital, Saint Joseph Mount Sterling serves as a 42-bed community hospital and is recognized as a 2024 Best Place to Work in Kentucky.

CHI Saint Joseph Health is part of CommonSpirit Health, a non-profit, Catholic health system dedicated to advancing health for all people. With approximately 175,000 employees and 25,000 physicians and advanced practice clinicians.

Our commitment to serve the common good is delivered through the dedicated work of thousands of physicians, advanced practice clinicians, nurses, and staff; through clinical excellence delivered across a system of 140 hospitals and more than 2,200 care centers serving 24 states.

Pay Range

$52.02 – $77.38 /hour

We are an equal opportunity employer.