Clinical Pharmacist - Long-Term Care & Education

Synchrony Pharmacy Louisville; Fern Creek (KY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Trilogy in Fern Creek, KY is seeking a licensed Pharmacist to support medication preparation, dispensing, and clinical decision making in a long-term care environment.

The role involves reviewing physician orders, ensuring proper labeling, maintaining records, and training staff while adhering to state and federal regulations. A Pharm.D. or B.S. in Pharmacy with ACPE accreditation is required, with five years of pharmacy experience preferred.

Qualifications

• B.S. or Pharm.D. degree accredited by ACPE.
• Five (5) years’ experience in a pharmacy environment preferred. Healthcare, senior living industry or long-term care environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepares and assists the Pharmacy team in the preparation of medications by reviewing and interpreting physician orders; weighing, measuring and mixing ingredients; detects therapeutic incompatibilities.
• Dispenses medication by planning, implementing or maintaining procedures for mixing, packaging, or labeling pharmaceuticals, according to policy and legal requirements to ensure quality, security and proper disposal.
• Assists in the maintenance of records, such as pharmacy files, patient profiles, charge system files and inventories, narcotics, or controlled drugs.
• Controls medications by monitoring drug therapies; advising interventions.
• Completes pharmacy operational requirements by organizing and directing technicians‘ work flow; verifying their preparation and labeling of pharmaceuticals; verifying order entries.
• Manages the workflow processes which may include pharmacist verification, labeling/packaging, quality assurance with barcode verification and drug images and delivery with barcode tote checking.
• Utilizes computer systems to screen for drug interactions, therapeutic duplication, drug-disease contradictions, drug allergies, geriatric precautions, drug-food precautions and adult min-max dose checking.
• Provides pharmacological information by answering questions and requests of health care professionals; counseling patients on drug therapies.
• Develops staff pharmacological knowledge by participating in clinical programs; training pharmacy staff, interns, residents and health care professionals.
• Complies with state and federal drug laws as regulated by the State Board of Pharmacy, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Food and Drug Administration by monitoring unit inspections, maintaining records for controlled substances; removing outdated and damaged drugs from the pharmacy inventory, follows disposal of drugs per drug disposal guidelines.
• Protects patients and technicians by adhering to infection-control protocols.
• Minimal travel including overnight stay as necessary
• Meets Expectations of Excellence for position.
• Supports campuses, departmental goals and the overall objectives of the Company.
• Complies with all laws, regulations and standards of ethical conduct.
• Performs all job duties with a friendly positive and team-oriented approach.
• Maintains required licenses or certifications in good standing with the State.
• Complies with all Company policies, procedures, rules and standards.

Education

B.S. or Pharm.D. degree accredited by ACPE

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Trilogy in Fern Creek, KY is seeking a licensed Pharmacist to support medication preparation, dispensing, and clinical decision making in a long-term care environment.

The role involves reviewing physician orders, ensuring proper labeling, maintaining records, and training staff while adhering to state and federal regulations. A Pharm.D. or B.S. in Pharmacy with ACPE accreditation is required, with five years of pharmacy experience preferred.