Community / Retail Pharmacist - PRN Float - Lexington Area

BHS Baptist Healthcare System; Lexington (KY); On-site; USD 83,000 - 103,000; Part time

Job summary

Baptist Health Lexington is seeking a Community Staff Pharmacist to assist the Community Pharmacy Manager with directing staff and developing services to optimize patient care, including drug regimen review, disease state management, counseling, adherence monitoring, discharge reconciliation, dispensing, and immunization administration.

This PRN float role requires Kentucky licensure, a PharmD or Bachelor of Pharmacy, current BLS, immunization certification within 6 months, and a valid driver’s

Qualifications

• Kentucky Board of Pharmacy license in good standing.
• Doctorate of Pharmacy or PharmD required.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.
• Immunization certification within 6 months of hire.
• Community Pharmacy experience preferred.
• Must have and maintain a valid driver’s license.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Community Pharmacy Manager with oversight of pharmacy operations and personnel.
• Support orientation, training, and development of community pharmacy staff.
• Ensure compliance with Baptist Health policies, 340B program (if applicable), accrediting bodies, REMS, third-party payers, audits, and state/federal regulations.
• Maintain patient records for clinical and dispensing services; ensure safety and documentation of medication events.
• Perform dispensing and immunization duties and support safe transitions of care from hospital to patients.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy

Doctorate of Pharmacy (PharmD)

Job description

Summary

This position assists the Community Pharmacy Manager with the direction and development of pharmacy staff to optimize patient experience and delivery of services. The Community Staff Pharmacist provides direct patient care services including but not limited to drug regimen review, disease state management, medication counseling, adherence monitoring, discharge medication reconciliation, prescription dispensing, and immunization administration. Proficient with all steps of dispensing and verification workflows. This position is responsible for performing all pharmacy operations in accordance with accredited policies and procedures, ethical and professional practices, Board of Pharmacy, and State and Federal requirements. The Community Staff Pharmacist maintains appropriate patient record documentation for clinical and dispensing services. Adheres to best practices for medication safety and ensures appropriate documentation of medication events. The Community Staff Pharmacist is responsible for inventory management functions, including maintaining 340B program integrity as applicable to practice site.

Job Description

Baptist Health is looking for a Community / Retail PRN Float Pharmacist to join our team at Baptist Health Lexington! Assists the manager with oversight of pharmacy operations and personnel. Supports the orientation, training, and development of community pharmacy staff. Ensures compliance with Baptist Health policies, 340B program (if applicable), accrediting bodies, REMS compliance, third-party payers (including audits), and state and federal regulations. Ensures timely completion of all claim and invoice reconciliation as needed by the Community Pharmacy Manager. Ensures adequate control and documentation of controlled substance ordering, receiving, inventory management, and dispensing in compliance with state and federal regulations. Maintains compliance with immunization protocols and ensures all staff have current training, including BLS CPR certification. Ensures the integrity of medications by assuring storage under proper conditions (e.g., refrigeration) and security. Monitors drug shortages and implements solutions to avoid therapy delays. Supports the development and implementation of strategies to eliminate or minimize medication errors. Reports Good Catches, Adverse Drug Events, and Medication/Fluid errors. Coordinates safe transitions of care from the hospital with patients, caregivers, other institutions, providers, and pharmacies. Ensures prompt and friendly service, prioritizing the patient’s well-being in all functions and duties. Performs responsibilities of Community Pharmacy Manager during their absence.

Minimum Requirements

Minimum Requirements Kentucky Board of Pharmacy license in good standing. Bachelor's Degree in Pharmacy or Doctorate of Pharmacy required. Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required. Community Pharmacy experience preferred. Must obtain Immunization certification within 6 months. Must have and maintain a valid driver’s license.

EEO Statement

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Founded in 1924 in Louisville, Kentucky, Baptist Health is a full-spectrum health system dedicated to improving the health of the communities it serves. The Baptist Health family consists of 10 hospitals, employed and independent physicians, and more than 470 points of care, including outpatient facilities, physician practices and services, urgent care clinics, outpatient diagnostic and surgery centers, home care, fitness centers, and occupational medicine and physical therapy clinics. Baptist Health’s eight owned hospitals include more than 2,300 licensed beds in Corbin, Elizabethtown, La Grange, Lexington, Louisville, Paducah, Richmond and New Albany, Indiana. Baptist Health also operates two joint venture hospitals: the 410-bed Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville in Madisonville, Kentucky with Deaconess Health System based in Evansville, Indiana, and the Baptist Health Rehabilitation Hospital, a 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation facility with Encompass Health, based in Birmingham, Alabama. Baptist Health employs more than 24,000 people in Kentucky and surrounding states. Baptist Health is the first health system in the U.S. to have all of its hospitals recognized by the American Nursing Credentialing Center with either a Magnet® or Pathway to Excellence® designation for nursing excellence. Baptist Health’s employed provider network, Baptist Health Medical Group, has more than 1,820 employed providers offering care in 78 specialties, including approximately 862 physicians and 958 advanced practice clinicians. Baptist Health’s physician network also includes more than 2,000 independent physicians. Baptist Health specifically encourages minority, female, disabled, veteran and other candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply and strengthen our team. Please note that Baptist Health is a drug-free workplace and employment with Baptist Health is subject to post offer, pre-employment drug testing.

NOTICE OF NONDISCRMISSION AND ACCESSIBILITY TO SERVICES

Persons with hearing and speech impairments can contact Baptist Health facilities by using the Kentucky Relay Service, a toll-free telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD). For voice to TDD, call 800.648.6057. For TDD to voice, call 800.648.6056.