Discharge Community Pharmacist

St. Charles Health System Inc.; Bend (OR); On-site; USD 98,333 - 127,855; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Oregon is seeking a Community Pharmacist to deliver pharmaceutical care, manage medication preparation, and ensure regulatory compliance. The ideal candidate will have at least a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy and a current Oregon license. Responsibilities include counseling patients, supervising pharmacy technicians, and maintaining accurate medication profiles. This role is vital for promoting safety and quality in medication management within a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Current registration by the Oregon Board of Pharmacy is required.
• Preferred certification through the Board of Pharmacy Specialties.
• Six months or more retail pharmacy experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides pharmaceutical care and medication management.
• Ensures accurate preparation and distribution of medications.
• Supervises pharmacy technicians in medication dispensing.

Skills

Medication counseling

Drug utilization review

Inventory management

Compliance with regulations

Education

Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacy

PharmD

Job description

Relief, Variable Pay range: $71.38 - $92.81**ST. CHARLES HEALTH SYSTEM****JOB DESCRIPTION****TITLE:** Community Pharmacist**REPORTS TO POSITION:** Pharmacy Manager**DEPARTMENT:** Pharmacy**DATE LAST REVIEWED:** December 2024**OUR VISION:** Creating America’s healthiest community, together**OUR MISSION:** In the spirit of love and compassion, better health, better care, better value**OUR VALUES:** Accountability, Caring and Teamwork**DEPARTMENT SUMMARY:** The St. Charles Health System Pharmacy provides a broad range of inpatient and outpatient pharmaceutical care services to ensure safe and effective medication use.**POSITION OVERVIEW:** The **Community Pharmacist** provides pharmaceutical care to the patient as well as ensures the accurate and timely preparation, storage, billing, labeling, and distribution of medications in accordance with St. Charles Health System policies and procedures, and state and federal law under the direction of the Pharmacy Manager. This position does not directly manage any other caregivers.**ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES:**Ensures safety and quality of care in all actions and operations.Provides medication counseling, monitoring, drug utilization review, and patient assessments.Ensures accurate and proper labeling, packaging, compounding, billing, verification, and delivery of medications.Performs work in support of the specialty pharmacy program which meets or exceeds accreditation standards.Responsible for purchasing, receiving, storage, and processing of inventory.Maintains accurate computerized medication profiles.Supervises and coordinates the activities of assigned pharmacy technicians engaged in the preparation, labeling and delivery of medications and other pharmaceutical supplies in accordance with physicians' prescriptions.Ensures compliance with federal, state and local laws and regulations pertaining to the dispensing of drugs and controlled drugs and the maintenance of required records.Supports the vision, mission and values of the organization in all respects.Supports Lean principles and engages in continuous improvement activities.Provides and maintains a safe environment for caregivers, patients and guests.Conducts all activities with the highest standards of professionalism and confidentiality. Complies with all applicable laws, regulations, policies and procedures, supporting the organization’s corporate integrity efforts by acting in an ethical and appropriate manner, reporting known or suspected violation of applicable rules, and cooperating fully with all organizational investigations and proceedings.Delivers customer service and/or patient care in a manner that promotes goodwill, is timely, efficient and accurate.May perform additional duties of similar complexity within the organization, as required or assigned.**EDUCATION:****Required**: Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacy. **Preferred**: PharmD., Completion of an ASHP accredited PGY-1 residency training.**LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION/REGISTRATION:****Required**: Current registration by the Oregon Board of Pharmacy. **Preferred**: Any certification through the Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS).**EXPERIENCE:****Required:** N/A**Preferred:** Six (6) months or more retail pharmacy experience. **PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT:**Must be able to wear appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) required to perform the job safely.**PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:**Continually (75% or more): Standing and walking, carrying 1-10 pounds, operation of a motor vehicle for caregivers that are couriers.Frequently (50%): Lifting 1-10 pounds, pushing or pulling 1-25 pounds, grasping/squeezing.Occasionally (25%): Sitting, bending, climbing stairs, lifting and carrying 11-25 pounds,Use of clear and audible speaking voice and ability to hear normal speech level.Rarely (10%): Keyboard operation, stooping/kneeling/crouching, reaching overhead, pushing or pulling 25-50 pounds.Never (0%): Climbing ladder/stepstool, lifting or carrying 25-50 pounds, whispered speech level, operation of a motor vehicle.Exposure to Elemental FactorsRarely (10%): Heat, cold, wet/slippery area.Never (0%): Noise, dust, vibration, chemical solution, uneven surface.Blood-Borne Pathogen (BBP) Exposure CategoryRisk for Exposure to BBP.Schedule Weekly Hours:0Caregiver Type:ReliefShift:Variable (United States of America)NoJob Family:PHARMACISTScheduled Days of the Week:VariableShift Start & End Time:VariableSt. Charles Health System is a private, nonprofit organization, dedicated to providing high-quality care and the latest in health care technology to the communities it serves. Headquartered in Bend, Ore., St. Charles is an integrated delivery system, with a strong focus on population health, that provides a full range of evidence-based health care services within a 32,000-square-mile area in Central and Eastern Oregon. The health system owns and operates a trauma level II, tertiary referral center in Bend, a trauma level III, type B rural hospital in Redmond, and trauma level IV critical access hospitals in both Prineville and Madras. As the largest employer in Central Oregon, St. Charles Health System and St. Charles Medical Group care for our communities in more than two dozen outpatient clinics and in more than 20 specialty areas of medicine.For additional information, such as Career FAQ's, benefits, and why your dream job awaits, please visit our site.