Discharge Community Pharmacist

St. Charles Health System; Bend (OR); On-site; USD 95,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider seeks a Community Pharmacist to deliver pharmaceutical care, ensuring medication safety, counseling patients, and supervising pharmacy technicians. This role requires a Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacy and current registration by the Oregon Board of Pharmacy. The ideal candidate will be committed to compliance and continuous improvement and will work collaboratively within the healthcare team to enhance patient care. Experience in retail pharmacy is preferred.

Qualifications

• Current registration by the Oregon Board of Pharmacy required.
• Preferred certification through the Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS).
• Six months retail pharmacy experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide pharmaceutical care and ensure timely preparation and distribution of medications.
• Counsel patients and monitor their drug therapy.
• Supervise pharmacy technicians in medication preparation.

Skills

Medication counseling

Drug utilization review

Patient assessments

Supervising pharmacy technicians

Compliance with laws

Education

Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacy

PharmD

Completion of ASHP accredited PGY-1 residency training

Job description

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.