Pharmacist

UNC Health; British Woods (NC); On-site; USD 71,000 - 102,000; Full time

Job summary

UNC Health, Caldwell Memorial Hospital, in Lenoir, NC, seeks a Pharmacist to optimize medication use and oversee drug distribution in a full-time, onsite role. You will work with clinical staff to ensure safe, effective therapy and supervise pharmacy technicians.

The position emphasizes patient counseling, formulary adherence, and system-wide process improvements; licensure and degree requirements are specified, with new grads supported to obtain licensure within six months.

Qualifications

• PharmD or BS Pharmacy Degree.
• Active pharmacist licensure with the NC Board of Pharmacy or obtainable before start; new graduates must obtain licensure within 6 months.

Responsibilities

• Receives prescriptions, interprets prescriptions, and reviews the patient's medication profile/history; clarifies incomplete or contraindicated prescriptions.
• Utilizes and analyzes patient data to provide optimal drug therapy recommendations and performs protocol-driven clinical services.
• Compounds and oversees preparation and dispensing of medications including sterile products.
• Complies with formulary and substitution programs to optimize therapy and cost.
• Completes documentation in patient records and regulatory documentation as required.
• Counsels patients and family members on pharmaceutical care issues.
• Directs shift workflow and supervises pharmacy technicians, students, and volunteers.
• Adheres to federal/state/local/institutional policies and regulations.
• Identifies and participates in process improvement opportunities.
• Precepts students and residents and participates in training new staff.

Education

PharmD or BS Pharmacy Degree

Job description

Description

Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve across North Carolina.

Summary:
Provides care of patients by optimizing medication use and drug distribution services.

Responsibilities

• 1. Receives prescriptions, interprets prescriptions, and reviews the patient's medication profile /history. Clarifies incomplete, inaccurate, or contraindicated prescriptions with the prescriber, nurse, or other health professional, as appropriate. Identifies and intervenes on problems related to the medication needs of the patient.
• 2. Utilizes and analyzes patient data to provide optimal drug therapy recommendations. Assesses the patient's medication therapy regimen and makes appropriate clinical interventions with the provider. Performs protocol-driven clinical services such as IV to oral dosing, stewardship activities, etc
• 3. Compounds and oversees the preparation and dispensing of medications including sterile products using standard formulas, processes and procedures as required.
• 4. Complies with the medication formulary, and therapeutic substitution and other programs designed to optimize drug therapy while minimizing cost as required.
• 5. Completes required documentation such as notations in the medical record, controlled substances documentation, cash register reconciliation, competency, etc. as required.
• 6. Counsels patients and appropriate family members regarding pharmaceutical care issues as requested or required.
• 7. Directs workflow of the shift and supervises pharmacy technicians, students, and/or volunteers present during that shift.
• 8. Adheres to federal, state, local and institutional policies, procedures, standards and regulations.
• 9. Identifies and participates in process improvement opportunities.
• 10. Precepts students, residents and participates in training new pharmacy staff as required.

Other Information

Education Requirements

• PharmD or BS Pharmacy Degree

Licensure/Certification Requirements

• Active pharmacist licensure with the NC Board of Pharmacy or obtainable before initiation of employment. Recent graduates of ACPE-accredited colleges/schools of pharmacy may fill this role while pending initial pharmacist licensure, but are subject to limitations mandated by the NC Board of Pharmacy and must obtain licensure within 6 months of orientation or sooner if required for operations.

Professional Experience Requirements

• No prior experience required.

Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements

Job Details

Legal Employer: NCHEALTH

Entity: Caldwell Memorial Hospital

Organization Unit: Pharmacy

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

Salary Range:$51.50 - $74.01 per hour (Hiring Range)

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Variable

Location of Job: US:NC:Lenoir

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: Yes

This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Heath Care System. This is not a State employed position.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.
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