Pharmacist

Family Health Centers, Inc.; Kentucky; On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous benefits package

10 paid sick leave days

12 days of vacation

10 paid holidays

Floating holiday

Job summary

A community health organization in Kentucky is seeking a dedicated pharmacist to manage pharmacy operations and support patient care. This position emphasizes community service and requires a Doctorate or Bachelor's in Pharmacy with retail experience. The pharmacist will dispense medications, counsel patients, and collaborate with healthcare teams while benefiting from a family-friendly work environment with extensive benefits, including retirement programs and ample paid time off.

Qualifications

• Active license in Kentucky to practice Pharmacy.
• Immunization administration certification required.
• Naloxone certification necessary.
• Naloxone certification.
• Must provide own transportation and be able to work extended hours.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate Pharmacy Technicians' work.
• Prepare and dispense medications.
• Counsel patients about their medications.
• Administer immunizations.
• Conduct patient health screenings.
• Verifies the prescription preparation and labeling conducted by Pharmacy Technicians.
• Verifies order entries, charges, and inspections by Pharmacy Technicians.
• Administers immunizations and other injectable medications.
• Conducts patient health screenings.
• Formulates clinical decisions on medication therapy based on guidelines.
• Performs related work as required.

Skills

Community service focus

Patient counseling

Pharmacy operations management

Naloxone certification

Active Kentucky license

Education

Doctorate degree in Pharmacy

Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy with 4 years experience

Job description

Our employees are dedicated to a common goal – providing the highest quality care to our patients. The Family Health Centers opened its doors in 1976 as part of the national Community Health Center movement dedicated to providing excellent primary and preventive health care to all, regardless of ability to pay. We serve the working poor, the uninsured, those experiencing homelessness, refugees and immigrants, and anyone seeking affordable, high quality health care.

Job Overview

Looking for a change from retail, without the bureaucracy of hospital? Need a place where you can actually achieve work/life balance? Would you like to work somewhere that values your clinical knowledge and provides ample staffing? Family Health Centers offers 11 paid holidays a year, an 8 hour shift, and a generous benefits package. Additionally, Family Health Center employees are eligible for the Jefferson County retirement program as well as Federal Student loan forgiveness programs. We are looking for pharmacists with retail/community experience, that have a strong desire to serve the community, and who are driven by the mission, not by corporate quotas.

Examples of work responsibilities in this position include:

• Coordinates and oversees the work of the Pharmacy Technicians.
• Prepares and dispenses medications by reviewing and interpreting prescriptions written by medical providers, checking for therapeutic incompatibilities.
• Counsels patients and answers questions regarding their medications.
• Interacts with medical and nursing personnel regarding medications.
• Dispenses FDA-approved methods of contraception.
• Verifies the prescription preparation and labeling conducted by the Pharmacy Technicians.
• Verifies the order entries, charges, and inspections conducted by the Pharmacy Technicians.
• Administers immunizations and other injectable medications.
• Conducts patient health screenings.
• Formulates clinical decisions regarding medication therapy based on the current guidelines.
• Performs related work as required.

Job Requirements

• Doctorate degree in Pharmacy OR Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy and four years of experience as a pharmacist in a community/retail pharmacy.
• An equivalent combination of training and experience may be substituted, as determined applicable by Civil Service.
• Possession of an active license in good standing to practice Pharmacy in the state of Kentucky (License must be clear of any actions that would prevent payment from Medicaid or Medicare).
• Possession of an immunization administration certification.
• Possession of a Naloxone certification.
• Must provide own transportation to work at other locations as needed.
• Must be available to work extended hours as necessary.

Family Health Centers is a family friendly work environment. Unlike other health care systems, there are no 3 rd shifts, Sunday or holiday hours you must work. FHC also provides rich benefits to our employees; the employee benefit package at FHC is valued at approximately 45% of an employee’s annual salary. In addition to health insurance, Kentucky State Retirement System, staff receive up to 10 paid sick leave days, 12 days of vacation in their first year and up to 22 days, ten paid holidays and a bonus floating holiday to be used anytime in the year.