Pharmacist

St. Anthony Hospital; Lakewood (CO); On-site; USD 79,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Leadership opportunities

Job summary

St. Anthony Hospital in Lakewood, Colorado, is seeking a Pharmacist to provide timely pharmaceutical care and ensure optimal patient outcomes through medication order review, clinical interventions, and drug information.

You will review orders daily, intervene with prescribers as needed, supervise staff, and manage pharmacy operations to support safe, cost-effective patient care.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma/G.E.D.
• BS or PharmD degree
• Pharmacist License in state of employment
• One year of pharmacist experience (preferred)

Responsibilities

• Review medication orders for accuracy, safety, and appropriateness.
• Perform clinical interventions with prescribers to optimize therapy.
• Provide comprehensive drug information to care teams.
• Maintain daily pharmacy operations and supervise personnel.
• Coordinate acquisition, storage, and distribution of pharmaceuticals.
• Counsel patients and health care professionals on safe medication use.

Skills

Clinical pharmacy

Medication order review

Interventions with prescribers

Drug information

Supervising personnel

Pharmacy operations

Education

BS or PharmD degree

Pharmacist license in state of employment

Job description

Job Summary And Responsibilities

As our Pharmacist, you will provide timely, accurate, and complete pharmaceutical care, ensuring optimal patient outcomes through medication order review, clinical interventions, and drug information.

Every day you will review medication orders, perform appropriate clinical interventions with prescribers, provide comprehensive drug information, and effectively maintain control of daily pharmacy operations, including supervising personnel. To be successful in this role, you will possess strong clinical pharmacy expertise, meticulous attention to detail in medication review, exceptional communication skills for interventions and drug information, and the ability to effectively supervise personnel and manage daily pharmacy operations, ensuring high-quality, safe patient care.

• Interprets, evaluates, and monitors patient medication orders in a timely manner with a conscientious degree of accuracy and care using the patient medical record and/or pharmacy profile.
• Evaluates all orders for appropriateness and safety.
• Monitors the effects of medication therapy in hospital patients and shall be an active participant in patient medication counseling.
• The pharmacist will coordinate acquisition, distribution, and storage and security of pharmaceutical products and coordinates the ordering, manufacture, and distribution of medications in the hospital.
• Provides consultative, clinical, and educational service to the health care professionals to provide high quality, costeffective use of pharmaceuticals.
• Recognizes and resolves inappropriate orders for medications using knowledge and effective communication with the health care team.

Job Requirements

Required

• High School Diploma/G.E.D.
• B.S. or PharmD degree
• Pharmacist License in state of employment

Preferred

• One (1) year experience as a pharmacist

Where You'll Work

Located in Lakewood, Colorado, St. Anthony Hospital is a Level I Trauma Center where we provide a full range of medical specialties and health care services to Denver and the surrounding region through our state-of-the-art medical campus and home base for Flight For Life Colorado. With four trauma rooms including the T-10 room, a dedicated field-to-surgery suite ready 24/7 for trauma surgeons and specially trained teams, our staff can provide life‑saving care to the most severely ill and injured patients. In 2023, we received our exciting Magnet designation! We are so proud of our staff for this achievement, which is awarded to only 10 percent of hospitals around the world. Numerous other awards, certifications, and accreditations have been granted to us from the American Heart Association; Chest Pain Center (CPC); American College of Cardiology; The Joint Commission's National Quality Approval; the Emergency Nurses Association Lantern Award; NAPBC Accreditation; American College of Radiology and many others. At St. Anthony Hospital. We combine a heritage of expert care with the latest in technology and innovation.

Pay Range

$57.12 - $91.46 /hour