Pharmacist

UNC Health Care; Lenoir (NC); On-site; USD 147,569,000 - 212,069,000; Full time

Job summary

UNC Health Care is seeking a pharmacist to provide comprehensive pharmaceutical care at Caldwell Memorial Hospital in Lenoir, NC. The role includes reviewing prescriptions, optimizing drug therapy, and supervising pharmacy staff on shift, with a 40-hour work week and on-site assignment.

Required education is PharmD or BS Pharmacy, and licensure with the NC Board of Pharmacy or eligibility to obtain licensure within six months of orientation. No prior experience is required.

Qualifications

• PharmD or BS Pharmacy Degree required.
• Active pharmacist licensure with NC Board of Pharmacy or eligible before initiation of employment.
• No prior experience required.

Responsibilities

• Receives prescriptions, interprets prescriptions, and reviews the patient's medication profile/history.
• Provides optimal drug therapy recommendations using patient data and makes clinical interventions with the provider.
• Compounds and oversees dispensing of medications including sterile products.
• Ensures compliance with formulary and therapeutic substitutions to optimize therapy and control costs.
• Completes required documentation in medical records and related systems.
• Counsels patients and families on pharmaceutical care issues as requested.
• Directs workflow of the shift and supervises technicians, students, and volunteers.
• Adheres to all applicable policies, procedures, standards and regulations.
• Participates in process improvement opportunities and precepts students and residents.

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 institutiona\u00b3l 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.

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.

UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities.