Pharmacist

Saint Joseph Hospital - Lexington; Lexington (KY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Educational Assistance (Student Loan)

Job summary

Saint Joseph Hospital - Lexington is seeking a Pharmacist to help doctors and nurses safely prescribe and dispense medications to support patient recovery. You will review each prescription for safety and authorize dispensing with a final check.

The role requires staying current on drug information and continuously seeking ways to improve patient care, including communicating with patients and health professionals about medications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science upon hire
• Doctor of Pharmacy upon hire
• Hospital or retail pharmacy experience
• Pharmacist: KY, upon hire

Responsibilities

• Review prescriptions for safety, drug interactions, dosing and allergies.
• Authorize prescriptions and perform final check before dispensing.
• Document clinical activities and interventions as per policy.
• Communicate drug information to patients and health professionals.
• Maintain knowledge base to provide clinical services for all age groups.
• Maintain working knowledge of automated systems.

Education

Bachelor of Science

Doctor of Pharmacy

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Pharmacist, you'll help our doctors and nurses safely prescribe and dispense medications to help our patients feel better and recover from their illness or injury.

Every day you will meticulously review every prescription in your queue for safety, critically assessing for potential drug interactions, correct dosing, patient allergies, or any irregularities. You'll then authorize prescriptions for the pharmacy technician, performing a final check before dispensing medication to the nursing station, ensuring expert oversight in every process.

To excel in this role, you must enjoy learning new concepts and researching information in real-time to provide solutions for real people. You should also continually look for ways to go above and beyond for your patients, delivering an exceptional experience along with exceptional care.

• Compounds and dispenses medications. Interprets medication orders and/or prescriptions for drug interactions, appropriate drug selection and appropriateness. Accurately enters the order or prescription into computer system, labels, and dispenses medications in a timely manner.
• Demonstrates ability to document clinical activities and interventions such as consults, patient teachings and other patient specific information as defined by policy and procedure.
• Verifies and checks medications prepared by other pharmacy personnel.
• Communicates drug information to patients and health professionals. Resolves drug related problems by consulting with other health care professional to achieve appropriate patient outcomes. Unclear orders written by a physician are clarified with a physician. Assists the physician in appropriate drug selection and therapeutic regimens.
• Achieves and maintains an adequate basic knowledge base to provide clinical services for all age groups served. Provides basic clinical services as required by policy and procedure.
• Maintains a working knowledge of automated systems

***Educational Assistance (Student Loan Payback) up to $24,000 for Eligible Hires***

Job Requirements

Required

• Bachelors Of Science, upon hire or
• Doctor Of Pharmacy Pharmacy, upon hire and
• Hospital or Retail pharmacy experience
• Pharmacist: KY, upon hire

Where You'll Work

Welcome to Saint Joseph Hospital, a 433-bed hospital founded in 1877 by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth as the first hospital in Lexington, Kentucky. Led by Sister Euphrasia Stafford, the mission to provide compassionate care to the underserved is still carried out today. Saint Joseph Hospital holds over two dozen national ranks and recognitions and is recognized as a 2024 Best Place to Work in Kentucky.

Saint Joseph is part of CommonSpirit Health, a non-profit, Catholic health system dedicated to advancing health for all people. With approximately 175,000 team members and 25,000 physicians and advanced practice clinicians.

Our commitment to serve the common good is delivered through the dedicated work of thousands of physicians, advanced practice clinicians, nurses, and staff; through clinical excellence delivered across a system of 140 hospitals and more than 2,200 care centers serving 24 states.