Pharmacist

Baptist Health; Lexington (KY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Tuition reimbursement up to $6,000

Job summary

Baptist Health Lexington is seeking a Pharmacist for First and Second Shifts in the Hospital Pharmacy. The role focuses on verifying orders, preparing medications, and providing clinical services across care teams to optimize patient outcomes in Lexington, KY.

Responsibilities include anticoagulation management, pharmacokinetic dosing, and transitions to care. Requires Pharmacy degree, KY license in good standing, and BLS certification with potential sign-on bonus for qualified candidates.

Qualifications

• Pharmacist must be licensed and in good standing in Kentucky.
• BLS certification required; must obtain within 30 days if not already.
• 1–3 years of related experience or ASHP-accredited residency preferred.
• Graduate of accredited College of Pharmacy.

Responsibilities

• Review medication orders for correct drug, dosage, route and frequency.
• Ensure drugs are available to patients to avoid delays in therapy.
• Provide decentralized/pharmacy clinical services including anticoagulation management and dosing.
• Collaborate with care teams to support transitions to care and discharge planning.

Skills

BLS certification

KY Pharmacist license

Education

Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD)

Graduate of accredited College of Pharmacy

Job description

Summary Job Description

Pharmacist First and Second Shifts Hospital Pharmacy I Lexington, KY Pharmacy Services of Baptist Health Lexington provides pharmaceutical services to patients across the continuum of care. These services include, but are not limited to verification of medication orders, drug distribution, sterile product preparation, hazardous drug preparation, and utilization of automated dispensing cabinets.

$15,000 Sign on Bonus Available for Qualified Individuals

Position Highlights

• Competitive pay & benefits
• Compensation for Board Certification Shift Differential (Evening, Overnight and Weekend)
• Numerous clinical practices and specialties
• Decentralized pharmacy distribution model
• Funding for continued Education
• Personalized coaching with clear communication
• Continuous leadership support throughout your career with Baptist Health

Description

Interprets and reviews medication orders for correct drug, dosage, route, frequency, allergies, therapeutic duplication, interactions, contraindications, and potential adverse events for all ages served. Ensure drugs are available to patients at the time they are needed to avoid delays in therapy and promote positive patient outcome. Provides comprehensive decentralized or pharmacy clinical services including, but not limited to, anticoagulation management/monitoring, pharmacokinetic dosing, renal dosing, and nutritional support services. Works with inter-professional patient care teams to help patients with transitions to care, including but not limited to helping prepare patients for discharge.

Requirements

• Graduate of accredited College of Pharmacy.
• Kentucky Board of Pharmacy license in good standing as applicable to practice site.
• 1-3 years related work experience or completion of ASHP accredited pharmacy residency program preferred.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is required.
• If not already certified, must obtain BLS within 30 days of their hire date.

Benefits

• Health, Vision, Dental and Pet Insurance
• Life Insurance Short Term and Long-Term Disability and Life Insurance
• Identity Theft Protection
• Tuition Reimbursement up to $6,000 annually
• Company paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
• 5 days of Paid Time Off available upon hire
• Bereavement Leave (includes pets)
• PTO Sell Back Program
• Compassionate Leave Sharing Program (PTO Donation)
• Employee Support Fund, for employees in need of emergency financial support
• Retirement with Company Match

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

About Baptist Health

Founded in 1924 in Louisville, Kentucky, Baptist Health is a full-spectrum health system dedicated to improving the health of the communities it serves. The Baptist Health family consists of 10 hospitals, employed and independent physicians, and more than 470 points of care, including outpatient facilities, physician practices and services, urgent care clinics, outpatient diagnostic and surgery centers, home care, fitness centers, and occupational medicine and physical therapy clinics. Baptist Health’s eight owned hospitals include more than 2,300 licensed beds in Corbin, Elizabethtown, La Grange, Lexington, Louisville, Paducah, Richmond and New Albany, Indiana. Baptist Health also operates two joint venture hospitals: the 410-bed Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville in Madisonville, Kentucky with Deaconess Health System based in Evansville, Indiana, and the Baptist Health Rehabilitation Hospital, a 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation facility with Encompass Health, based in Birmingham, Alabama. Baptist Health employs more than 24,000 people in Kentucky and surrounding states. Baptist Health is the first health system in the U.S. to have all of its hospitals recognized by the American Nursing Credentialing Center with either a Magnet® or Pathway to Excellence® designation for nursing excellence. Baptist Health’s employed provider network, Baptist Health Medical Group, has more than 1,820 employed providers offering care in 78 specialties, including approximately 862 physicians and 958 advanced practice clinicians. Baptist Health’s physician network also includes more than 2,000 independent physicians.

EEO Statement

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and seeks to employ individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military status, religious or political beliefs, protected veteran status, employment status or any other protected class identified in any federal, state, or local law. Baptist Health specifically encourages minority, female, disabled, veteran and other candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply and strengthen our team.

NOTICE OF NONDISCRMISSION AND ACCESSIBILITY TO SERVICES

Persons with hearing and speech impairments can contact Baptist Health facilities by using the Kentucky Relay Service, a toll-free telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD). For voice to TDD, call 800.648.6057. For TDD to voice, call 800.648.6056.