Pharmacist

Synchrony Pharmacy; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Synchrony Pharmacy in Louisville, KY is seeking an experienced Pharmacist to join our long-term care team. You will oversee medication preparation, ensure accuracy, and provide pharmacological guidance to clinicians while maintaining compliance with state and federal laws.

You will mentor staff, participate in clinical programs, and support safe, effective patient care with a strong focus on quality, accuracy, and infection-control practices.

Qualifications

• Pharmacist degree (Pharm.D. or B.S.). ACPE accreditation.
• Current state license where required.
• Minimum five years' experience in a pharmacy environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepares and assists in medication preparation by reviewing physician orders and interpreting them.
• Dispenses medications in compliance with policy and legal requirements.
• Assists in maintaining records, patient profiles, and inventories; handles controlled substances.
• Monitors drug therapies and advises interventions when needed.
• Directs technicians’ workflow; verifies preparation and labeling of pharmaceuticals.

Skills

Pharmacy operations

Drug interactions screening

Pharmacology knowledge

Team training

Infection control

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

Pharmacy degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Life at Synchrony Pharmacy is about meaningful work, supportive people, and a schedule that truly allows for balance. As a long-term care pharmacy, our teams support senior living communities rather than high-traffic retail pharmacies so you can focus on quality, accuracy, and patient care without the pressure of being customer-facing.

• Prepares and assists the Pharmacy team in the preparation of medications by reviewing and interpreting physician orders; weighing, measuring and mixing ingredients; detects therapeutic incompatibilities.
• Dispenses medication by planning, implementing or maintaining procedures for mixing, packaging, or labeling pharmaceuticals, according to policy and legal requirements to ensure quality, security and proper disposal.
• Assess the identity, strength or purity of medications.
• Assists in the maintenance of records, such as pharmacy files, patient profiles, charge system files and inventories, narcotics, or controlled drugs.
• Controls medications by monitoring drug therapies; advising interventions.
• Completes pharmacy operational requirements by organizing and directing technicians’ work flow; verifying their preparation and labeling of pharmaceuticals; verifying order entries.
• Manages the workflow processes which may include pharmacist verification, labeling/packaging, quality assurance with barcode verification and drug images and delivery with barcode tote checking.
• Utilizes computer systems to screen for drug interactions, therapeutic duplication, drug-disease contradictions, drug allergies, geriatric precautions, drug-food precautions and adult min-max dose checking.
• Provides pharmacological information by answering questions and requests of health care professionals; counseling patents on drug therapies.
• Develops staff pharmacological knowledge by participating in clinical programs; training pharmacy staff, interns, residents and health care professionals.
• Complies with state and federal drug laws as regulated by the State Board of Pharmacy, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Food and Drug Administration by monitoring unit inspections, maintaining records for controlled substances; removing outdated and damaged drugs from the pharmacy inventory, follows disposal of drugs per drug disposal guidelines.
• Protects patients and technicians by adhering to infection-control protocols.
• Minimal travel including overnight stay as necessary
• Meets Expectations of Excellence for position.
• Supports campuses, departmental goals and the overall objectives of the Company.
• Complies with all laws, regulations and standards of ethical conduct.
• Performs all job duties with a friendly positive and team-oriented approach.
• Maintains required licenses or certifications in good standing with the State.
• Complies with all Company policies, procedures, rules and standards.
• Bachelors of Science (B. S.) or Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE).

Licenses/Certifications

• Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Exam (MPJE)
• State-specific license where required

Experience:

• Five (5) years’ experience in a pharmacy environment preferred. Healthcare, senior living industry or long-term care environment preferred.
• Exemplary computer skills that include knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite of products.