Pharmacist

Metropolitan Charities, Inc.; Town of Florida (NY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Metropolitan Charities, Inc. seeks a licensed pharmacist to coordinate and participate in pharmacy services in New Port Richey, FL. The role focuses on dispensing, quality assurance, and clinical monitoring to ensure safe patient care.

You'll review prescriptions for dosage, interactions, and stability, while maintaining complete patient records and coordinating with healthcare providers. The candidate will provide patient counseling, monitor therapy responses, and contribute to quality

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy Degree from an ACPE-accredited university.
• Licensed as a Pharmacist with the Florida Department of Health, Board of Pharmacy or eligible for reciprocation in current state within 30 days of hire.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in clinical practice or pharmacy. Experience in Specialty Pharmacy highly preferred.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification

Responsibilities

• Ensure the accurate delivery of pharmaceutical care
• Receive physician prescription orders and evaluate the appropriateness of these orders for dosage, drug choice, potential drug interactions, route of administration and stability.
• Reviews, interprets, clarifies, enters, and verifies patient’s information and medication orders for processing.
• Provide patient counseling, education, and monitoring
• Ensure safety of patients and personnel by exercising good pharmacy practice in the process of drug therapy instructions to the patient
• Assess responses to therapy, patient compliance, and ongoing review of drug regimens; report and manage adverse events.

Skills

Critical thinking

Clinical pharmacology knowledge

Communication skills

Pharmacy software proficiency

Team collaboration

Health promotion

Education

Pharmacy degree (PharmD or B.S.) from ACPE-accredited university

Florida Pharmacist License or eligible for reciprocity within 30 days

2+ years of clinical practice experience; specialty pharmacy preferred

Current BLS certification

Tools

EMR systems

Pharmacy software

Microsoft Office

Job description

Statement of Purpose

The Pharmacy is located in New Port Richey. The Pharmacist will coordinate and assist in managing and participating in pharmacy services, including mostly dispensing of medications, quality assurance and clinical monitoring activities. The health center provides an array of health care services including but not limited to primary care (adult & pediatric), HIV treatment, HIV Prevention treatment (PrEP/nPEP), and hormone replacement therapies.

Primary Tasks/Responsibilities

• Ensure the accurate delivery of pharmaceutical care
• Receive physician prescription orders and evaluate the appropriateness of these orders for dosage, drug choice, potential drug interactions, route of administration and stability.
• Reviews, interprets, clarifies, enters, and verifies patient’s information and medication orders for processing.
• Ensure that the patient chart is complete for allergies, and concurrent medications (including over the counter or home remedy medications) and documentation of communication with providers/nurses/ patients
• Provide patient counseling, education, and monitoring
• Ensure safety of patients and personnel by exercising good pharmacy practice in the process of drug therapy instructions to the patient
• Assess responses to therapy, patient compliance, and ongoing review of drug regimens; report and manage adverse events.
• Participate in quality improvement initiative, research projects and provider education.
• Assist in the maintenance and upkeep of all necessary paperwork required by state and federal agencies.
• Assist in the training and supervision of Pharmacy Technicians, Pharmacy Interns and other pharmacy personnel
• Assist in providing in-service programs to nursing, medical and other health center personnel on any aspect of drug therapy
• Reviews and assesses medication orders to identify, prevent, and resolve potential and actual drug related problems.
• Advises prescriber of medication related issues and recommends formulary alternatives when appropriate.
• Maintain current marketplace knowledge regarding trends, new drug developments, updated standards of clinical care, and business strategy topics aligned to organizational growth strategy
• Member of the Performance Improvement (PI) Committee
• Other duties as assigned.

Education/Professional

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Pharmacy or Doctor of Pharmacy Degree from an American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) accredited university.
• Licensed as a Pharmacist with the Florida Department of Health, Board of Pharmacy or eligible for reciprocation in current state within 30 days of hire.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in clinical practice or pharmacy. Experience in Specialty Pharmacy highly preferred.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification

Knowledge, Skills and Competencies Required

• Within scope of work, requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment, and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrate knowledge and/or experience with 340B pharmacy program, documentation, and compliance.
• Demonstrates strong organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills
• Knowledge of use of pharmacy software programs, electronic medical records systems and Microsoft office products.
• Ability to apply principals of health promotion and disease prevention.
• Ability to efficiently and accurately manage multiple tasks at one time.
• In depth current knowledge in area of specialties including HIV treatment, HIV Prevention treatment (PrEP/nPEP), Hormone Replacement Therapies, and others related care provided at METRO’s health centers.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with colleagues and deliver respectful, high-quality care to all patients in a community health setting across wide range of backgrounds and perspectives.

Requirements

• Must possess and maintain valid Florida driver’s license and proof of insurance
• Must have reliable transportation.
• Must pass Level II background check (https://info.flclearinghouse.com) and employment eligibility verification through the U. S. Department of Homeland Security’s E-Verify system, https://e-verify.uscis.gov/emp.