Pharmacist, Acute

Lifepoint Health; Flemingsburg (KY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Benefits

Financial & PTO

Financial & Career Growth

Employee Well-being

Professional Development

Job summary

Fleming County Hospital, part of Lifepoint Health, is hiring a pharmacist to join our clinical team in Kentucky. This full-time day-shift role emphasizes medication therapy management, drug information, and collaboration with physicians, nurses, and students.

We offer a $10,000 sign-on bonus, comprehensive benefits, tuition assistance, and career growth opportunities. The ideal candidate holds KY pharmacy licensure, PharmD, and demonstrates critical thinking under pressure.

Qualifications

• Pharmacist licensure in Kentucky required; PharmD preferred.
• Critical thinking and ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Experience in hospital or clinical pharmacy is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Manages drug therapy protocols as a part of an interdisciplinary team.
• Reviews, interprets and evaluates medication orders to identify and resolve drug-related problems.
• Provides drug information and education to medical staff, patients, and students.
• Documents interventions and their outcomes for drug therapy quality improvement.
• Evaluates medication orders for accuracy prior to entry.
• Checks accuracy after filling by technicians.
• Works in a high-stress environment with appropriate action when needed.

Skills

Critical thinking

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Patient education

Education

Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD)

KY Pharmacist License

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Job Description

$10,000 Sign-on Bonus

FT | Days

Your experience matters

Fleming County Hospital is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. As a pharmacist joining our team, you're embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier ®. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

How you'll contribute

A pharmacistwho excels in this role:

• Manages drug therapy protocols as a part of an interdisciplinary team.
• Reviews, interprets and evaluates medication orders to identify, prevent and resolve potential or actual drug related problems.
• Provides drug information and education to medical staff, healthcare professionals, and patients, and pharmacy students.
• Documents interventions and their outcomes for use in drug therapy quality improvement efforts.
• Evaluates medication orders for accuracy and completeness prior to order entry.
• Checks for accuracy after filling by technicians.
• Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.

Why join us:

We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers:

• Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
• Financial & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
• Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
• Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
• Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree Required; Doctoral Degree Preferred
• Pharmacy License in the state of Kentucky
• Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.

EEOC Statement:

Fleming County Hospital is committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunities for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of color, race, sex, age, religion, national origin, disability, genetic information, gender identity, sexual orientation, veterans' status or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

About Us

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.

About the Team

We employ and provide care to people from all walks of life. We are committed to promoting healing, providing hope, preserving dignity and producing value with an inclusive workforce in which diversity is leveraged, respected, and reflective of the patients, family members, customers and team members we serve.