Pharmacist, Acute

Lifepoint Health; Mayfield (KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive Benefits

Paid Time Off

Tuition Assistance

401(k) Match

Well-being Programs

Job summary

Jackson Purchase Medical Center, part of Lifepoint Health, is seeking a Pharmacist to join our team in Graves County/Mayfield. You will coordinate pharmaceutical care, review orders, educate staff, and participate in quality improvement initiatives within a collaborative interprofessional environment.

You must have a Doctor of Pharmacy Degree and a current Pharmacist license, with BCLS required and ACLS preferred.

Qualifications

• Pharmacist must hold a Doctor of Pharmacy Degree and a current license with the State Board of Pharmacy.
• BCLS required; ACLS preferred.
• Effective English communication (read, write, speak).
• Ability to complete the Skills Competency Checklist within 90 days of hire.
• Rapid learning and navigation of multiple pharmacy/clinical software systems.
• Critical thinking, decisive judgment, and ability to work with minimal supervision in stressful environments.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates and provides pharmaceutical care for patients, collaborating with the interprofessional team to optimize safe, effective medication use.
• Reviews and verifies orders, manages drug therapy protocols, educates staff/patients, and supports quality and regulatory standards.
• Manages drug therapy protocols as part of an interdisciplinary team.
• Reviews, interprets, and evaluates medication orders to identify, prevent, and resolve drug-related problems.
• Provides drug information and education to medical staff, healthcare professionals, patients, and pharmacy students.
• Documents interventions and outcomes for drug therapy quality improvement.
• Verifies medication orders for accuracy/completeness prior to entry; checks filled medications prepared by technicians; maintains proficiency with pharmacy automated systems and software.
• Manages patients in an outpatient anticoagulation clinic, including point-of-care testing, result evaluation, dosing, and scheduling.
• Participates in performance improvement and required continuing education.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

Doctor of Pharmacy Degree

Job description

Full-time | Days

Jackson Purchase Medical Center 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 Pharmacistjoining 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.

Your experience matters

More about our team

Come work where you are appreciated for who you are not just what you can do. Through incredible teamwork and a medical staff beyond what you typically find in a small town, Jackson Purchase Medical Center aims to deliver the best healthcare available in the greater Western Kentucky region. We treat you like family because you are family. From emergent to elective, our facility offers a wide variety of inpatient and outpatient services, including those offered at the New Beginnings Birthing Center, the Advanced Healing Wound Care Center and our accredited chest pain center.

How you'll contribute

A Pharmacist who excels in this role:

• Coordinates and provides pharmaceutical care for patients, collaborating with the interprofessional team to optimize safe, effective medication use.
• Reviews and verifies orders, manages drug therapy protocols, educates staff/patients, and supports quality and regulatory standards.
• Manages drug therapy protocols as part of an interdisciplinary team.
• Reviews, interprets, and evaluates medication orders to identify, prevent, and resolve drug-related problems.
• Provides drug information and education to medical staff, healthcare professionals, patients, and pharmacy students.
• Documents interventions and outcomes for drug therapy quality improvement.
• Verifies medication orders for accuracy/completeness prior to entry; checks filled medications prepared by technicians; maintains proficiency with pharmacy automated systems and software.
• Manages patients in an outpatient anticoagulation clinic, including point-of-care testing, result evaluation, dosing, and scheduling.
• Participates in performance improvement and required continuing education.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

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 Protection & 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.

What we are looking for

Applicants should hold a Doctor of Pharmacy Degree and possess a current license with the State Board of Pharmacy.

• BCLS required; ACLS preferred.
• Critical thinking, decisive judgment, and ability to work with minimal supervision in stressful environments.
• Rapid learning and navigation of multiple pharmacy/clinical software systems.
• Effective English communication (read, write, speak, and understand).
• Ability to complete the Skills Competency Checklist within 90 days of hire.

More about Jackson Purchase Medical Center

Jackson Purchase Medical Center is a 107 all private bed, acute hospital that has been offering exceptional care to the Graves County/Mayfield community since 1993. We are proud to be recognized as a Joint Commission-accredited facility as well as being the sole provider of acute care in Graves County serving patients from the eight counties of the Jackson Purchase.

EEOC Statement

"Jackson Purchase Medical Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Jackson Purchase Medical Center is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment."

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.