Pharmacist – Emergency Department Legacy Health

EM pharmacists; Gresham, Northern (OR, KY); Hybrid; USD 114,000 - 132,000; Full time

Job summary

Legacy Health in Gresham, Oregon, seeks a Pharmacist to provide expert medication guidance, assure safe therapy, and support patient care.

Responsibilities include reviewing meds, documenting interventions in the EHR, mentoring staff and students, and collaborating with care teams. Licensure and BLS are required within specified timelines.

Qualifications

• Current Registered Pharmacist License (RPh) for applicable state required.
• BLS for Provider certification from the American Heart Association required within 3 months.

Responsibilities

• Review and evaluate patient medication profiles and clinical status to determine appropriateness of current therapy.
• Ensure medication therapy aligns with formulary and guidelines; monitor and document in the EHR.
• Perform medication therapy management and intervening on issues; monitor adverse drug events.
• Provide education to patients and healthcare staff; support training of new pharmacy staff and students.
• Oversee dispensing, ensure proper use of systems and tools; supervise technicians and interns.

Job description

Overview

As a Pharmacist, you are the trusted expert patients rely on to understand their medications and use them safely and effectively. You help make life better by ensuring patients are informed and confident in their drug therapy—playing a vital role in their overall care and well‑being.

Responsibilities

CLINICAL DUTIES

• Demonstrate clinical competence by completing the clinical competency modules assigned in the electronic learning system for the pharmacist role.
• Review and evaluate an individual patient’s medication profile and clinical status to determine appropriateness of current medication therapy.
• Ensure that a patient’s medication therapy is consistent with the Legacy or health insurance formulary and medication use guidelines and policies.
• Ensure that patients are assessed comprehensively in a standardized way using electronic health record (EHR) tools.
• Perform regular re-evaluation of medication therapy to assess whether therapeutic goals are achieved and to proactively intervene on medication related issues.
• Perform medication therapy management and monitoring based on Legacy specific Collaborative Practice Protocols (CPP).
• Document interventions, recommendations, and protocol driven changes in therapy in the EHR.
• Monitor, document, report, and manage adverse drug events.
• Provide accurate and timely medication information to health care staff and patients.
• Serve as a trainer for new pharmacy staff.
• Serve as a preceptor for pharmacy students and residents.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

DISTRIBUTIVE DUTIES

• Ensure all medication orders are reviewed for appropriate dispensation during the assigned shift.
• Ensure appropriate use of applicable pharmacy technical systems, equipment (including environmental monitoring), and tools.
• Oversee preparation of medication doses and compounding of sterile and non-sterile products.
• Perform all assigned work procedures without interference to quality of work performed.
• Provide supervision to technicians, students and interns as guided by state law.
• Serve as a trainer for new pharmacy staff.
• Serve as a preceptor for pharmacy students and residents.
• Use time productively to assist team members as workload allows.
• Fill outpatient prescriptions as required.
• Work with insurance companies/third party payers to resolve reimbursement and eligibility issues for patients where applicable.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

COMMUNICATION

• Effectively communicate information to patients and health care providers in oral, written, and electronic formats.
• Foster teamwork through timely, open, and respectful communication.
• Demonstrate good listening skills.
• Provide education to patients.
• Provide excellent customer service.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

• Maintain clinical and distributive knowledge and skills appropriate to the patient populations and areas served.
• Maintain knowledge of internal practice changes (e.g., drug shortages, new protocols) that may impact clinical and/or distributive services.
• Participate in preceptor education as applicable to precepting role.
• Maintain licensure in good standing with the state licensing body.

SAFETY AND SECURITY

• Follow all controlled substances policies and procedures.
• Complete annual mandatory self-learning modules that include safety, security and emergency programs required by the department or health system.
• Ensure a clean, safe, and orderly environment during the work shift.
• Comply with all laws, regulations, scope of practice guidelines, and Legacy standards in providing patient care.

Education

• As required by licensure.

Licensure

• Current Registered Pharmacist License (RPh) for applicable state required.
• BLS for Provider certification from the American Heart Association required within 3 months.

Pay Range

USD $82.40 – USD $95.58 /Hr.

Our Commitment to Health and Equal Opportunity

Our Legacy is good for health for Our People, Our Patients, Our Communities, Our World. Above all, we will do the right thing.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can grow and succeed.