Pharmacist, Float - Retail & Central Fill

Norton Healthcare; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition Assistance

Relocation Assistance

Employee Referral Incentive

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Norton Healthcare in Louisville, KY seeks a Pharmacist to dispense, compound, label, and ensure proper use of medications within a highly automated central fill setting.

You will lead technicians, support quality improvement initiatives, and collaborate with physicians and nurses to optimize patient care and outcomes for patients of all ages.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Pharmacy or PharmD.
• Doctorate degree preferred for advanced practice.
• Pharmacist license/registration required.

Responsibilities

• Dispense, compound, label, store, and ensure proper use of medications.
• Lead Pharmacy Technicians and support the department's QA and performance improvement goals.
• Collaborate with physicians, nurses, and other staff to optimize patient care across ages.

Skills

Pharmacy leadership

Clinical pharmacy

Quality improvement

Education

Bachelor Degree

Doctorate Degree

Job description

Responsibilities

About the Central Fill Pharmacy: This state-of-the-art, highly automated processing center will handle high prescription volumes efficiently.

It will support:

• Onsite patient pickup




• Fulfillment of non-urgent prescriptions for patient pickup at our other retail pharmacy sites




• Direct-to-home prescription delivery

The Pharmacist's role is to dispense, compound, label, store, and ensure the proper use of pharmaceutical preparations, contribute to the efficient operation of the department, direct the Pharmacy Technicians and advance the goals of Norton Healthcare. The Pharmacist uses the principles of pharmaceutical care to ensure optimal therapeutic outcomes for individual patients. The Pharmacist may provide pharmacy-related education to pharmacists, technicians, other health care practitioners, and the public. It is expected that the Pharmacist shall exercise leadership in all matters related to the medication use process for Patients of all ages. This position requires a high level of interaction with physicians, nurses, patients, other health care providers, as well as pharmacy management in problem solving and project interaction. The employee is responsible for: supporting and facilitating the QI process through on-going development and monitoring of performance improvement indicators; growth and facilitation of Pharmacy work teams to meet quality, clinical standards of care; assisting the Director to provide effective and efficient use of all resources and for ensuring budget and value proposition targets are met. Work involves non-standardized tasks requiring professional judgment. Errors could lead to cost and quality problems for the Pharmacy Department.

As an employee, you will have access to a variety of programs to enhance your experience and well-being, including learning and career growth opportunities, an employee wellness program, employee resource groups, and volunteer opportunities. You may also be eligible for various hiring programs:

• Tuition Assistanceto aid with school costs.




• Relocation Assistanceto help you make the Louisville Metropolitan or Southern Indiana area your new home.




• Employee Referral Incentiveto thank you for networking and helping us to grow.




• Employee Assistance Programto provide access to well-being support should you need it.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor Degree


• Pharmacist

Desired:

• Doctorate Degree


• Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist